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Split peanuts for birds

Split peanut for wild birds are blanched (skins removed), halved peanuts. Bird nuts make excellent and essential food for all year feeding. 

Bird nuts are one of the UK’s favourite foods to feed our wild garden birds and other wildlife. Popular with both fledglings and adult birds, peanuts are packed with protein and healthy oils which makes them a high energy feed loved by all species of birds. These peanuts are suitable for feeding in hanging wire peanut feeders all year round and from bird tables, trays and ground feeders.

All of our peanuts are certified as nil detectable signs of aflatoxin. Always ensure water is available. Price includes VAT where applicable and free next day delivery.

The best ways to use bird nuts as bird food

You can find a rich variety of advice on feeding wild birds on this site, including a handy guide to the best ways to use bird nuts as bird feed.

Important: Do not feed whole peanuts unless they are contained within a wire mesh feeder, as chicks and fledglings can choke if fed whole peanuts or large pieces.

Did you know that there are many different varieties of peanuts? The main ones you eat are likely to be Bold, Runners, Spanish, Virginia or Valencia.

One thing you can be sure of is that Kennedy Wild Bird Food only sells peanuts for birds of the right quality and type. Consequently, they are at optimum freshness and come from reliable sources. The wild bird peanuts we supply are always perfectly safe and highly nutritious for your garden visitors as they contain approximately 560 cal/100gm.

Buying from a cheap supplier or from non-bird experts can indeed put your feathered friends at risk. Some lower grade, mouldy or stale bird nuts could contain a toxin that kills birds!

Which garden birds eat peanuts?

Birds that love to eat peanuts, including our split peanuts, include:

• Tits including the blue tit
• Finches
• Jays
• Nuthatches
• Woodpeckers 

Peanuts for birds bulk buy

Our split peanuts for wild birds are available as 13kg or 25kg bags, meaning you can feed the birds in your garden for longer! We guarantee they’ll love them, give it a try today!

See also our red skinned peanuts and larger premium peanuts.