Households are being urged to 'think twice' before adorning their gardens with Halloween decorations this week due to the potential risk they pose to wildlife. The popularity of Halloween has surged in the UK in recent years, with an array of spooky, scary and gruesome decorations not only hanging in windows or on doors but also increasingly appearing in front gardens.

However, ecology experts from Arbtech.co.uk have issued a warning that birds, bats, and small mammals can become entangled in these decorations, putting them in real danger during this spooky season. Common decorations such as fake spider webs, pumpkins, and hanging lights can all have harmful effects on wildlife.

The experts highlighted fake spider webs as a "particularly concerning danger", as birds and bats can ea

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