Pinkerton Landcare and Environment Group have recently placed five nest boxes in Pinkerton Forest. Will Clegg, an arborist at Melbourne Zoo, did the hard work of placing the boxes high in the trees. His work was most spectacular as he climbed each tall tree with the aid of climbing ropes. They needed to be placed several metres above the ground to be suitable as wildlife nest sites and safe from predators.
Pinkerton Landcare and Environment Group have recently placed three nest boxes in Pinkerton Forest. Many Australian native animals are ‘obligate hollow users’ which means that they need hollows in which to nest. Tree hollows are in fact necessary for their survival. These include many of our much loved species such as Kookaburras, parrots, cockatoos, owls, ducks and possums.