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3rd December 2018
03:30pm GMT

"Urgent plea to save garden wildlife from harm this Christmas! If your child has made pretty reindeer food please do not 'sprinkle on the lawn' as the labels suggest as many of our very hungry small garden birds and mammals could ingest the plastic and foil glitter along with the oats potentially causing long term damage to their digestive systems ( this includes 'edible glitter' which was made to be safe for humans but poses a serious threat to wild animals like birds) Please instead leave in a small bowl indoors alongside FC's mince pie. Thank you and Merry Christmas!!"Some parents commented on the post that mixing glitter with oats was a waste of food in general which I have to agree with. There's nothing wrong with spreading natural oats in your garden and some small animals might be grateful for it when the weather gets colder.