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Event

'Build a nest box' week - Carlton Marshes

This link will open on the Suffolk Wildlife Trust website.

Carlton Marshes: Drop in to make a nest box to take home, between 10am and 2pm everyday of February half term.

Species

Bird's-nest orchid

The Bird's-nest orchid gets its name from its nest-like tangle of roots. Unlike other green plants, it doesn’t get its energy from sunlight. Instead, it grows as a parasite on tree roots, so…

Event

The nurturing nature of nests

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Learn bird parents' fierce instincts which drive them to construct nest cradles - from sky-high stick fortresses to muddy domes.

Event

Hanningfield Bird Box Building

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Build a bird box to support our feathered friends for National Nest Box Week.

Event

Abberton Bird Box Building

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Build your own wooden bird box to help our feathered friends this National Nest Box Week!

Nature Reserve

Box Wood

This link will open on the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust website.

Towering beech trees create the tranquil atmosphere, tucked away in a valley close to Box Village.

Species

Common box

Common box grows in woodlands and scrub in southern England, with notable populations in the Chilterns, Cotswolds and North Downs. A familiar evergreen tree, it has shiny, dark green, oval leaves…