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Guidelines for returning users

If you took part in Nest Box Challenge last year and none of the garden or nest box details that you entered have changed:

  • There is no need to re-register anything – simply select a box from the Your Options menu and add your details as last year.

 

If you have moved house and would like to register a new garden:

  • Select ‘Remove garden’ from the Your Options menu on Data Home.
  • Check the ‘Remove garden and all its nest boxes’ box and click on the ‘Remove all checked gardens from my list’ button at the bottom of the screen.
  • Select ‘Register 2nd Garden’ to add details of your new garden.
  • Select ‘Register new nest box' to add your nest box details.

 

If you have changed a feature of your garden (i.e. removing a tree, changing the amount of food you provide):

  • Select ‘Remove garden’ from the Your Options menu.
  • Check the ‘This garden has changed’ box and click on the ‘Remove all checked gardens from my list’ button at the bottom of the screen.
  • Select ‘Register 2nd Garden’ to add a new garden, making sure you register it under the same postcode.
  • There is no need to re-enter your nest box details.

 

If you have relocated one of your boxes (i.e. changing the height or aspect):

  • Select 'Remove nest box' from the Your Options menu.
  • Check the 'Remove this nest box' box.
  • Click on the 'Remove all checked nest boxes from my list' button at the bottom of the screen.
  • Select 'Register new nest box'.

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