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Welcome to National Nest Box Week

National Nest Box Week. Photo by Jacobi Jaybe & CoThe aim of National Nest Box Week is to encourage everyone to put up nest boxes to help our breeding birds and other wildlife.

The natural nest sites on which many of our bird species depend, such as holes in trees and buildings, are fast disappearing as gardens and woods are ‘tidied’ and old houses are repaired. Since National Nest Box Week was launched in 1997 thousands of enthusiastic naturalists across the UK have put up boxes to compensate for this loss. It is estimated that there are now 5-6 million boxes in gardens across the UK.

Take Part in Nest Box Week
Free Info Pack
Which Birds use Boxes?
Official Handbook
Buying a Good Nest Box
Buy the Official Nest Box
Making a Good Nest Box
Siting Your Nest Box
Cleaning Your Nest Box
Questions & Answers
Take the Nest Box Challenge
Get Nest Boxes for Public Spaces
BTO Nest Record Scheme
Useful Links
 

So whether you’re a family with space for a box in your garden, or a teacher, a member of a local wildlife group or you belong to a bird club and could organise a work party, National Nest Box Week gives you the chance to give a brood a home. Not only will you be helping the conservation effort in the UK, you will also have the pleasure of observing any breeding birds that you attract to your garden as they work to raise their young.

Follow the links for ideas on how you can take part — and remember that any time of year is a good time to put up a nest box.

 


If you can't find the information you're seeking about nest boxes on this site, try looking on the Questions & Answers page by clicking on the question mark above.
 

National Nest Box Week is organised by the BTO and sponsored by Jacobi Jayne & Co.
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