Habitat boxes provide refugee for local native fauna

The City of Armadale’s Habitat Links program held a workshop on Thursday 3 August, at the Environment Centre, located in Armadale Settlers Common.

An informative and engaging presentation, followed by a demonstration of how to build a habitat box, was provided to participants of the Habitat Links program by Simon Cherriman, Director of Re-Cyc-Ology. The presentation outlined the need to retain mature trees so they could develop natural hollows required for wildlife to breed and shelter in.

Re-Cyc-Ology builds habitat boxes from recycled materials, repurposing them and saving them from going to landfill. 

Mayor Ruth Butterfield attended the workshop and said it was fascinating to learn about the different types of habitat boxes and what’s required to attract a range of birds and mammals to nest on your property.

“Participants asked lots of great questions and took away tips and information about how to build and place a habitat box, to provide homes for different species of native wildlife.

“A range of habitat boxes including microbat boxes, possum, and small bird boxes, which could attract pardalotes and parrots and also a large cockatoo box were available for participants to select from to place on their property.

“As part of the workshop, a Habitat Box was installed as a demonstration, in a tree outside the Environment Centre which will hopefully provide a refuge for local native fauna”, said Mayor Butterfield.

The City encourages eligible residents to register their interest to join the City’s Habitat Links program and receive ongoing support to encourage wildlife and increase biodiversity to their property.

For further information, contact the City’s Habitat Links Officer on 9394 5000 or visit engage.armadale.wa.gov.au/habitat-links