Bird Box Bonanza

It's been a gloriously sunny spring day, and it's been bird box extravaganza on the reserve today. Around 40 people came in to make their own bird box to take home. 

Many of the boxes were decorated and made even more personal, I'm sure the birds will love this one!

With a little helping hand from all our volunteers, the children were soon able to see their boxes come together. 

The children absolutely loved hammering the nails in, and were really very good at it! 

While half of the group spent some time making the bird boxes, Sophie took the other half on a guided walk around the reserve to look at some of our nest boxes. We have all sorts of different types of boxes, housing anything from Blue Tits to Tawny Owls. 

It can sometimes be a challenge to spot the boxes in the undergrowth, which makes them a great hiding place for all our birds. 

A huge thank you to everyone who came to help today. Peter, Ian, Elizabeth, Paula and Stacey, we couldn't have run this event without your help!