Description
This rustic style woodpecker nest box is perfect for attracting these birds to your garden.
This nest box will provide a safe place for the woodpecker to nest or roost in.
This woodpecker nesting box encourages natural nesting habits with a simple 'pilot hole' drilled into the wood allowing the birds to excavate the nest themselves by enlarging the entrance to their preference.
The box has a side opening door which can be used for emptying and cleaning the box once the woodpecker has left.
There is an extra thick shaped bowl at the bottom for their eggs.
Made from
Woodpecker boxes need to be 3-5m high on a tree trunk with a clear flight path and away from disturbance.
Nestboxes are best put up during the autumn.
Breeding usually starts from mid-April.
Some birders recommend that the box is filled with wood chips pressed together to create a soft-hard composition as woodpeckers will “excavate” the wood chips from the nest box as they would excavate pulpy dead wood from the inside of a dead branch. (not supplied)
Dimensions
Measures: (H) 54.5 x (W) 19 x (D) 23.5 cm
Common types of woodpecker in the UK are the green woodpecker, the great spotted woodpecker, the lesser spotted woodpecker and the wryneck.
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