Gardening expert shares tips

Gardeners are being urged to put chilli powder in their gardens in December for a really vital reason.

It may sound strange, but the method is the perfect way to leave food out for hungry birds - without it being stolen away by other animals and in winter especially, when birds and wildlife struggle to find food.

Birds have faced challenges this year as they have every year for some time now. The massive reduction in insect numbers - down as much as 80 percent in the last 20 years thanks to habitat loss and climate change - is thought to be having knock-on effects right up the food chain, as birds have far less to eat, which is putting birds at risk of starvation. The Big Garden Birdwatch 2025 revealed that the UK has lost 38 million birds in the last 60 y

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