Ossett News Posted November 1, 2022 Report Share Posted November 1, 2022 🎃Put your Halloween pumpkin to good use🎃 Feeding woodland wildlife with leftover Halloween pumpkins might seem helpful and eco-friendly, but it does more harm than good. Pumpkins take a long time to break down and as they rot, they damage delicate woodland ecosystems, attract rats and can be fatal to animals like hedgehogs. Please don't leave pumpkins in our woods. Search online for other great ways to use them instead, from creative recipes, autumnal bird feeders and planters to composting or donating to zoos or farms for animal feed. Make a pumpkin bird feeder 🎃Take the lid off your jack-o'-lantern, or if you have a fresh pumpkin, cut the top off and scoop out the insides. 🎃Push strong sticks through so that they jut out to create perches for the birds. 🎃Fill with bird seed and place on a bird table, or tie strings to the sticks and hang from a sturdy branch. 🎃Keep it clean and add it to the compost heap when it starts to rot to avoid harming the birds. More information can be found at the Woodlands Trust’s Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/thewoodlandtrust View the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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