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Hollow-hogging with Nils

Creating new hollows in trees after fire

4 December 2024

Nils from Calypto Hollows came out to our Project Manager, Lachlan McIntyre's, property last week to create a few hollows as part of the block's fire recovery.

We created 10 hollows across 7 trees for a mixture of animals like gliders, brushtail possums, as well as small and large birds like pardalotes, various honeyeaters, gang gangs and kookaburras. There's also a water point high up on a union to hold water after rain for animals to drink from.

A brand new tree hollow, made with the 'hollow hog'
A brand new tree hollow, made with the 'hollow hog'

To compliment the work Nils has done putting up some hollows on the bigger trees, I will be putting up some nesting boxes in areas where the trees are a bit smaller.

Local conservation arborist, Nils, up a tree with his 'hollow hog' tool
Local conservation arborist, Nils, up a tree with his 'hollow hog' tool

Now it's time to wait and monitor to see what critters move in!

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Lachlan McIntyre

Projects Manager