Hi all, I am new to back garden bird feeding so please bear with me. I invested in a feeding station for the back garden at the end of May. The feeder is positioned at the bottom of the garden near to a fence and some conifers from the neighbours garden. I have been using mixed seed, suet balls and suet pellets in the feeders but in all this time have only had a couple of visitors. I have been changing the seed to stop it from getting stale but still having no joy. There were a couple of wood pigeons gobbling up all the seed so I have changed the feeders so they have a protective cage around to give the smaller birds a chance. I have tried scattering some seed in the ground as I have read that this helps birds find the station but the seed it eaten quickly by the wood pigeons. I have also noticed that a rat has found its way into the garden and scaled up the feeder sticking its head through the cage to get at the seed. I have now purchased a baffle to prevent and squirrels or rats from climbing the pole but I am starting to despair. Where am I going wrong!?