National Nest box Week 2010 runs from 14-21 February Organised by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), Britain’s leading bird research charity, NNBW aims to encourage people to put up nest boxes in their local area which will promote and enhance biodiversity and assist with the conservation of our breeding birds and wildlife. As urban and suburban gardens and woods become increasingly ‘tidy’, the natural nest sites on which many of our bird species depend, such as holes in trees […]

The RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch takes place this weekend. It’s very easy to take part and you’ll be joined by over half a million fellow garden birdwatchers across the country. All you have to do is look out of a window overlooking your garden or a local park and count the highest number of each species of birds you see at any one time over a period of one hour. Any time of the day is fine although I usually […]