What do linnets need?

Male linnet perched in gorse bush

Lots of seeds throughout the year
Linnets eat small seeds throughout the year. They seek places where they can find lots of seed food. Such areas include rotational set-aside, winter stubbles, root crops and break crops. Oil-seed rape and the associated broad-leaved weeds provide ideal food for chicks in the spring.
Thick hedgerows and scrub for nesting
Thick, thorny hedgerow cover will benefit linnets. They also nest in scrub and bramble areas on grassland and waste ground.