{"product_id":"open-faced-nesting-box-for-birds","title":"Open-Fronted Nesting Box for Robins, Wrens \u0026 Flycatchers - Weatherproof Bird House","description":"\u003cp\u003eOpen-fronted nest boxes suit a particular set of birds, and if you have robins or wrens in the garden, this is the box to put up for them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRobins, wrens, spotted flycatchers and pied wagtails all nest in cavities of a kind, but none of them will use a standard hole-fronted box. They want a low, open front and a ledge with some depth to it; a 32mm entrance hole is no use to them at all. This box gives them what they are actually looking for: a recessed front, a floor with enough room for a full brood, and no perch, because a perch serves the predator rather than the occupant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere you site it will matter more than anything else. Open-fronted nest boxes need cover around them: ivy on a wall, a dense hedge, a climber on a shed or outbuilding. Below two metres, screened from direct view, facing away from the afternoon sun and the prevailing wet. A box mounted in the open on a bare trunk will sit empty for a long time, and that is the mistake most people make when they wonder why nothing has moved in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe roof is sloped and the floor drains, so a wet spring does not become a problem inside. It opens for cleaning, which is worth doing properly each year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen-fronted box for robins, wrens, spotted flycatchers and pied wagtails\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNot suited to sparrows or blue tits, which require a hole-fronted box\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSloped roof and drainage holes to keep the floor dry through spring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFloor area sized for a full nest and brood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRear fixings for wall, fence, shed or trunk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpens for annual cleaning; clear the old nest between October and January\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePut it up in autumn if you can. Birds prospect for nest sites over winter, and a box that has already weathered by February will be taken far sooner than one that went up in March.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Summer Wooden Planters","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58443205116285,"sku":"68596","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/9965\/7783\/files\/open-faced-nesting-box-for-birds-bird-box-Summer-Wooden-Planters-29045295.jpg?v=1785147721","url":"https:\/\/www.kingswoodgreen.co.uk\/products\/open-faced-nesting-box-for-birds","provider":"Kingswood Green","version":"1.0","type":"link"}