Barn Owl Box

After a lot of pulling on ropes and checking levels, I managed to get the box up and secured. Rather annoyed with myself that I forgot to make the undercut on the branch that I had to cut back in order to provide a clear flight path to the box entrance. As you can see, even though I cut the branch away from the trunk, without the undercut it allowed the weight of the limb falling to rip into and damage the trunk! The tree is an Ash and is currently free of signs of Chalara [Ash dieback] disease.

 

Swift Nest Boxes

Just put up 4 x swift nesting boxes ready for summer and I  hope that I will be able to tempt some of our summer visitors to take up residence. These brilliant boxes were made by John Stimpson, a passionate Cambridgeshire resident that has rightfully earned high praise from Chris Packham for the staggering amount of nest boxes he has made to help in the conservation of the magnificent swift. You can find out more about John's bird box building here. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-57444334

John has also made a barn owl box for me and I will post a picture as soon as I get it put up!