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With this Great Tit nest box (suitable for fixing to a tree or wall in your garden), you can give a warm and safe place for great tits to nest and rear their young. Birds are like us they have to find the perfect home and once your nest box has been chosen you can watch the process of the nest building, brooding, feeding and finally the young birds emerging from the box. The birds are now in their fledgling state and still totally reliant on their parents for protection and food and as such very vulnerable however after 2 - 3 weeks the youngsters will be able to fly and start to look after themselves which might possibly give the parents the opportunity to return to the box and raise a second brood.

When installing your nest box make sure it is facing in a north/easterly direction this avoids direct sunlight, driving winds and rain and place it at a height of at least 2 metres.

For general maintenance you should clear out the nest box in October, November or December making it ready for the following years nesting season, to facilitate this the screws on the lefthand side of the roof as you face the box can be removed to gain access after which the roof can be re-fitted.

The nest box has been painted with a water based varnish to help protect the wood and should you want to change the colour or re-varnish please use a water based paint as this will not harm the birds.