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Where to place robins nest box.

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Letterkenny | 16:22 Wed 26th Mar 2008 | Animals & Nature
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Any one please tell me where to locate a robin nest box and at what height.I have a smallish garden with 8 foot fir tree hedge at the bottom.
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Probably too late for this year- best sited in the autumn so they get used to it and it gets weathered and rid of the new look/smell.

Have a look here for positioning it
http://www.bbc.co.uk/derby/content/articles/20 07/02/08/nest_box_siting_2007_feature.shtml
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burnhal, thank you for taking the time to answer my query. I found it very helpful
letterkenny we had robins nesting in our garden last year,they were only two to three feet off the ground nesting in the kids old bikes, it was such a pleasure to see them come out the nest to fly away, there was only one egg that never hatched from seven ggod luck
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cogsy,thanks for your reply,will try my box about 3ft from ground.

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