Schwegler No.20 Little Owl Nest Box

Ornithologists recommend always hanging a minimum of three boxes immediately adjacent to one another since the birds will use one or more to store food and young birds will use them as shelter. Such measures will considerably improve the survival prospects for this species.

Recommended bedding: Coarse sawdust or wood shavings and a mixture of sand and sawdust are ideal as bedding.

Siting & Positioning:
On almost all kinds of trees except cherry, because the cherry harvest coincides with the time when the young are still at the nest site. If possible the little owl box should be mounted on a horizontal branch, to which it is attached using the four galvanised, perforated metal strips and our special aluminium nails. The boxes can also be attached in the tops of pollarded trees. The access for the birds should always face the trunk.

Cleaning and Inspection:
The box has an aperture for inspection and cleaning purposes.

Entrance hole: 
Dia. 65mm

Occupants:
Little Owl

Material:
The box is made of rings of wood-concrete surrounded by wood batons and roofing felt.

Delivery includes:
Tube shaped box
Flexible metal fixing strips for mounting
Aluminium nails.

Colour:
Dark

Dimensions:
Interior of brood chamber: Dia. 180mm
External: Dia. approx. 220mm
Total length: approx. 830mm

Weight:
7.4 kg