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Best Not to Use Pesticides

Redwing

Redwing Posts: 1,511

February 2023 edited February 2023 in Wildlife gardening

A recent study suggests there are more birds in gardens in which pesticides are not used:

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/06/garden-pesticides-british-songbird-decline-study?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other&fbclid=IwAR2bUrddbHp-a1ZrsP-nLarnjsS8DGzjh7E69H4I3xSInEolX3jh_t4uum8

Based in Sussex, I garden to encourage as many birds to my garden as possible.

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Busy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043

February 2023

There is already a thread about this -

https://forum.gardenersworld.com/discussion/1070608/garden-pesticides-contribute-to-songbird-decline/p1

Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
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Redwing Posts: 1,511

February 2023

Sorry, missed that thread. Perhaps the mods could remove this thread.

Based in Sussex, I garden to encourage as many birds to my garden as possible.
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