It’s National Nest Box Week, and RSPB Cymru is asking anyone who hasn’t got their nest boxes up yet to do so this weekend! Breeding season will begin in March and with some birds yet to decide where they’ll settle over Spring and Summer, why not put a nest box in your garden and help them raise their family along side yours?
National Nest Box Week is organised by the British Trust for Ornithology, and aims to help the conservation of our breeding birds and wildlife. Your nest boxes are becoming ever more important as the natural nest sites on which many of our bird species depend are fast disappearing!
Just like we put out supplementary food in gardens to help our birds, we can make extra homes for them! Birds most likely to be your nest box neighbours are blue tits and nuthatches, as well as house sparrows and starlings, both of which are red status birds.
So if you’ve got nest boxes gathering dust in your shed, or have thought about making or buying one, then now’s the time to do something about it. It may be cold outside but if you can do one thing outdoors this weekend, make it that.
For Children to make the most out of helping our feathered friends, visit Newport Wetlands this Saturday afternoon for a walk, a talk and a chance to make a nest box to take home, click on the following link: http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/n/newportwetlands/index.aspx
For more information on how to make your nest box and for what species, click on the following link: http://www.bto.org/nnbw/make.htm
Until 21st February 2012, the RSPB is offering 10% off nest boxes*. For details, visit our online shop (www.rspbshop.co.uk), call our order line on 0845 1 200 501 or visit one of our retail shops. *Terms and conditions apply.