Yes — all footage on Backyard Wildstream is streamed live in real time, 24 hours a day whenever possible. Nature is completely unpredictable, so every moment you see is authentic and unedited.

Depending on the season and time of day, you may spot many bird species, squirrels, foxes, cats, pollinators, and other visiting wildlife. Some visitors appear daily, while others are much rarer surprises.

Yes — we provide a variety of appropriate foods, feeders, fresh water, and wildlife-friendly planting to help support local wildlife throughout the year, especially during colder months and nesting seasons.

Our Garden Birds guide is a great place to start if you’re trying to identify a bird you’ve spotted in your garden or on Backyard Wildstream. We’ve included photos, descriptions, and key identifying features for many of the most common English garden birds, with more species being added regularly.

Take a look here: https://backyardwildstream.com/index.php/garden-birds

If you can’t find the bird you’re looking for, feel free to send us a photo at lovenature@backyardwildstream.com and we’ll happily help you identify it.

The Rangers are the team behind Backyard Wildstream. They help maintain the garden, clean feeders, monitor wildlife activity, and ensure the environment remains safe, healthy, and welcoming for visiting animals.

The project began with a single bird feeder and a growing fascination with the wildlife visiting the garden. Over time, additional feeders, wildlife-friendly planting, and live cameras were added to create a peaceful place where people can connect with nature from anywhere.

At times, portions of the livestream may be archived or clipped for highlights, but the main experience is designed to be watched live as nature happens.

Absolutely. Many viewers enjoy Backyard Wildstream as a calming background stream while working, studying, relaxing, or unwinding.

The best support is simply watching, sharing the stream, and being part of the community.

We also have a support page where you can make a financial contribution to help with the upkeep, feed and enhancements of the the stream.

We aim to keep all equipment as unobtrusive as possible. Cameras are positioned carefully, and the environment is designed around the wellbeing and natural behaviour of the wildlife first.