Kestrel box to help reverse a species in decline | Friends of Chesworth Farm

Posted by: lhct | October 1, 2019

Kestrel box to help reverse a species in decline

See if you can spot the newest bird box on the farm… it’s around 5 metres up an electricity pole. The box is to attract breeding Kestrels, so keep a look out over the Riverside wetland project next spring.

The pole is newly donated and installed by UK Power Networks, thanks to a project developed between local UK Power Networks staff member Paul Maynard and the Friends of Chesworth Farm, supported by the HDC countryside warden team. The Friends funded the nest box itself and they will help keep everyone up to date with news as the seasons change.

With thanks to the UK Power Networks team: Dave Mitchelson, Paul Maynard, Lee Carron, Graham Willard and Craig Wyeth plus Ryan Allison and Tim Thomas. Photography by Ryan Allison, David Verrall and Craig Wyeth.

UK Power Networks news release

Delivering and installing the pole, together with its dedicated Kestrel nest box

Arriving at Kerves Lane

Loaded up for action

Loaded up for action

Crossing to the site

Crossing to the site

Bored and ready

Bored and ready

Making good

Making good

Finishing the installation

Finishing the installation

The UK Power Networks team

The UK Power Networks team

Kestrel nest box in position

Kestrel nest box in position

Already blending into the Riverside landscape

Already blending into the Riverside landscape

Posted in Activities, Nature, Public | Tags: Friends of Chesworth Farm, HDC, HDC Horsham Countryside team, Kestrel, Riverside fields, UK Power Networks

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