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Watchers

Caring for wildlife

in South Lakeland and North Lancashire

Wildlife Foods and

Care Products

Catalogue

October 2011

Watchers was established in 1996 by experienced field naturalist Harry Ashcroft with the aim of providing a comprehensive range of products to support local wildlife.

After 15 years we are fairly confident that we now supply the best value and range of quality foods and wildlife care products available in South Lakeland and North Lancashire.

By buying from Watchers you are helping us to support:

 Why not visit our wildlife feeding station in the grounds of Sizergh Castle near Kendal? Watchers is sponsoring a range of foods and feeders, not only to encourage and support the local wildlife but also for the education & pleasure of visitors. Watchers feeding station is adjacent to the castle car park. The cafe, shop and entrance to castle are nearby.

We also supply wild bird and squirrel foods to National Trust properties throughout the region.

 Visit: www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Sizergh Castle (National Trust & Val Corbett)

 Watchers is regularly involved in supporting Wildlife Trust events and has worked with closely with staff from both the Cumbria and Lancashire Trusts in relation to feeding  wild birds and Red Squirrels.

Visit: www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk

Watchers are pleased to supply specially formulated Red Squirrel Mix to a number of Red Squirrel projects throughout the region and to support the control of Grey Squirrels  by  providing trap bait.

Visit: www.saveoursquirrels.org.uk

Wildlife Hospital North West

Any unwanted change from our customers is donated to this fantastic little charity which relies entirely on public donations. For every £1  in change donated by our customers Watchers will also donate £1.

Visit: http://www.communigate.co.uk/lancs/wildlifehospital

 Kendal Mountain Rescue Team

Supporting the wild life as well as the wildlife. Harry is  an Incident Controller and Search Manager with Kendal Mountain Search & Rescue Team.  By supporting Harry’s business you help him to afford to give some of his time and specialist expertise to help others. Apologies in advance if your order does not arrive on time. Harry could be on yet another ‘shout’.

Visit: www.kendalmrt.org.uk

INDEX:

Ordering

Delivery

Paying

Foods

 Ordering - You may order by

Telephone on 015395 35910 (Answerphone available)

Email: watcherswildlife@aol.com

or  by simply writing to us or popping a note into our office at:

Devonshire House, Kents Bank Road, Grange over  Sands, LA11 7HF

Please give us as much notice as you can as goods are usually loaded on the day before they are delivered.

There is no minimum order as we are probably delivering near you anyway. All we ask is that our customers are sensible in their requests.

Note that our retail shop is now closed and has become our office and window display. All our products are now delivered directly from our own warehouse.

   Our price promise:

‘If you can find elsewhere the same quality product delivered to your door at a lower price, we promise to tell you to shop elsewhere.’

Please note that we currently offer our free home delivery service in South Lakeland, Furness and North Lancashire. Deliveries may be made to adjacent areas by special arrangement.

We do not currently offer a Mail Order service.

 Delivery

We usually deliver weekly to the following areas within South Lakeland, Furness and North Lancashire:

Round 1 (West): Tuesdays

Greenodd>Blawith>Torver>Woodland>Broughton>Duddon Valley>

Kirby>Ireleth>Barrow>Dalton>Swarthmoor>Ulverston

Round 2( East): Wednesdays

Lyth Valley>Levens>Milnthorpe>Beetham>Storth>Arnside>Silverdale>

Carnforth>Bolton le Sands>the Kellets>Arkholme>Burton>Endmoor>

Natland>Kendal

Round 3 (Central): Thursdays

High Newton>Newby Bridge>Backbarrow>Lowick>Nibthwaite>

Oxen Park>Satterthwaite>Hawkeshead>Coniston>Ambleside>

Windermere>Ings>Staveley>Crooke>Storres

Local Deliveries

Grange, Kents Bank, Allithwaite, Flookburgh, Lindale, Cark, Cartmel, Field & Wood Broughton, Meathop and Witherslack

Deliveries may be made on any weekday.

Deliveries outside the above areas are available by arrangement but may be subject to minimum order values and/or carriage costs.

Paying for your order:

You may pay for your order:

In advance by credit/debit card or by cheque.

or

Upon delivery in cash or by cheque

or

After delivery: If you would prefer we can issue an invoice when we deliver. Payment should be made within seven days. Payment by credit/debit card or cheque.

Credit/Debit cards payments made by telephone are subject to additional security. Your details are destroyed as soon as your payment has been approved.

Foods

All our foods for wild birds and other wildlife conform to the highest standards set out by the Bird Care Standards Association (BSA) which state that in order to protect the wellbeing of wildlife there must be no detectable levels of potentially dangerous aflatoxins, pesticides or chemicals present in any product supplied by its members.

Prices stated here are reviewed at quarterly intervals so please check prices if this catalogue is more than three months old.

Weights given for small and large bags are for indication only. They may vary by up to +/- 5%.

Our main foods supplier is R & E Bamford of Midge Hall, Leyland, Lancashire:

With over 70 years experience of feeding birds and animals, Bamfords have built up an extensive range of different foods for wild birds. Using only ingredients that have been selected for their quality, palatability and safety, Bamfords Top Flight wild bird foods represent the best you can buy for your garden birds.

STRAIGHTS

              PEANUTS    

Peanut kernels are a great versatile source of nutrition for birds and wildlife.

Full of calories, rich in oils, fat and protein they provide an instant high energy food that can be fed all year round.

Watchers peanuts are tested to within permitted EEC safety standards, and are certified free from harmful levels of aflatoxin.

                  If fed as bird food the whole kernels are best offered from wire mesh feeders.

               Small bag: £1--75p, Large bag: £6-95p, 25kg sack: £39-50p

                     PEANUT GRANULES   

Peanut Granules are the heart of the peanut that are even higher in oil and protein than the rest of the nut.

They give a very nutritious nibble-sized feed accessible to a greater number of birds. Hedgehogs love them as well.

Small bag: £1-75p, Large bag: £6-95p, 25kg sack: £39-50p

              BLACK SUNFLOWER SEED            

Higher in oil, and more easily shelled than other whole sunflowers. A great, cost effective energy source which is popular with birds feeding from tube feeders.

                   Black Sunflower seeds can also be fed from the table or ground level, and is ideal for all year round feeding.

               Small bag: 85p, Large bag: £3-40p, 15kg sack: £17-50p

                     SUNFLOWER HEARTS    

These are the sunflower seeds without the husk, giving a minimum of waste, and also a very high energy feed value.

Watchers Sunflower Hearts are premium grade and because they are processed to human consumption standards they are one of the safest and best quality foods available.

                  Expect a greater variety of birds in your garden once you start feeding these. Well liked by hedgehogs too.

             Small bag: £1-75p, Large bag £6-95p

             Sack sizes vary according to availability:

             20kg sack £35-50p or 50lb (22.6kg) sack: £39-50p or 25kg sack £43-50p

               NYGERSEED    

An oil rich seed with tonic properties.

Nigerseed (Nyjerseed) is taken by a range of finches, but is irresistible to goldfinches in particular because of its similarity to thistleseed which they feed on in the wild. Because the seed is so fine it is best fed from a special feeder.

                Small bag: £1-75p, Large bag: £6-95p, 25kg sack: £39-50p

               HEMPSEED      

Most seed-eating birds find this high oil seed irresistible, especially the finch family members, Greenfinch, Bullfinch and Chaffinch.

                   Because of the high levels of fat and oil, beware of over-feeding this seed.

             Small bag: £1-50p, Large bag: £5-95, 15kg sack: £19-50p

               MEALWORMS (Freeze dried)  

                   Dried mealworms are a highly nutritious food source for birds, being packed full of protein, retaining a good fat              percentage, and have an energy value of 504 calories/100gms.

             Small bag: £3-99p, Large bag: £15-99p, 5kg sack: £67-50p

               RAISINS/SULTANAS  

                       Softbill birds love these natural fruits, and they will also attract hedgehogs and badgers

             Small Bag: £1-85p, Large Bag: £7-50p, 10kg Box £22-50p

MIXTURES

Bamfords Top Flight wild bird mixtures are an excellent and convenient way of feeding wild birds. The formulations provide not only a high level of nutrition, but contain ingredients to attract a wide variety of birds into the garden.

Pro-tec Health Aid for Wild Birds
All Bamfords Top Flight Wild Bird Mixtures now contain Pro-tec, a unique natural health aid to protect and promote the welfare of wild birds. Pro-tec has been developed by Bamfords to help Wild Birds overcome the problems of today's environment. It assists birds to combat Aflatoxins, e-coli and salmonella whilst improving digestion, overall bodily condition and the ability to reproduce their species. Bamfords objective is to encourage the survival of Wild Birds for future generations to enjoy..

       WHEAT BASED BIRD FOOD      

Good quality, standard wild bird mixture containing a wholesome blend of cereals, seeds and sunflower which will attract a variety of garden birds, including doves, pheasants and pigeons.

An excellent value mixture which can be fed from the table or on the ground.

Not suitable for small birds.

    20kg sack: £14-50p, Small/Large bags: POA

      PICNIC MIXTURE      

A super wild bird food with over 20 different ingredients to attract many species of bird into the garden.

This provides a great variety for our native birds, be they seed eaters or soft-bills, and there are also exotic tonic seeds to tempt the rare passing migrant.

The inclusion of a high protein pellet and vitamin supplement helps keep the birds in peak condition over winter, and prepare them for the rigours of the breeding season ahead.

During the spring and summer months we add a fine bird grit to boost the calcium levels, which contribute to better quality egg shells.

Can be fed from the table or on the ground.

   Small bag: 95p, Large bag: £3-95p, 20kg sack: £21-50p

       FEEDER SEED 

A mixture of free-flowing seeds specifically designed for use in tubular feeders, but which can also be fed from the table or on the ground.

The mix has a high specification blend of seeds rich in fat and oil which can be rapidly converted into much needed energy levels.

There is also a combination of 12 naturally found wild seeds to entice the British Finch family of birds into the garden, plus nigerseed, which is a special favourite of the colourful Goldfinch.

Feeder seed is safe to feed throughout the year, but is particularly beneficial in spring and summer when natural seeds are hard to find.

Small bag: £1-25p, Large bag: £4-95p, 20kg sack: £26-50p

       GARDEN GOURMET      

A super premium wild bird food that is rich in carbohydrates and oil seeds.

Provides a vital source of high energy that is especially valuable at times when birds are prone to stress.

This is not only in spells of harsh weather, but also whilst birds are breeding and rearing young, and during the moulting season.

This is also a superb mixture for building condition prior to migration, as birds ‘load up’ prior to their epic journeys.

Garden Gourmet is safe to feed all year round from either the table, a feeder or on the ground.

You can expect a great variety of birds to take this totally edible mix, which has the added benefit of leaving no messy husks or waste in the garden.

Small bag: £1-50p, Large bag: £5-95p, 20kg sack: £30-50p

       FRUITY SONGSTER    

This mixture caters specifically for softbill birds like the robin, thrush, and blackbird - species which have difficulty in de-husking the hard seeds found in most traditional wild bird foods.

Fruity Songster provides them with plenty of easy to eat, high energy foods such as flaked naked oats, cereal flakes, sunflower hearts, and peanut granules, as well as plump, juicy raisins which softbills just love.

These are blended with an ingredient unique to the Top Flight range, namely Orlux Softbill Pateé, a highly nutritious food with insects, that is rich in fats and bound in honey, together with extra vitamins, minerals, and trace elements to keep birds in super condition.

The valuable health aid Pro-tec is also included, and as an added bonus this is also a germination-free, no mess mixture. Fruity Songster is safe to feed all year round, preferably on the ground, but can also be fed from the table.

Small bag: £1-55p, Large bag: £5-95p, 20kg sack: £30-50p

       INSECT FEAST 

      This mixture contains a veritable feast of foods from protein packed mealworms and water flies to energy rich suet

      pellets, appetizing Rowan berries, all on a honey based orlux softbill food.

There is nothing that will grow in your garden other than the number of birds.

Feed from suitable container e.g. Live Food Feeder or Natural Stone Pot for on the ground. Place in sheltered ground positions for shy feeders.

Small bag: £2-15p, Large bag: £8-50p, 12.75kg sack: £31-00p

   WATCHERS’ SPECIAL MIX     

The ultimate no waste mix of Sunflower Hearts, Peanut Granules and Hempseed. Made to order.

20kg sack: £32-50

FATS & SUETS

        SMALL FAT DUMPLINGS (IN NETS) 

      A mixture of fat and seed providing instant energy that is invaluable especially during the winter months.

       Small bag (5): 99p, Large bag (25): £3-99p, Box of 100: £13-99p

        LARGE FAT DUMPLINGS (IN NETS) 

        Singles: 99p,  Box of 12: £9-99p

         FAT BLOCKS           

        Singles: £1-79p 

        Box of 10 by Gardman (4 assorted flavours): £14-50p

         INSECT SUET PELLETS 

      Suet in easy-to-eat, bite-sized pellet form is extremely palatable for Blackbirds, Thrushes, Robins, etc., birds that normally have difficulty in accessing the hanging blocks of suet. Watchers Suet Pellets are a high energy food suitable for all year round feeding, and also contain dried insects, a valuable source of protein particularly at breeding time.

    1kg tub: £4-29pp, 3kg tub: £9-99p, 10kg sack: £26-99p

MAMMAL FOODS

RED SQUIRREL MIX        

Peanuts, Peanuts in shells, striped sunflower and pine nuts

Large bag: £7-95p, 10kg+ sack £19-50p

   PINE NUTS  

Small bag: £5-95p, Large bag: £23-50p, 10kg sack: £89-50

   STRIPED SUNFLOWER SEED  

Suitable for Squirrels:

12.75kg sack £17-50p

   PEANUTS IN SHELLS (MONKEY NUTS) 

Often known as Monkey Nuts, this is the original shell from which Peanut kernels are extracted.

An excellent food for Red Squirrels. They can also be strung together as feeding funtime for the Blue tit family in particular, as

they acrobatically extricate nuts from the shell.

11.26kg sack £21-50p

  MAIZE   

Used as a bait for trapping Grey Squirrels:

20kg sack £10-00p

BADGER FOOD    +

      Our Fruity Songster mixture combined with a little honey and rolled/squeezed into small dumpling size balls

      make the  perfect badger food. Use rubber gloves when mixing to prevent scent contamination from your hands.

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