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Nestbox - Ideal For Small Garden Birds - Bluetits - Great Tits - Sparrow.image1

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Nest Boxes - Bird Boxes

Making your own bird box can be fun, but it is easier and just as cheap to buy one. Contact the RSPB or check out the offers on the worldwide web from all the commercial suppliers. Make sure you buy one that is approved by the RSPB or BTO (British Trust For Ornithology) and has the FSC logo, showing that the wood comes from a sustainable source.

Start with a simple weatherproof box with a hole in the front. The size of the hole will encourage different species to use your box. Blue Tits need holes from 25mm across, Great Tits 28mm and House Sparrows 32mm.

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 ( With House Sparrows it may be best to use a multi nest box with up to three nest boxes built into one as House Sparrows like to nest in groups)

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Boxes with open fronts are good for Robins, Wrens, Pied Wagtails , Blackbirds , Flycatchers and Dunnocks to name a few but are also easier for cats to attack.

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While a Tree Creeper box is a narrow box with a small hole at the top on one side like the birds natural nesting site behind loose bark.

You can even get a cup-sized boxes to put under your eaves for House Martins.

When and Where to Put Up A Box

The ideal time to put up a bird box is between September and January, but its fine to put on up at other times of the year - just don't expect any birds to move in straight away.

Fix your box between 1.5m and 5m above the ground on a fence, wall  or tree , in a sheltered spot not facing directly into the sun.

 

Nestboxes Top Tips

  • Many bird species can be attracted to nest in gardens with artificial boxes.
  • Honeysuckle and ivy provide a valuable nectar source and cover for nesting birds.
  • Fit your cat with a bell - it gives small birds a chance. 
  • Don’t put up nest boxes in full summer sun -  chicks can overheat and die.
  • Brush your dog outside, so birds can line their nests with the fur.

Over the next ten years,  your nest box could give a home to more than 100 baby chicks. Just image how many birds we could help if everyone put up a box . Bird boxes make excellent presents so make an extra one for family members.

 

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