Bird cake for winter birds

What you need

• Lard or suet at room temperature
• Birdseed, oats and raisins
• An old cup, yoghurt pot or half a coconut
• String

How to do it

1. 1

   Squash the fat and dry mix together with clean hands until it holds.

2. 2

   Push string through a hole in the pot so it will hang.

3. 3

   Press the mix in firmly and chill it for an hour.

4. 4

   Hang it where a cat cannot reach and sit still nearby.

5. 5

   Keep a tally of which birds visit over the week.

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