Homes for birds and mammals: nest box workshop Sunday 6 May 2018
Posted on 26 April, 2018 by Tanya Loos
Are you considering enhancing your property by adding a few homes for wildlife? Rosellas, pardalotes, kookaburras and owlet-nightjars will readily use nest boxes. Many mammals will use them too, including possums, bats, sugar gliders and brush-tailed phascogales!
Autumn is an ideal time of year to install nest boxes, according to Miles Geldard, who has designed and constructed thousands of nest boxes. Animals are seeking warm and secure homes before winter.
If you already own nest boxes, or want to set some up on your property, come along to an afternoon workshop with Miles and Connecting Country in McKenzie Hill, near Castlemaine.
A Tuan in a nest box, by Jess Lawton
Sunday 6 May 2018 from 12:00 midday to 3:30 pm
Miles Geldard shares his extensive knowledge on the design, construction, installation and monitoring of nest boxes for wildlife
Includes light lunch, indoor presentation and nestbox check using a special camera
We will also have a very special door prize for a lucky attendee!
Connecting Country has an extensive nest box monitoring program. We encourage any landholders who are hosting some of the 400 nest boxes in the region to attend! For more on our nest box program click here.
Please RSVP including any dietary requirements by 2 May 2018 by email (tanya@connectingcountry.org.au) or phone (5472 1594).
I guess Miles might know!
Hi Teresa – yes – here is Miles’ website link http://www.wildlifenestboxes.com.au/
Hi Teresa – yes – here is Miles’ website link http://www.wildlifenestboxes.com.au/
can’t get to this – but do you know anyone who makes micro bat boxes? We hate disturbing them when they’re hibernating & would like to get one/some for our place