Looking for advice about whether or not to install a woodpecker nesting box.
I’ve got a fair sized back garden with a few large mature trees. The most frequent residents are great tits and chaffinches but we get a variety of other birds popping in for a feed such as wagtails, greenfinches, goldfinches blackbirds pigeons and robins amongst others. A few squirrels reside in a nearby wild area and visit daily. We’ve had the occasional woodpecker and it occurred to me to install a woodpecker nesting box. But I’ve begun to wonder whether it’s a good idea to have some living so close given the other birds that are surely nesting in the various boxes I’ve put out. Grateful for any advice. With thanks, P.
I’ve got a fair sized back garden with a few large mature trees. The most frequent residents are great tits and chaffinches but we get a variety of other birds popping in for a feed such as wagtails, greenfinches, goldfinches blackbirds pigeons and robins amongst others. A few squirrels reside in a nearby wild area and visit daily. We’ve had the occasional woodpecker and it occurred to me to install a woodpecker nesting box. But I’ve begun to wonder whether it’s a good idea to have some living so close given the other birds that are surely nesting in the various boxes I’ve put out. Grateful for any advice. With thanks, P.