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Build a Wild Bird Nesting Box

  • Walworth Garden 206 Manor Place London, England, SE17 3BN United Kingdom (map)

Workshop: Build a Wild Bird Nesting Box

This practical workshop invites you to build a wooden bird, bat or solitary bee nesting box, ready to be placed in your garden.

You will learn how to construct habitat boxes from recycled timber to be both functional and beautiful. We’ll also look at how to attract wildlife into your garden and create a safe space for birds to nest and breed in urban and suburban gardens.

This session will cover:

  • Basic carpentry skills

  • How to attract wildlife to make your garden more bird-friendly.

  • How to site a bird box

  • Conditions for the placement of your bird box

This session is ideal for anyone who wants to learn basic carpentry skills and what attracts birdlife into your garden,


Meet Jack

Jack is a Garden Education Officer at Walworth Garden, teaching students on our Level 2 Practical Horticulture Skills Diploma courses. He lives in South London and is interested in building ecosystems to benefit people and wildlife.


Price: £85

Note for Southwark residents: Looking to book a free place? Unfortunately, our limited quota of free places for the 2023-24 academic year have now been claimed. We will be releasing a refreshed number of free places, along with a new calendar of workshops, in Autumn 2024 so please check back then. Subscribe to our newsletter or follow us on social media, at the bottom of this page, to be notified.


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