Robins in Peril: Gardeners Urged to Lend a Helping Hand This Winter

As the cooler autumn weather approaches in 2025, gardeners are being urged to lend a helping hand to robins, a beloved British bird, by providing them with food throughout the winter months. According to garden food experts, robins do not migrate south for the colder season, leaving them vulnerable to the harsh British winters.

With safe and warm habitats in increasingly short supply, it is more important than ever for gardeners to take action to protect these classic British birds. Experts at Ark Wildlife are advising that feeding robins is equally crucial in the winter as it is in the summer, as the birds need to build up their fat reserves to survive the colder conditions.

Robins can lose up to 10% of their body weight just staying warm on a single winter's night, so ensuring their fat reserves are sufficiently topped up can truly save a robin's life. Gardeners are urged to leave out suet pellets, fat balls, fruits, and berries to supplement the robins' diet, as they tend to eat as many insects and earthworms as they can to store up nutrients for the winter.