building a box from scratch

Most of the materials for the boxes I build are begged for and borrowed.

Owl box number 1

Tawny owl box put up in woods in Grindleford, Derbyshire.
Erected 2010.
Facing south east
Height 5m

Nestbox design- Letter box type recommended by RSPB

Action in nest box
2011 -  Mandarin nested in the box. 2 dead chicks found in bottom of the box
2012 -  Tawny owl, had  1 owlet
2013 - Fitted camera with SD recorder (Bought from Maplins) hopefully get some action this year
2013 - Mandarin














Remains of baby duck & shell
found in bottom of box winter 2011

Owlet 2012

 

Owlet 2012



Female Mandarin 2013

Owl box number 2

Tawny owl nest box put up in woods at Little Hayfield
Erected 2010.
Facing north
Height 5m

Nest box design- Letter box type - recommended by RSPB

Activity in box
2010 - Tawny owl, had 1 owlet - Jackdaws nested in same tree within 1 metre of the box, mobbing the owl every time it left the nest.

2011 - Jackdaws







Owlet 2010

Owl box number 3

Barn Owl box put up in Kev O.D's wood Grindleford, Debyshire
Erected 2011.
Facing north
Height 4m

Nest box design recommended by The Barn Owl Trust

2012   No activity in box
2013 Tawny Owl (Male roosting)

Tawny Owl 2013

Tawny Owl 2013

Owl box number 4

Barn owl box put up in Ivan's back garden at Cromford, Derbyshire.
Erected 2011.
Facing south east
Height 4m

Nest box design recommended by The Barn Owl Trust.

Box activity

2012 = Squirrel
2013 = Squirrel

Owl box number 5

Barn owl box put up in woods at Grindleford, Derbyshire.
Erected 2012.
Facing north
Height 4m

Nest box design recommended by The Barn Owl Trust.

No activity













Owl box number 6

Tawny owl nest box put up in Dave's back garden at Brimington, Chesterfield.
Erected 2013.
Facing north
Height 5m

Nest box design - Dutch letter box

Owl box number 7

Tawny owl box put up in my mother in law's back garden at Tibshelf, Derbyshire.
Erected 2013.
Facing west
Height 5m


Nest box design - Dutch letter box








Owl box number 8

Tawny owl box put up in wood's at Grindleford, Derbyshire
Erected 2013.
Facing north
Height 5m

Nest box design - Dutch letter box type

Kevin O.D putting the box up

Owl box number 9

Tawny owl nest box put up in Howard's back garden Brampton, Chesterfield

Erected 2013
Height 5m
Facing NE
Design - Upright letter box style recommended by RSPB

Owl box number 10

Barn owl box put on the side of Tom's converted farm building on the outskirts of Chesterfield.
Erected 2013
Facing north east
Height 4m

Nest box design - A frame Barn owl box recommended by Suffolk Wildlife Trust












Owl box Number 11

Little owl box put up in Andy,s back garden over looking orchard Selston Nottinghamshire.
Erected  September 2013.
Facing West
Height 8ft

Nestbox design- Little Owl nest box

Owl box number 12

Little owl box put up in Jan's back garden over looking a horses field in Little Hayfield,Derbyshire
Erected  December 2013.
Facing North East
Height 8ft

Nestbox design- Little Owl nest box

Owl box number 13

Little owl box put up at Dave's Farm over looking fields at Bonsall near Matlock, Derbyshire
Erected  December 2013.
Facing North
Height 8ft

Nestbox design- Little Owl nest box

Owl box number 14

Little owl box put up at Grindleford over looking arable and pasture fields
Erected  January 2014.
Facing West
Height 8ft

Nestbox design- Little Owl nest box

Owl box number 15

Tawny owl nest box put up at Tansley near Matlock.
Erected 2014.
Facing north east
Height 4m

Nest box design - Dutch letter box

Owl box number 16

Tawny owl nest box put up Tansley near Matlock
Erected 2014.
Facing East
Height 4m

Nest box design - Dutch letter box

Owl Box number 17

Barn owl nest box put up at The Avenue Reserve, Wingerworth, Chesterfield
Erected 2014.
Facing North West
Height 4m

Nest box design - Barn Owl Trust (Built by Brian Goodwin)

Owl Box number 18

Barn owl nest box put up at The Avenue Reserve, Wingerworth, Chesterfield
Erected 2014.
Facing North West
Height 4m

Nest box design - Barn Owl Trust (Built by Brian Goodwin)