Renfrewshire Environmental Trust's Blog

The project is providing bird boxes to be located within the community garden at 74 Love Street. These bird boxes will help protect and encourage the local population of house sparrows.

A total of 12 people are involved in developing this project to support bird life. We are working in partnership with the Disability Resource Centre and Renfrewshire Council to raise awareness of house sparrows. This is funded by a grant by CSV Earth Action.

The aims of the project are:-

i) To protect and encourage the breeding of House Sparrows.
ii) To raise awareness and develop better understanding of the House Sparrow.
iii) To support the involvement of volunteers in the recording and monitoring of House Sparrows.

Planting of shrubs to encourage birdlife was completed at the Disability Resource centre in December 2012. Wood has been purchased to make nestboxes for sparrows. Reference is being made to the RSPB information leaflet on building nestboxes and construction of nestboxes is progressing.

House sparrows are under threat and this project is part of a network of activities to support their breeding.

Further information is available at http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/h/housesparrow/index.aspx