Birds and squirrels are most likley struggling to find food and fresh water during this snowy weather, so try and remember to top your bird baths with water and garden feeders with energy rich food scraps or better still why not try making some fat balls yourself?

Here are some ideas from Breathing Places:

Winter bird cake
1. Pour melted fat (suet or lard) onto a mixture of ingredients, such as seeds, nuts, dried
fruit, oatmeal, cheese and cake (use about 1/3 fat and two thirds mixture). Don’t use margarine or vegetable oils as they areunsuitable for birds.
2. Stir well before putting the mixture into a container of your choice, such as an empty
coconut shell, plastic cup, yoghurt pot or tit bell. Leave until set.
3. Tie a piece of string to cake once you've removed the container and hang it up on a tree or bird table.
4. Alternatively, turn the solidified mixture out onto a bird table.

Cheesy fir cone feeder
1. Take a large, open fir cone and some mild cheese (you could also add some seed mixture or crushed peanuts if you have any).
2. Pack the open cone with cheese and/or your filler.
3. Tie a piece of string to the top of the cone and hang it up.

Seedy apple
1. You’ll need an apple and some seeds (sunflower seeds are a good choice).
2. Core the apple (but don’t throw the core away).
3. Insert the seeds into the apple skin so it looks like a hedgehog (sunflower seeds
are a good choice).
4. Slip a knotted piece of string through the apple’s centre, replace the core (this will keep the string in place) and hang it up.

Your winter gardens may still be in need of some tidying work but try to leave trimming of shrubs and hedges until the birds have eaten all the berries - that way you may even be lucky enough to spot a visting fieldfare or redwing.