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On Sunday, 1 November 2020 16:31:44 UTC, TimW wrote:

I am involved in a project to put some small wooden structures like
nesting boxes out in some woodland. The Desire is that they should be
100% (or at least 99%) biodegradable, so they last as long as poss but
ultimately rot away to nothing. Fixing them in trees with synthetic
ropes or straps is therefore obviously a complete no-no. So traditional
rope is required.

There's a bewildering array of different materials - coir, hemp, flax
etc and some treatments as well like tarred rope. Does anyone know what
is a good choice here for just lasting a few years out in the weather?
Is it better to have thicker rope for lasting, or just strong enough to
do the job?

TW

So you want a fixing that will drop the box to the ground every few years. I could ask,
but there won't be any sensible reason.

A screw would be more sensible.

Before or after ?

Ideally you're supposed to regularly clean out nestboxes in any case so as to
remove any dead nestlings, fleas, and old nests allowing the birds
to bring in fresh nesting materials. So any screws could be removed
once the box was no longer considered viable.

This is of course on the assumption that these are closed boxes with an access
hole.

michael adams

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