Any time of year is fine, but autumn or early winter is best as many species of bird will start looking for a nest site as early as January. Even if it is January – a good few months before your garden birds get down to the serious business of raising a family, it is … Read more
The good news is that they readily take to new nest boxes we put up You can put up a starling box whenever you like, but early spring is ideal as nesting season can start as early as mid-March. Watch them taking in twigs and straw while nest building . Where do you place a … Read more
placement blue tit nest boxes are best placed within suitable woodland habitat or a garden setting with a suitable tree or other structure onto which the box may be fixed Avoid obvious sun traps, such as south-facing walls, and ideally place the box so that the entrance hole is facing north-east. How do you make … Read more
Where do you put a Blue Tit nesting box? PLACEMENT Blue Tit nest boxes are best place d within suitable woodland habitat or a garden setting with a suitable tree or other structure onto which the box may be fixed Avoid obvious sun traps, such as south-facing walls, and ideally place the box so that … Read more
The nesting box must be the correct height for the birds that will use it. It needs to face the right way. Don’t put anything in your bird box (birds are clever an resourceful enough to build their own nest). Don’t put nesting boxes too close to each other. Where is the best place to … Read more
Should old nests be removed from bird boxes ? You can definitely clean out a nest box after the fledglings leave NestWatch suggests cleaning out nest boxes or birdhouses at the end of the breeding season. This isn’t absolutely necessary; often birds will clean it out themselves, but you can lend them a helping hand. … Read more