The grassy area round my feeding station is a soggy mess due to the amount of bird traffic. My garden is very wet, borderline boggy, and the birds have a system where some attack the suet balls and others hoover up the crumbs. It's not messy with droppings, just slimy from all the traffic I think, but it feels like it isn't healthy. I'm not sure what is a safe way to clean it, however. I'm considering putting gravel or similar down around it, but until then, are there any products that are safe to e.g. spray topically on the ground where birds feed, or is an occasional dousing with nearly boiling water the best I can do? I've started using Ark disinfectant for the actual cleaners.