This week we are celebrating national nest box week at Grizedale and we’d love you to join us. We have a display in the visitor centre all week and a big bird box making event on Friday with the World Owl Trust who are bringing a barn owl.
At Grizedale we manage the forest for wildlife as well as people. One way we give our native species a helping hand is providing them with nest boxes which also gives us a way to keep an eye on how they are doing. Next time you are in the forest keep an eye out for the nest boxes. For this week only we’ve brought a variety of nest boxes inside, into the visitor centre. We have garden bird nest boxes, owl boxes, a bat box and a nest box of another species… but you’ll have to come to Grizedale to find out about that one. We also have a free ‘Who Lives in a Nest Like This?’ self led trail around the forest to help make your walk even more interesting.
If you’ve always wanted to enjoy birds nesting in your garden but have never gotten around to going out and buying a nest box then why not come to Grizedale on Friday (15th of February) and build a nest (for a charge of £7)! On Friday the World Owl Trust will also be joining us and will be bringing a barn owl with them for you to meet. If you’d like to find out about a conservation project local to Grizedale then they’ll be happy to tell you about the Rusland Valley Barn Owl project. Otherwise you can just enjoy meeting a beautiful owl.
We hope to see you this week and, as ever, pop into the visitor centre if you have any questions.
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