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Asking people to not use fake cobwebs

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Soontobe60 · 28/10/2025 07:45

Can I ask people to consider not using fake cobwebs in their gardens as a Halloween decoration. Firstly, they are really harmful to wildlife. Birds and other flying insects get caught in them and can’t easily disentangle themselves and secondly they are made out of plastics which are non biodegradable meaning they last forever.
Stick to actual pumpkins that animals can at least eat once you’re done with them.
https://www.gardenexperiments.com/its-halloween-the-dangers-of-fake-spider-webs/?cn-reloaded=1

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Ivyfanclub · 28/10/2025 08:03

Yes I have told my kids we aren’t getting those this year and have explained why. There’s plenty of other decorations we can use.
Also I see them stretched over hedges which sparrows in particular like to perch in. House sparrows are already in decline.