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Oxford kids give birds a helping hand … with nest boxes BUT is it worth the effort?

02/21/2012 admin Children and Nature, National Nest Box Week 2012

A good news story for National Bird Box Week and celebrated by child and nature-friendly groups such as NAEE_UK, with children getting hands-on in their local area. But should we bother to give nature a ‘helping hand’ – or not interfere and leave birds to fend for themselves? Reality is, we humans have already ‘interfered’ in and [...]

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Last chance for bird lovers to put up nesting boxes

02/19/2012 admin National Nest Box Week, Wildlife

THE breeding season will soon be underway and the RSPB is urging people who have not yet put up their nesting boxes to do so this weekend. Send your pictures of your completed nest boxes to http://www.facebook.com/NAEEUK While some birds may have already chosen their nest sites, ahead of the start of the breeding season in [...]

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National Nest Box Week 2012

02/18/2012 admin National Nest Box Week

National Nest Box Week is great for birds. Starting on St Valentine’s Day, it’s the time we remind ourselves to provide homes for dozens of species, from Blue Tits to Barn Owls. If you’ve never built a nest box before, why not give it a go this year? Go on, take part for Britain’s birds! [...]

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