Comments on: Making a Bird Box

By: Linda

Linda — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 13:04:27 +0000

HOw do I fix my bird box to a tree without damaging the tree?

By: Feed The Birds? | The Woodlands.co.uk Blog

Feed The Birds? | The Woodlands.co.uk Blog — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:14:16 +0000

[...] of the number of nesting boxes put up for them. As Angus indicated in his recent blog on bird boxes, birds are very sensitive to the size of the hole in the box – this influences which birds might [...]

By: taree

taree — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 23:23:13 +0000

hi angus,
im making a bird box at school to attract native
birds. cause they need a hollow tree but it takes 120 years
to form. i need some help on the design. could you tell
me some patterns that would help with it. its made
out of pinewood this would help
your sincerly,
taree

By: Andy Holding

Andy Holding — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 09:57:43 +0000

Recently a stray white Dove has started feeding from my bird table, it roosts behind my sky dish, i would like to make a Dove Cote but i can’t find any instructions, i found instructions to make a nesting box for a stock dove , the hole is at the top but Dove Cotes seem to have the entrance at the bottom, do you think it will be okay to use the stock dove nesting box measurements.

By: Linda Evans

Linda Evans — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:43:30 +0000

Hi Angus, This year our family built a bird box out of odds and ends of recycled wood. We then manage to get a bird box camera and were able to enjoy the blue tits. I would fully recommend getting a camera as my children were glued to the wildlife rather than cartoons for a change. Thanks for a lovely Blog. Linda.

By: steve

steve — Wed, 19 May 2010 12:35:58 +0000

I have read that sprinkling feeder contents with hot spices will deter squirrels (apparently birds are not bothered by it) but, alas, I think our squirrel would happily eat a vindaloo and not flinch.

By: beth

beth — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:53:51 +0000

really helpful .

By: sophie

sophie — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:19:46 +0000

really helpfull

By: Jon d

Jon d — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 13:40:36 +0000

You can buy or make squirrel baffles, they used them on bbc autumn watch to prevent squirrels taking short cuts to the peanuts on their squirrel assault course. My sister has determined squirrels, though her ‘squirrel proof’ feeding tubes don’t live up to the marketing 100% it does seem to encourage them to raid less well protected peanut sources (other peoples gardens) instead.

By: Jon d

Jon d — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 13:11:11 +0000

Any thoughts on using boiled linseed oil as an alternative to water based preservative on the outside of bird or bat boxes?
If you’ve not used it before it’s a traditional wood treatment that dries to a semi gloss varnish like finish.