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Love Birds: Nest Box installation in St Lawrence Park
February 14 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
14th February is known as Valentine’s Day, but it’s also the start of National Nest Box Week!
Come along and help our local ‘love birds’ get ready for the nesting season with the installation of new nest boxes in St Lawrence Park.
We’ll be installing Schwegler boxes (pictured) which are renowned for lasting for 20 – 25 years, for small-hole nesters (such as Blue Tits and Great Tits), Starlings, and House Sparrows.
This will contribute to the Wild Ouseburn Nest Box Scheme, which already has 30 boxes installed in Ouseburn Woods, Ballast Hill and St Ann’s Churchyard. Throughout spring, the boxes will be surveyed by Wild Ouseburn volunteers through the BTO Nest Record Scheme, and fledgelings ringed by a licensed ringer. In 2025, the current Wild Ouseburn Nest Boxes had an incredible 80 chicks fledge successfully!
We need help to carry nest boxes, and this is a great opportunity to come and learn about local birds, so wrap up warm and come show your love for Wild Ouseburn’s residents!
You don’t need to bring anything with you, but wrap up and dress for the weather conditions. You might like to bring a flask of hot tea or coffee and some snacks.
Part of Wild Ouseburn, supported by the Ouse Burn Way Fund, with permission from Newcastle City Council.
📍 WHERE TO MEET
You are welcome to stay for the full session, or come along for as long as you can.
We’ll meet and begin at 1pm, by the north entrance to St Lawrence Park on St Michael’s Road (near The Grove) . What3Words: placed.beside.maybe
If you arrive after 1pm, come and find us in St Lawrence Park!
