About Finchwold

Finchwold is an independent guide to garden birds and other wildlife in UK gardens: feeders and food, nest boxes, bird-box cameras, hedgehogs, and a garden that has room for them.

The name is two ordinary words. A finch is a small bird. A wold is open upland, the old word still heard in the Cotswolds. Finchwold is a new site. It is not a wildlife charity, a hospital, or a shop, and it is not a continuation of any older business of the same name.

How the guides are written

By the Finchwold team. We have not tested the products we mention. Where a guide names a product, the figures come from the maker’s public page, and the page says when we checked it. Where a page would not open, or a figure was not on it, we leave it out.

Feeding and disease advice is taken from the RSPB and the BTO. Hedgehog feeding and houses are taken from Hedgehog Street, the campaign of the People’s Trust for Endangered Species and the British Hedgehog Preservation Society. Nest protection is quoted from the England and Wales text of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 on legislation.gov.uk. Dead-bird disposal is taken from GOV.UK. Cameras that can see beyond a garden are described from the ICO’s home CCTV page.

What Finchwold is not

We do not treat sick animals, and we do not take bookings. If a hedgehog is injured, Hedgehog Street gives the number 01584 890801 for welfare advice. If you find dead wild birds, use the GOV.UK reporting page rather than this contact form.

Where it is going

The site has 16 guides and a garden bird planner. Later pages may cover binoculars and ponds. Ponds are already covered by Pond Setup Guide. Growing food is covered by Tilthwick. Sheds and locking them are covered by Garden Tool Storage.

Some future pages may contain affiliate links. See the affiliate disclosure. Corrections and suggestions: webmaster.jarvis@gmail.com.