Description
Mitigation and compensation for house sparrows often involve the installation of various facilities. These can be nest boxes but also so-called house mouse boxes. This pole mounted nesting box meets the dimensions of the House Sparrow Knowledge Document of Bee 12. The pole mounted nesting box provides 18 nest boxes under one roof for a colony of house sparrows. When installed in the more agricultural area and in farmyards, ringed sparrows also make use of this. This Pole mounted nesting box is constructed of a metal frame finished with exterior Plywood and treated with a coat of Ecolabel paint, colour RAL 9010. The roof has a layer of black roofing slate. The roof structure has an extra roof for ventilation, so it does not get as hot in the nest boxes in hot weather. If properly placed, Pole mounted nesting boxes withstand at least wind force 10.
The sparrow pill can be placed anywhere sparrows are found, in the city, a village, gardens, green spaces, parks, industrial sites you name it. It is very important for sparrows that the immediate environment meets a number of requirements. For example, there must be plenty of food and water. Dense bushes in which they can hide and bare sandy spots for a sand bath are also important.
This pole mounted nesting box comes with a galvanized metal thick-walled mast 6 meters long. The mast is grounded for extra stable and safe installation.
- Also supplied with the pole mounted nesting boxes are the means to install the pole such as bags of quick concrete and means to keep the pole stable for the first few days after installation.
- Place the mast at least 1 to 1.5 meters deep in the ground. This depends on the soil conditions at the site.
- To protect the pole mounted nesting boxes from vandalism, it is advisable to establish prickly vegetation around the pole mounted nesting boxes.
- If desired, we can provide complete installation. Contact us for options.
The nest boxes in the pole mounted nesting boxes can be opened from the front for maintenance. To do this, 2 screws in the front panels must be removed. Furthermore, the pole mounted nesting box requires no maintenance. If necessary, the head of pole mounted nesting boxes can be repainted after a few years. Sparrows use the pole mounted nesting boxes throughout the year. So even in the winter months.
