Simple steps
We encourage the safe and healthy
feeding of birds in Nene Park.
Help the birds by following these simple steps:
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Feed the birds pellets
or Centre
available from the Visit
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Only feed small amounts so others
can feed the birds
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Do not feed cooked or processed
foods
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When in Ferry Meadows fee
birds from the feeding platform
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rk throw
In other areas of Nene Pa
the pellets into the water
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Just enjoy watching the birds finding
their own food
Visitor Centre opening hours
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November to March
Weekdays: 10am - 3.30pm
Weekends: 10am - 3.30pm
April - October
Weekdays: 10am - 4.30pm
Weekends: 10am - 5pm
Upload your sightings
You can now upload your wildlife and nature
sightings to our website from your mobile or tablet
Just go to
www.neneparktrust.org.uk/nature/upload-sightings
or use the QR code below
Contact us
www.neneparktrust.org.uk
Telephone: 01733 234193
Email: [email protected]
Nene Park Trust is a registered charity
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We encourage the safe and healthy
feeding of birds in Nene Park.
Please help by feeding pellets available
from the Ferry Meadows Visitor Centre.
Uneaten bread
Uneaten bread and food left on the bank
may attract rats.
Uneaten bread in the water can cause
poisonous blue green algae and pollutes
the lake causing damage to fish.
Angel wing
Bread is junk food for birds
The birds will readily eat bread but it has few
nutrients for them and can make them ill.
It causes obesity and makes some birds more
vulnerable to dog attacks.
It also makes them dependent upon our
hand-outs. They lose their normal natural
foraging behaviour and their fear of humans.
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The duck feeding platform, on Overton Lake
adjacent to the Visitor Centre, allows you to
feed the birds in the water where they are in a
safe area away from dogs.
How can I help?
No cooked food
Cooked or processed food, including bread,
contains salt and can be poisonous to birds.
Feed small amounts
Please only use small amounts of food. Specially
made floating duck, geese and swan pellets,
mixed grain, or uncooked plain porridge oats are
best.
Many people come to feed the birds so feeding
only a small amount gives others a chance to
enjoy feeding them as well.
Feeding large amounts of bread gives the
birds too much protein and too few
vitamins.
This can produce deformed bones and
sticking out feathers which is a condition
called angel wing. This prevents the birds
from flying.
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Nene Park Trust is a registered charity
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