How to make a nesting bundle
Encourage birds to set up home in your garden by providing simple building materials.
Illustrations by Alan Batley
1
Mix together dry grass, fluffy seed heads, straw, feathers, hair, wool and thread.
2
Cut the end off a forked stick. Wrap the material around the stick. Secure with wool.
3
Add more layers until a large bundle is formed (keep the lengths of the wool and string short).
4
Hang the bundle in a tree. Remove any loose wool threads as the bundle is depleted.
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