Description
The Garden Dormouse is a species that is undergoing a lot of research. If you are considering installing garden dormouse garden dormouse in your area https://waarnemingen.be/species/391/maps/? . If this is the case, installation of this cabinet is highly recommended. The species has been doing so poorly in recent decades that they could use all the support they can get.
PLACEMENT
The nest box is placed with the opening towards the tree trunk, so they can approach the nest box more safely. To keep a nest box with an entrance to the trunk accessible, two horizontal slats/beams have been installed as spacers garden dormouse The box is hung at a height of at least 1.5 m and preferably around fruit-bearing trees near dense vegetation of shrubs or trees. Hanging on an old barn in a wooded area can also be successful.
Because garden dormouses often fall prey to cats, it can be useful to place this nest box in combination with a marten- cat belt around the tree trunk.
MAINTENANCE
Checking and maintenance of the nest box is prohibited without a permit, as the garden dormouse is a protected species. If there are old tit nests in the hive, leave them in place as well. The acorn mice like to convert this into their own nest.
