Welcome to the second in a series of three posts designed to help you choose the best bird box for your garden or other outdoor space.
This article includes a list of our top 10 bird boxes for positioning on a wall or fence. The first and third posts cover the best options for installing on a tree in a garden, park or woodland and for building into a new build or development.
For each box we have provided a quick guide to the material that it is made from, the dimensions, and the species that the box is suitable for. Follow the links provided for more information about the box, including pricing and availability, or contact our customer services team for more advice.
• Made from: Softwood (FSC)
• Dimensions: 245 x 135 x 185mm
• Suitable for: Great Tits, Blue Tits, Coal Tits, Marsh Tits, Crested Tits
2. Vivara Pro WoodStone House Sparrow Nest Box (Double Chamber)
• Made from: Woodstone
• Dimensions: 160 x 290 x 210mm
• Suitable for: House Sparrows, Redstart, Spotted Flycatchers
3. Dual Chamber Sparrow Terrace
• Made from: Woodstone
• Dimensions: 360 x 220 x 180mm
• Suitable for: House Sparrows
4. Vivara Pro WoodStone Swift Nest Box
• Made from: Woodstone
• Dimensions: 245 x 380 x 265mm
• Suitable for: Swifts
5. House Martin Nests (Double Entrance)
• Made from: Woodstone and plywood
• Dimensions: 115 x 160 x 380mm
• Suitable for: House Martins
• Made from: Softwood (FSC)
• Dimensions: 210 x 430 x 210mm
• Suitable for: Swifts
• Made from: Recycled plastic and FSC timber
• Dimensions: 670 x 660 x 530mm
• Suitable for: Barn Owls
• Made from: Ceramic and FSC timber
• Dimensions: 125 x 202 x 125mm
• Suitable for: Swallows
• Made from: Recycled plastic and FSC oriented strand board
• Dimensions: 260 x 170 x 170mm
• Blue Tits, Coal Tits, Marsh Tits, Great Tits, Crested Tits, Tree Sparrows, House Sparrows, Nuthatches and Pied Flycatchers (species depend on entrance hole size).
10. Vivara Pro Seville 32mm WoodStone Nest Box
• Made from: Woodstone
• Dimensions: 310 x 200 x 200mm
• Suitable for: Coal Tits, Blue Tits, Marsh Tits, Crested Tits, Redstart, Nuthatches, Pied Flycatchers, House Sparrows, Tree Sparrows
Browse our full range of nest boxes for external walls and fences.
The full range of nest boxes can be found in our online shop, as well as a useful nest box price list which can be downloaded as a pdf.