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Get Eco-Friendly Birdhouses for Your Feathered Friends

We create amazing and durable Birdhouses from 100% recycled materials that would be a great add-on to your back garden.

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Get Eco-Friendly Birdhouses for Your Feathered Friends

We create amazing and durable Birdhouses from 100% recycled materials that would be a great add-on to your back garden.

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Welcome to Home Tweet Home

Our story

HomeTweetHome started as my GCSE project at Salesian School (Chertsey, Surrey, U.K.). I have integrated my loved for nature with creative skills learnt through my GCSE Graphics studies in order to create something good for the environment.

We produce 3 different types of birdboxes to cater for some our most beloved garden birds: Robin (Erithacus rubecula), Blue-Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) and House sparrows (Passer domesticus), although many other species can make good use of our Birboxes.

We use heat-treated (HT) timber pallets, completely free of chemicals, that are leftovers from local garden centers/golf clubs deliveries. This material is highly durable and 100% recyclable.

We donate 5% of our income to The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Please reach us at hometweethome@gmail.com if you cannot find an answer to your question.

Are Birdboxes needed in gardens?

Yes, many bird species are in decline in the U.K. and Birdboxes provide a robust structure during the nesting season and shelter year-round

Why Birdboxes have different size and shape?

Different species have different size, biological need and behaviors. For example, tits (blue tits, coal teats, great tits, etc. ), need just small round holes (25 mm diameter) to enter the bird house, while other species as house sparrows, would need bigger diameter (32mm). Other species like robins, like larger open entrances, and that is why their bird house have a large rectangular front entrance.

Do birds use birdboxes all year round?

Birds will use bird boxes all year round, but will mostly need it during the late autumn to and throughout winter, for roosting and protecting of their young, and spring to summer for laying their eggs.

Can you put bird boxes near each other?

If it is of the same type, not too close as it will promote aggressive behaviour between neighbours. If situated too close, it can cause conflict and neither bird will nest in their respective houses.

How many bird boxes should I install ?

Most birds do not necessarily mind where it is positioned, but fixing on trees, walls or fences at around 1.7m is preferred. They should face away from strong wind currents or out of direct sunlight to avoid the worst of an ever-changing weather. Have adjacent boxes face opposite directions to avoid hostile interactions, and avoid places where cats or squirrels can climb up or into the box. Avoid putting it near bird feeders as nesting birds can be threatened by the feeding birds.

Where should I position the bird box?

In a medium sized garden, where natural holes are in a shortage, it is best to put up 4 or 5. If they are all occupied, it is best to place more so there is always space.

How long do birds live?

Particularly, the species we sell bird boxes for live around 2-3years. But many other species can use our birdboxes. The average lifespan in the UK are:

BLUE TIT = 3 YEARS

ROBIN = 13 MONTHS

HOUSE SPARROW = 3 YEARS

How can I find out more about Birds in the UK?

There are many webpages where you can find information about the situation of bird species in the UK and what you can do to help. We encourage visiting The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) as a staring point

How can I identify bird species?

The RSPB is a good starting point to learn about the common (and less common!) species in the UK. Moreover, we do like and use frequently the apps developed by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology—Home | Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology. A great app to help you identify bird species by aspect, taking photos or by their songs (yes!, it is like Shazam for birds) is Merlin ( Download Merlin Bird ID for iOS and Android – Merlin Bird ID – Free, instant bird identification help and guide for thousands of birds )

What about bats and why are bat houses important?

As many natural habitats have been or are currently being destroyed in recent years, the bat populations have been disrupted. By owning one of these bat houses, you will join in the ‘Save the Bats” movement that is roaring across the globe, and giving these animals a warm place to live, procreate and raise their young. Bats control the insect population in your garden and that in others too and disperse seeds as well as pollinating plants.

Get Eco-Friendly Birdhouses for Your Feathered Friends

Get Eco-Friendly Birdhouses for Your Feathered Friends

Welcome to Home Tweet Home

Our story

Why Birdboxes? You can contribute to enhance biodiversity in the U.K.

Frequently Asked Questions

Contact Us

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Get Eco-Friendly Birdhouses for Your Feathered Friends

Get Eco-Friendly Birdhouses for Your Feathered Friends

Welcome to Home Tweet Home

Our story

Why Birdboxes? You can contribute to enhance biodiversity in the U.K.

Frequently Asked Questions

Contact Us

Drop us a line!

See us in person!

Home Tweet Home (hometweethome.co.uk)

Hours

Subscribe

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