We have partnered with The Feed Ducks Initiative to install a Solar Powered Duck Feed Dispenser at Woodford Park Lake
A duck feed dispenser is now available at Woodford Park Lake. It is located at the beginning of the boardwalk.
The feeder takes contactless payments (no cash) and costs £1 per use. No cash is ever taken or stored. Feed dispenses into the tray that the user can then scoop out. This reduces littering or wasting containers and bags that are often not recyclable. It is operational from 7am to 10pm each day.
Healthy feed
It dispenses small quantities of healthy seed (60 grams per use) that is suitable for the diet of ducks and other wildfowl, reducing the amount of foreign feed such as bread, which can make them unwell as it does not contain the right nutrition or calories they need to grow and keep warm. Unlike bread and other food brought from home which often sinks to the bottom of the lake, the healthy seed floats. This also gives the waterfowl enough time to eat it.
Promoting healthy ecosystems
The set amount of dispensed feed controls the amount that is fed to the ducks and wildfowl. Excess rotting food can lead to silt build-up in the ecosystem, pollutes waterways, and increases algae growth, which can attract vermin and create prime conditions for disease outbreaks that can threaten biodiversity and wildfowl.
A sustainable feeder
The sustainable solar powered feeder is in line with our climate commitment, as each one is made from recycled plastics, equivalent to 20,000 plastic bottles. The feeder also reduces plastic litter waste because the feed is dispensed to hand.
Investing in the park
It has been provided for free and is fully maintained by The Feed Ducks Initiative. Ten percent of the proceeds will be donated back to us to invest in our parks and green spaces.
If there are any issues with the feeder, please let us know.
