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Bird box - Help me work out where to put it please

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Merlinappreciated · 27/06/2025 18:29

Don’t judge the horrific state of the garden - we have not long moved in.

life long dream to have a nesting box. We are surrounded by lovely ponds and trees so the birds may well prefer nature !

My lovely DH has brought me a bird box which was my dream. A nesting box with a camera. possible locations

  1. north facing wall of the house over the private driveway. Two small bathroom windows. Nice and shady and could put it high up - up to three stories high
  2. top of garage wall which is east facing. Again over private driveway, we use the garage at least twice a day not driving on and out but for access to stuff
  3. south facing garage wall which I think is just a no, bird boxes aren’t supposed to be south facing at all as they get too hot. 🥵
  4. round the back of the garage is possible but we wouldn’t see the box at all which is west facing - but could be done there is a small space it would be west facing and cool but there is a fence close by and it’s not that high a garage it’s single story so we probably wouldn’t have to place it high up near the guttering

it is a solar powered WiFi camera nesting box so doesn’t need to be near a window for wiring.

Thoughts??

Bird box - Help me work out where to put it please
Bird box - Help me work out where to put it please
Bird box - Help me work out where to put it please
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NoBinturongsHereMate · 27/06/2025 20:48

Not 3.

North facing is generally recommended, but will the solar get enough power there?

It will need yearly cleaning so, while it needs to be out of reach of cats, don't make it too inaccessible.

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