Bird Boxes

Our range of natural, wooden bird boxes are handmade in the UK and feature high-quality thick wooden panels, ensuring that they will last for many years. Green Feathers bird nesting boxes are purpose-designed to provide a safe habitat for our flying friends and mount our easy-to-install bird box cameras, capturing one-of-a-kind wildlife footage. Large or small, we have the perfect resting spots for your winged visitors.

Ready to get creative? You can either keep the natural wooden look or paint your own nest box with our handy kit – perfect for getting kids interested in wildlife and conservation! Plus, we also stock a wide range of different bird nesting box sizes and designs to suit all outdoor spaces, and to help you attract different species. House smaller local birds with our standard wooden bird box, tawny owls with our tawny owl box, or even apex predators of the avian world with our universal bird of prey bird box!

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Create the perfect home in your garden for your flying friends to rest their wings with our Green Feathers wooden handmade bird boxes. Built to be a safe space away from predators, like the domestic cat, wooden bird boxes come in all shapes and sizes to fit the tiny goldcrest to the majestic tawny owl. Plus, with our easy-to-install cameras for bird nesting boxes, you can see what nestlings are hiding away in there! 

Why choose our bird nesting boxes

Green Feathers is passionate about protecting the wildlife in our gardens, and as the UK’s leading supplier of wildlife and bird-watching cameras, we know the importance of giving our winged visitors a safe space to rest and be observed. Whether it’s owl-watching or a fun activity with the kids, we have the perfect bird boxes to suit every garden, including robin nest boxes, blue tit nest boxes, owl nesting boxes and more!

Frequently asked questions about bird boxes

Where is the best place to put a bird box?

The best place to put your Green Feathers bird box is mounted in a tree, facing between north and east. This will protect visiting birds from direct sunlight, wind and rain, creating a safe and comfortable environment for any growing nestlings or tired birds inside. We also recommend slightly tilting the bird box down, allowing for any trapped rain to filter out. 

What time of year should you put up a bird box?

Whilst bird boxes can be put up any time of year, the best time is between November and December. This is because many native UK species of birds will start looking for nesting spaces as early as January, allowing your bird nesting box to be their new home during nesting season later into spring. Add on a bird box camera to see the nestlings in action before they come! 

What time of year do birds nest in bird boxes?

Some species will start nesting as soon as January, but most UK bird species will typically start nesting between February and August. This is when you should expect to see the most activity in your bird nesting boxes.

Should you remove old nests from bird boxes?

Once nesting season is over and the birds have permanently left your bird box, it’s time to clean out the nest box to remove old nests and debris. This will ensure your bird box is fresh and appealing for new birds when the next nesting season comes around, as the new birds will want to build their own nests inside.

How do I make a bird box?

If you’re a fan of DIY, you can build your own bird box by following online tutorials. However, you will have to consider elements such as the thickness of your wooden planks in your bird box design, as they will need to be thick enough to provide adequate insulation for nesting birds. Plus, building your own bird nest box can be difficult and time-consuming, and if you’ve never done it before, you may not know the right sizes and dimensions for the species of birds you want to attract.

A much easier solution is to purchase a Green Feathers bird box that’s designed by experts for specific bird species, including owls, birds of prey, and smaller species like blue tits and robins. All of our bird nest boxes are handmade, which means you’ll get a rustic, charming design you won’t find in a generic supermarket.

How do you attract birds to your new bird box?

The best way to attract birds to your new bird nest box is to make your garden as bird-friendly as possible. This includes planting native greenery, providing a water source (such as a birdbath), installing bird feeders around your bird box (which you can turn into a bird-watching spot with the addition of bird feeder cameras), and leaving the bird box empty for birds to naturally create a nest inside. 

For more tips on how to get birds in your bird nesting box and other advice related to bird boxes and bird box cameras, check out the Green Feathers blog.