CROOKED NESTHOUSE - ESAT LE MORVAN
Welcome our Hoopoe friends into your home, in addition to being magnificent, they are excellent garden helpers! They devour vegetable garden pests: insects, larvae, slugs… happily trotting along the ground :)
Attracted by human activities, they will be in heaven in this magnificent nest box in untreated Morvan Douglas fir,
The modification of our landscapes, the disappearance of hedges, the intensification of urbanization, have caused the scarcity of natural sites suitable for the nesting of many birds.
In town or in the countryside, installing a nest box helps them find a place and spend less energy making their nest.
For a pair of birds, spending less energy means having more for searching for food, and better feeding their young!
For us, these are hours of magical observation every day, and for the vegetable garden, birds like bats are the best natural insecticides!
This extremely robust hoopoe nest box offers excellent protection for the brood against bad weather or against predators.
In 15mm PEFC certified Douglas fir, handcrafted by an Esat in Morvan.
- Developed with the support of the League for the Protection of Birds (LPO)
- Dimensions: 210 x 210 x 370
- Opening system for interior cleaning: please note, hoopoes are messy birds that do not clean up their droppings, so a thorough cleaning is required each year.
- Wood type: Untreated natural Douglas fir
- Thickness: 15mm
- Entrance diameter: 7 cm
- Mounting options: can be fixed to a wall, tree, hedge, post, etc.
- Weight: 2400 g
- Wood origin: Sustainably managed forests, Morvan, France
- Handcrafted, Morvan, France
- The nesting box should be installed in a quiet location, on a tree, wall, hedge, or pole, out of reach of predators.
- Height: Between 1.5 and 6m on average, depending on the habits of the birds you wish to attract.
- Never in direct sunlight or complete shade.
- An East or South-East orientation for the entrance hole is recommended.
- Entrance hole sheltered from prevailing winds.
- Nesting boxes can be put up as early as autumn, which allows birds to use them as shelter during the winter. However, you can install them all year round.
Established in 1991, ESAT Le Morvan in Montsauche, located in the heart of the Morvan Regional Natural Park, is one of the facilities within the Work Assistance Program.
ESAT Le Morvan has successfully leveraged local wealth—wood, particularly Douglas fir, which is naturally weather-resistant—by crafting it into various forms.
- It welcomes up to 39 disabled workers and provides daily support for its users, as well as managing various workshops and adapted services: Production of outdoor wooden furniture for local authorities
- Production of birdhouses and feeders, nativity scenes, and insect hotels for large retailers
- Maintenance of green spaces for private individuals, professionals, and local authorities.
ESAT Le Morvan holds the "Morvan Nature et Talents" label, meeting specifications regarding its geographical location and local wood procurement. This guarantees "very" local sourcing, mutual support between companies, and a commitment to promoting Morvan authenticity by enhancing the territory.
ESAT Le Morvan is a member of the GESAT Network (Group of Work Assistance Establishments and Services).