Nest box locations
Click on the arrow to the right to see or hide an overview map, showing the locations of all the bird nesting boxes in Redland Green since January 2020.
The nest boxes in Redland Green are mostly scattered around its peripheries, as that is where most of the vegetation is. Several boxes are in the Dell, which is quite densely vegetated. Both parents and young birds benefit from vegetation around a nesting box: this gives the parents somewhere to stop before entering the nest, to check whether any threats are present. Young birds leaving the nest need places to fly to while they are still gaining confidence and experience.
The boxes are almost all located high up in trees, inaccessible other than by ladder. This means that the risk of predation by domestic cats is reduced while the nest is in active use.
Below are lists of the boxes in different sections of the Green. There are different kinds of boxes, aimed at catering for a variety of bird species.
Boxes at the Coldharbour Road end of the Green, between Cossins and St Oswald's Roads.
This end of the Green harbours the greatest concentration of boxes. The numbers in the map below (click on arrow to open) show the approximate location of each box.
Box 1
Approaching from St Oswald’s Rd, this box is the first box encountered in the woodland running parallel to Coldharbour Rd. It is in a sycamore tree about 6 metres above the litter bin that’s towards the end of the path. It has a 28mm round access hole.
Box 2
Approaching from St Oswald’s Rd, this oval open-fronted box is the second box encountered in the woodland running parallel to Coldharbour Rd. It is in a sycamore tree which is about 7 metres above the end of the St Oswald’s Road path.
Box 3
Approaching from St Oswald’s Rd, this box is the third box encountered in the woodland at the Coldharbour Rd end. It is high about 3 metres below the garages, not visible outside the woodland, and about 20 metres towards Cossins Rd from box 2.
Box 4
Approaching from St Oswald’s Rd, this box is the 4th box encountered in the woodland running parallel to Coldharbour Rd. It is in a sycamore tree high up in the woodland, 7 metres below the garages, 3-4 metres from box 3, & about 20 metres from box 2. It is not visible outside the woodland. It has a 32mm oval access hole.
Box 5
Approaching from St Oswald’s Rd, this is the fifth box encountered in the woodland at the Coldharbour Rd end. It is in an ivy-covered cherry tree high up in the woodland, 7 metres below the garages and about 10 metres from boxes 3 and 4 towards Cossins Rd. It is not visible outside the woodland.
It's an oval shaped box with an open front.
Box 6
This box is located high on the trunk of a maple tree, the left of two trees near to the memorial stone to Philippa Harradine, behind the St Oswald’s Road properties.
It has a 32mm access hole.
Box 7
This box is located in the ash tree opposite 6 Cossins Road.
It has a 32mm round access hole.
Box 8
This box is located in the ash tree opposite 8 Cossins Road.
It has a 28mm round access hole.
Box 12
This open-fronted box is located on the wall behind the St Oswald's Road houses, behind the mixed species laid hedge.
Box 17
Mounted on the west end of the garage wall in the woodland at the Coldharbour Rd end of the Green, this box has two chambers for nesting, intended to cater for sociable house sparrows.
Boxes in the middle section of the Green, around the allotments and the Dell.
Locations shown in the map below are approximate. Click on the arrow to open and close the map.
Because of the scarcity of tree cover in much of this part of the Green, two boxes (18 & 19) have been sited just inside the Metford Road allotments palisade fence, where there is plentiful cover. Both boxes can easily be seen from the Green.
Box 9
This box is located in the Norway maple below the steps from Cossins Road.
It has a 32mm round access hole.
Box 10
This open-fronted box is located in the veteran ash tree on the boundary of the green and a St Oswald’s Road property. It is hidden behind the leaves of an elder tree and very difficult to see.
Box 11
This oval box, with a 32mm access hole, is located in the oak tree beside the steep hill of the cycle/pedestrian path running through the Green, opposite the Dell. It is readily visible from the path.
Box 13
This box , with a 28mm round entrance hole, is located in the Dell, in the young beech tree near the Metford Road allotment fence, about 20 metres below the lower path which runs through the Green.
Box 14
This box is located in the Dell, in the oak tree nearest to the lower of the two paths running through the green.
Box 18
Located in the sycamore tree near to the base of the steps to Metford Road, just inside Metford Road allotments.
Box 19
Located in the sycamore tree next to (left of) the Dell entrance to Metford Road allotments, just inside the allotments.
Box 21
This box, with a 28mm entrance hole, is located in the Dell, amongst ivy in the large field maple tree near the Metford Road allotments fence, about 10 metres below the lower path running through the Green.
Boxes near to the Bowling Club
The approximate locations of the three boxes in this part of the Green are indicated in the map below. Click on the arrow to open and close the map.
Box 15
This box with a 32mm access hole is located in a sycamore tree, which is the first tree to the right of the triangle of grass next to the tennis courts and opposite the bowls club.
Box 16
This box is located in the second tree from the playground, opposite its main gate, and close to the bowls club fence.
It has a 28mm access hole.
Box 20
This box, designed for starlings, is located in the plane tree opposite the entrance to the bowling club. Much larger than any of the other boxes in the Green, it has a 45mm entrance hole.