Love the concept of #NationalNestboxWeek. We were at a local gathering of community recreation groups last Saturday, and our #Landcare Group stall featured nest boxes made by members of a Ballarat Men's Shed, and plans for nestboxes. Robust in design, but not as architecturally stylish as yours!
The "Avian Real Estate" Report 📡🐦🏠
It’s National Nest Box Week, the time of year when birds across Jersey start scouring the island for the perfect "renovator’s dream" to raise a family.
#RadioNoOneCare #NationalNestBoxWeek #jerseynature
right for #NationalNestBoxWeek we had #AlmaAndFriedel return ❤️❤️
to a nice freshly cleaned #Nestbox 😉
#Hedgewatch I love that you have a nest in the photo ❤️❤️❤️
like @rspb.bsky.social said: #NationalNestboxWeek, remember not all #birds nest the same way!
#BarnOwls accept nest boxes if U hang them up
like ours. The raised their last clutch Oct-Dec 2025. End of Dec we clean the box & now they r back ❤️
#AlmaAndFriedel
#Owls #Eulen
#Hedgewatch #Wildlife
It's National Nest Box Week!🪺
Over the years, our nest boxes have seen a lot of action! They offer safe, sheltered places to raise young. By providing extra nesting sites, more woodland birds thrive and our local ecosystem is kept healthy and diverse.
#HighgateWood #NationalNestBoxWeek
4 new bird boxes are up! A range of sizes, the smaller diameter holes are perfect for blue tits, whilst the larger ones can become home for wrens and blackbirds🐦⬛
This National Nest Box Week, come check them out 👀
#QueensParkBrent #QueensPark #NationalNestBoxWeek #Birding
On #NationalNestBoxWeek it was also timely to hear about a Barn Owl (picked up wet/water-logged by a farmer in Wressle) that was kindly dried out overnight and successfully released the following morning, as it now lives to tell (hunt) another day 🦉
Great task with our volunteers at our NNR Base earlier this week (building our new pre-release pens for our Corncrake reintroduction project) - it might be a bit of a stretch for #NationalNestBoxWeek 😆, but we are hoping to provide these special birds with a temporary 'home' in the #LDV 🐤
Or, if like most of us, you have a small garden, you can still help our local population of birds by providing homes for species such as House Sparrows, Swifts & House Martins - these can be made or are widely available online & can make a real difference #NationalNestBoxWeek 🐦🪺
Whilst most of our new owl boxes are now spoken for and will soon be put up, we do have a limited number still available for suitable sites across the #LDV, so if you're a landowner and have an appropriate place for one, please do get in touch #NationalNestBoxWeek 🦉🪺🔨🪛
Unfortunately, like many sites across the country, Barn Owls in the #LDV now rely heavily on nest boxes - 89% of pairs used them in 2023, up from 47% in 2000, & with ash dieback reducing natural sites, boxes are vital, so we're doing what we can to help out #NationalNestBoxWeek 🦉🪺🔨🪛
A nestbox up on our front porch
Day 1330 of #IansDailyPhotoChallenge and nature from our front door, well front porch for today
Approaching the end of #NationalNestboxWeek and it always makes it seem like spring is nearly there with this 🤗🐦🪺 #inspiringnature #wildlife #naturephotography #MentalHealthMatters
#365DaysWild
#WildBird numbers have declined by about 20% in England since 1970. Birds need places to nest - you can help by putting up nestboxes in #NationalNestboxWeek. At www.nestboxweek.com see how to make a nestbox or the best one to buy, where/when to fix it & how to look after it.
A frosty morning with Brock and the fang in the field behind HQ, Brock has Rupert in a carrier on his back . There’s a log with hot drinks and scones set out.
A flask of hot drink with steaming cup served with a scone with jam and cream.
Good morning #Hedgewatch Team. It's still cold, but dry, so Brock decided to show baby Rupert the beauty of the woodland behind HQ. They’re going to have a little picnic and while out there, are checking more nests as it's still #NationalNestBoxWeek.
What are you up to? 🌳💚
A notebook open with childlike illustrations of birds in black ink.
A notebook open with childlike illustrations of birds in black ink.
It’s #NationalNestBoxWeek and we’ve found this adorable 'Book of British birds' in the Abercrombie Collection, hand drawn by Ralph Abercrombie, aged 11, in 1894.
Today we’re giving magpie - it’s been one of those days. 🐦⬛🤪 Let us know which bird you’re channelling in the comments!🪿
Brock the Hedgewatch HQ badger in the wildlife garden with his tool box and lots of nesting materials for the birds hanging from the trees and in boxes. He’s making a new bird box. There are birds collecting the nesting materials.
A hot frothy drink and a cake with a green jelly heart on it sitting together on a tree stump.
Hello #Hedgewatch!
Brock’s been repairing nesting boxes & putting up new ones. As it’s #NationalNestBoxWeek he’s also putting a buffet of nesting materials out for the birds to choose from. If you’d like to find out more here’s a link;
nestboxweek.com
Brock‘s left some snacks out if you’re passing!
A step by step guide on how to make a nest box with an illustration of blue tits and a tree with a nest box attached to it. The text includes 'what you need', three steps of instructions and where to put the box.
With natural nesting sites in decline, adding a #nestbox to your garden can make all the difference to your local #birds. 🪺🥰
This #NationalNestboxWeek, find out how to build your own at home below or via www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk/actions/how-...
#Worcestershire #WorcWildlifeTrust
Book 2 in #TheSongbirdChoir Series launches today! The May Day Chorus is a spring time story about learning to listen, and finding your voice. For readers aged 8-12
Very grateful to see this one take flight.
#NatureWriting #DawnChorus #NationalNestBoxWeek #ChildrensBooks #NatureInspired #DawnChorus
An infographic titled “Nest Boxes for Robins & Wrens” shows a wooden open-front nest box positioned in dense vegetation. An inset image of a Robin highlights one of the species that benefit. The text advises placing open-front boxes low to the ground (no higher than 2m) and in well-hidden, sheltered locations to provide protection from predators.
This #NationalNestboxWeek, remember not all birds nest the same way!
Here's a few options to get you started...
Robins and Wrens like to keep hidden, tucking their nests away in dense cover.
An open-fronted box placed low down and out of sight is just their style.
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It’s #NationalNestBoxWeek 💛 Swifts are losing nest sites fast - you can help
🧱 Stick in a brick: sheffieldswiftnetwork.org/how-to-buy-a...
📦 Pop up a box sheffieldswiftnetwork.org/recommended-... �Add one to your home, school or workplace this spring and give Sheffield swifts a future in our skies
This #NationalNestboxWeek why not try building your very own nestbox? 🐦
With natural nesting sites in decline, adding a nestbox to your garden can make all the difference to your local birds! 👉 bit.ly/3lclcpL ~ Jack
A photo of a nestbox attached to a tree trunk with the face of a bird just visible inside the hole of the box.
It's #NationalNestboxWeek so we're keeping with the theme for today's #MondayMystery 🪺
Can you identify which feathered friend has made a home in this box?
It's #NationalNestBoxWeek, an ideal time to erect a box in your garden. If it's occupied, how about taking part in BTO's Nesting Neighbours survey this year? By doing so, you can help @btobirds.bsky.social build a picture of what is affecting our bird populations.
More info: tinyurl.com/3ndsphr7
#NationalNestBoxWeek 2026 will be celebrated from tomorrow to 21st. This annual event, organised by the #BritishTrustforOrnithology, aims to encourage people to put up nest boxes to support the conservation of native birds. Make your own bird nest box here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRxL...
An open fronted nestbox on the left. And a classic nestbox on the right, with a small hole suitable for bluetits.
Although #NationalNestboxWeek finished on Friday; I have just thrown together a couple of quick nestboxes to replace 2 that I have taken down this weekend.
I wish to take the others with me when I move, so they needed replacing before they were occupied.
An old bark covered nestbox back on the fence ready for another guest to make it a home.
Today I patch up an old nestbox hoping it is suitable for at least one more season.
This one required a new roof and removable back plate. Although this fix was 1 day late for #NationalNestboxWeek.
#NationalNestBoxWeek 🐦🥚🐣
Despite its location in our busy gardeners yard, this blue tit is busy making a home for itself.
The gardeners spent some of the rainy days this winter building more boxes to put up around the Precincts.
Did you know?
Different birds look for different kinds of boxes 🐤🦉🦅
As #NationalNestboxWeek draws to a close, why not transform your outdoor space into a bird's ideal home: planting bird-friendly flowers, adding a freshwater source or building a bug hotel! A wildlife-friendly garden is a haven for all, including you!
www.northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk/homes-wildlife
🪹 Made from Bunloit's non-native conifers, these nest boxes are being installed and monitored to collect data on the breeding success of different bird species 🐦 feeding into wider data-gathering on the effect of environmental change on the number of fledglings birds can rear.
#NationalNestBoxWeek
