GardmanA04391 Complete Bird Feeding Kit, Natural, 45.5x45.5x226 cm

This tower looks attractive in the garden, it is fun to use and it is a great investment for the money.The tower is easy to put together. There are lots of different hooks and places to hang the food once assembled, but I needed someone to help me with the water and wire trays because you need strong hands to snap them into place.The base spike of the tower needs pushing down into the ground and then packing with soil at the base to stop it leaning over, but is extremely sturdy once properly installed. The tower will withstand relatively strong winds.It takes a little while for the birds to get confident about the feeder tower, but once they are familiar with the structure and see that it is safe, they use it with enthusiasm! I found that a few mealworms enticed the birds in, then they soon tried all the other foods I provided.The structure is strong and sturdy once properly assembled. can take the weight of several wood pigeons, blackbirds, plus a flock of starlings! Then smaller birds such as robins and tits fly quickly in and out to visit the hanging feeders.The metal bird feeders that come with this feeding tower are really good quality and these are definitely used by the birds in preference to the plastic feeders you can buy. The feeders are easy to fill and don't degrade in the sun either. They are also good at keeping the food dry in the rain.This was a great purchase and I would recommend the product to anyone interested in helping the birds in your garden.

This is a lovely, sturdy feede, much better than many others we looked at and it looks like it's going to last a good few years.Assembly took a while as the threaded stubs which join the lenghts of pole together are not finished very well and only want to screw into one half of the fitting, but a pair if grips sorted it out. Also, it's not intuitive as to how to fit the twisted bars onto the main upright - don't slide them onto the pole and wiggle them down -they will scratch. They fit by twisting them onto the pole at the position you want them.All in all, very pleased with it.

It's been up on my 4th floor balcony for a few months now (I left out one section so as to restrict the height) and with the accompanying base, bought separately, it's incredibly sturdy, looks pretty, and the birds love it. Well, they love the food.My only complaint is with the two plastic feeders which came with it. The first problem I encountered was cutting myself when trying to clean them -- the metal at the bottom is quite sharp. And then I discovered that moisture was collecting in between the plastic and the metal. Because seed remnants were also getting in there, it got moldy. Since you can't take the plastic out to clean it, I had to throw them both out. Very poorly designed feeders.

Really good quality bird station, good value for money and plenty of hooks to put feeders.

Very solid product. Took seconds to make. Threads all good.Having researched the one star reviews as ever, noted rust potential. Forearmed is forewarned - so am painting this (ignore trellis) with Sandtex Oil Based 'Oxford Blue' paint. (We're in Oxford).It's for a balcony garden and so we we're able to dismantle it and remove the third pole from the bottom.I bought a concrete parasol holder, which I'm also painting blue.Well done and thank you Gardman! Exemplary product. Superb price. Delighted!

Read the bad reviews before buying. Thread quality is awful. First this led to the pole bending (after only a couple of months of use) and then after a year the pole cannot be screwed back together so the feeder is completely useless.

Size, weight, esthetic design and feeding functions are all very good. However, the joints in the poles are weak. When I assembled the pole sections I discovered that they are joint together with what appears to be a strong composit male bolt that screws into each pole. The bolt was already in one pole and it was quickly obvious it's thread was shredded in production. Fortunately there was a spare extension insert for extra height which I didn't require, so I was able to use this spare bolt. This worked at first but after a month it's obvious it's not a strong rigid connection and there is a little tilt in the pole from that connection. I've no doubt I will be divising a repair for this at some time in the not too distant future as it it recommended that the pole is periodically moved to prevent a hygiene problem in the area.

Bought this as all my squirrel proof bird feeders had been totally wrecked by squirrels and one day i had 4 baby rats sitting in one and helping themselves. this arrived earlier than expected. Easy to assemble and looks great. I hadn't even added the top finials before a robin was sitting on top of the pole waiting for food! the birds LOVE it! and they're easier to watch than on the bird table. i smeared the pole with sunflower oil to deter rats and squirrels but by day 4 a squirrel was sitting on the black 'plate' happily tucking into the fat balls. i then added a squirrel dome baffler but according to one review a squirrel ate through the fitting inside the baffler so i have smeared it with chilli oil. not prepared to poison/shoot them so hoping this works! watch this space. would recommend.