Annie Sheldrake
It does what is says I am however buying a clear perspex top to try and keep rain off food underneath to stop spoiling
06/11/2023Vivienne Rowett
It's very sturdy, which is why it isn't a cheap thing, and it doesn't really need to be pegged down as it's quite heavy. It deters pigeons, but unfortunately starlings can get in. It was intended to protect food for the robins in the garden. Usually, the starlings do leave some food for them, but it was a slight disappointment that they could get through the mesh. But it is the best thing I've tried or seen so far for deterring them, and Vine House always deliver very promptly.
20/10/2023Fay Sutton
Super, been meaning to get one for ages, so when the jackdaws and magpie started to be vandal's I decided it was time. Very pleased with it.
14/06/2023Fay Sutton
Super, been meaning to get one for ages, so when the jackdaws and magpie started to be vandal's I decided it was time. Very pleased with it.
14/06/2023Elizabeth Sommerville
I'm very happy with this ground guard as it has dissuaded the local feral pigeons from invading my garden.
It's used by blackbirds, starlings, robins and sparrows. I highly recommend it.
17/05/2023Penny James
Once assembled it was quite sturdy. But the trap door with hinge was pretty useless to be honest. I found it very difficult to attach and then it detached easily when moved and seemed to fall off whenever I tried to open it. As I haven't got it pegged down I can just lift the whole cage to add feed. But it would be inco, and if you did have it pegged down.
06/04/2023Dominic Batten
This appears to be robust and despite its size is not visually intrusive given its green colour. Blackbirds can hop through easily enough, as alas are squirrels, hopefully they will get so fat on the amount of expensive feed they eat that eventually they won't be able to squeeze through. Rapid delivery as usuaul from Vine House Farm.
06/02/2023Mr david Adkin
Well built and easy to assemble. It keeps out wood pigeons and pheasants although they reach through to get at seed near the edge of the guard. It does not deter squirrels which slip in and out without difficulty. most small birds seem to accept it without any problem, although chaffinches seem reluctant to enter.
09/12/2022Guest
This is great if you want to keep some food back for the smaller ground-feeding birds. It is very sturdy and quite heavy so other creatures can't knock it aside. I did find the other day that "someone" had managed to open the lid and knock it off its clips - unfortunately that was the night I didn't have the outdoor camera in the garden. I suspect it was a cat but I have now wired down the handle so it can't be opened. You can easily refill the feed tray without opening the lid by lifting the whole thing. I am very pleased with it and would recommend it.
26/10/2022Anonymous
Arrived promptly. Well-made, easy to assemble. Does the job - although a hedgehog seems to be able to get into it!
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05/10/2022Andy Brown
Keeps the pigeons away from the smaller birds’ food. Has made the smaller garden birds more visible, as previously food was scattered under the hedge, but this in turn attracted rats. Sturdy and reliable
25/12/2021Anonymous
I bought this to keep five pesky jays off the food so the little birds get some. Unfortunately, one jay seems to have been to WeightWatchers and can get in and scoff the lot. I've ordered the smaller Ground Guard so hopefully even Slimmer of the Year won't be able to get in.
23/12/2021Anonymous
very substantial & well-made, and as far as we have seen so far, very effective
21/12/2021Keith Scarce
Good service and it does what it says.
04/12/2021Jennifer Hughes
Sturdy little guard for a ground feeder. The birds like it!
The fastenings are not very robust, but we have added a twist of rubber covered wire at each corner, which is holding the pieces together more firmly.
Otherwise we are pleased with it, & it looks better than our tatty old wire guard.
31/10/2021Dee Evans
Sturdy, and robust, very well made. Keeps out the pigeons and other large birds while allowing the small birds to eat. Also keeps them safe from neighbours cats.
07/09/2021Keith Bush
Bought the guard with the larger openings. Works very well, blackbirds are able to get in and out comfortably and love the live mealworms we bought at the same time. The cage excludes the pesky pigeons and most of the magpies although the young magpies are able to get in. Fortunately we do not suffer from squirrels so cannot comment on how effective the cage would be against them.
21/06/2021Anonymous
Cage itself is very good and super easy to assemble.
My only issue is that it does not stop magpies getting in and I did not realise this before purchasing.
Description of the product clearly states is prevents pigeons (which it does) and I incorrectly assumed it would also prevent magpies.
21/06/2021Mrs danielle Mills
Very happy with these. It allows the smaller birds to feed unhindered while the pigeons, jackdaws and crows are kept out. Great.
17/06/2021Graeme Kerr
Just works so well. Sturdy and simple to assemble.
29/06/2020Carolyn Triscott
Excellent quality. just what we wanted to keep birds safe from cats. holes big enough for blackbirds and starlings to get in but keeps magpies and pigeons out. recommend.
28/05/2020Anonymous
Ideal for protecting the food and the birds. In full use
06/03/2020Shirley North
These has certainly stopped pigeons wreaking havoc with my alpine pans. They will be useful for putting down for ground feeders as well when the year is more advanced. Easy to assemble and delivery was very prompt.
19/02/2020Angela Ford
The ground guard was very easy assemble and the birds enjoy it very much.
26/12/2019Anonymous
A good product, well made and it should last a long time. It keeps the pigeons out whilst letting the smaller ground feeders hop in and out. Unfortunately the squirrels can easily get through as well so it hasn’t solved that problem.
26/12/2019Thomas Pender
Has worked very well, used by blackbirds but also tits and my turkeys which have necks long enough to reach in :(
22/11/2019Cedric gibbons
Very pleased simple but affective
23/09/2019Dr John sudd
Well made and excludes greedy blackbirds, but not starlings! Maybe Welsh starlings are thinner than yours in Lincs.
18/06/2019Mrs j Dodd
Very easy to assemble. Holes a bit bigger than expected. Value for money
16/06/2019Mrs vanda Balfour
found it a bit difficult to put together but now that is done the blackbirds seem very pleased with it and the wood pigeons are not thank goodness. However Starlings are appearing in the garden now we are in April so there is quite a lot of competition going on!
29/04/2019Mr arthur Pattenden
23/04/2019Mr david Lawson
We bought this to keep pigeons away from the ground seed mix....and it works perfectly!
Easily assembled, though I thought the holes would be too small for blackbirds, but I was wrong. Within 10mins the blackbirds, sparrows, starlings, finches etc were hopping in and out whilst the Wood and feral pigeons looked on trying to reach the food.
22/04/2019Mrs felicity beaumont
Just what I needed to exclude pheasants, rooks and woodpigeon. It only took 30 minutes for the dunnocks to hop in, and blackbirds followed shortly afterwards.
15/04/2019Dr Nicola burbidge
Lovely to see the birds happily using this
30/03/2019Mr howard Cattle
Yesterday I sent in a review saying that I was disappointed that the blackbirds couldn't get through the mesh. I take it all back. They have today demonstrated that they can happily hop in and out and help themselves to their live food along side robins and sparrows... Thank you.
19/03/2019Mr edward Ruffell
16/03/2019Mrs jenny Cox
A brilliant idea. Now we can feed a variety of birds without feeding the pigeons and magpies.
16/02/2019Mrs jill Thomas
I bought this to stop the pigeons grabbing all the ground feed intended for blackbirds, robins, dunnocks et cetera. Food is indeed periodically taken from the ground feeder I placed inside. The clip that secures the hinged lid looks like it will break shortly – doesn’t seem intended for daily use. Strangest thing – some creature regularly goes inside the ground guard and piles up twigs and bark on top of the seed. What’s that all about?!
12/02/2019Ms Rosemary atkins
Very good for ground feeding birds up to the size of blackbirds, without food being taken by birds such as pigeons or pheasants. Food should always be placed in a small ground tray with the tray taken in overnight so as not to attract rats. Also, even though the guard comes with metal hooks to secure it to the ground, if food is left in overnight, badgers will break the guard apart to get the food. The food can be kept dry all day, if a sheet of timber, held down by a brick, is placed on the top of the guard, but this is not provided.
I used a guard for many years, but when I moved house, I left it for the new residents to continue using it, so have just purchased another for my new garden.
01/01/2019Mrs Williams, County Durham
Just the job
I have just received the large mesh ground guard and the blackbirds are delighted. As far as I am concerned it has already paid for itself as it is keeping the pigeons and Jackdaws out.
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