Different nest boxes will attract different species of birds. Where you site your box will also determine the types of birds that use your box. You can use a nest box designed specifically for one species in mind or nest boxes where you can change the size of the whole or leave it open fronted.
Cedar Multi-Hole Nest Box - £16.99 MORE INFO
Small box with a hole
Blue tit - gardens and woodland, urban and rural areas
Great tit - gardens and woodland, urban and rural areas
Coal tit - sometimes in gardens, usually near conifers, rural areas
Marsh tit - sometimes in gardens, near woodland, rural areas
Willow tit - occasionally in gardens, near woodland, rural areas
House sparrow - gardens, urban and rural areas
Tree sparrow - countryside gardens, farmland
Nuthatch - gardens near woodland
Redstart - mainly in oak woodland
Pied flycatcher - mainly in oak woodland
Large box with a hole
Starling - gardens and countryside, urban and rural areas
Great spotted woodpecker - do not often use nest boxes, urban and rural areas
Little owl - countryside
Very big box
Tawny owl - wooded suburbs and woodland
Barn owl - farmland and open country
Kestrel - farmland and open country
Stock dove - farmland and open country
Jackdaw - farmland and open country
Open fronted box
Robin - gardens and woodland, urban and rural areas
Pied wagtail - schools, parks etc, urban and rural areas
Spotted flycatcher - gardens, parks and woodland, rural areas
We also have some specific advice on owl boxes.
Take a look at our selection of nest boxes to find one to suit the type of bird you want to attract.
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