Families are being warned not to use flat bird tables in their garden this winter and instead swap to a safer alternative.

The RSPB is urging people to stop using bird tables to feed birds during cold weather because "evidence suggests that damp food on flat surfaces can increase the risks of spreading disease". They tend ...

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Charity RSPB has urging gardeners and bird lovers to avoid putting food out on certain surfaces.

People who want to help birds in the winter could be doing harm instead ...