'Home' for the Wild

Mushrooms in our Sanctuary Forest Wild Garden. Captured by Jeroen.

Are you aware the Wild also need a home?
Whether you love the Wild or not,
the Wild also need a home.

2 of the new bird houses we placed on our shed, sheltered. A favourite spot of the birds. You see an old bird house, in the corner, where the coal tits nested. It is very old and there for a long time. We hope to replace a new one. Welcome to sponsor a new bird house.

If I have not lived with the Wild and in the Nature, I wouldn't truly come to understand the Wild; their needs, their preferences, the home they stay in.

Having moved and lived here for 7 months, I learn a lot about the Wild, literally living in the Nature. We're very blessed that the previous owners who had lived here created a biodiversity of trees and bushes that are birds and insects friendly. The biodiversity of birds' needs are so unique and different, they have their own personality and even the house they choose to live in. We see that purpose of the bird houses are made for the birds to have a safe home to nest and to overwinter in the winter. We choose bird houses that are durable and natural and suitable for the birds.

We never knew that the sizes of the holes, even the shapes are for different species of birds. When you choose a bird house, do read and know which house is suitable for the bird. Sometimes, in the commercial where they sell bird house decoration are not necessary suitable for them. Buy a bird house from places like Welkoop, Vogelbescherming, Natuurmomentum.

Here are some of the bird houses and a bat house we bought recently as we hope that these houses provide a warm home for the birds in the winter and welcome to sponsor them. Donate a bird or bat house so that we can provide more bird or bat house for the birds and bats.

A new Bird House we bought. Welcome to sponsor it.

Peanut Butter for the Birds. They love it. Welcome to sponsor their food.

Bat House in our Sanctuary Forest Wild Garden. Welcome to sponsor more bat houses.

Some discovery of the birds in our Sanctuary Forest Wild Garden:

• Do you know that wren is a very shy bird? If it is very cold, they will look for each other and hurdle together for warmth in the winter?
• Do you know birds choose their own bird house? They will check on the bird house and decide which bird house they want to nest or stay.
• Do you know that a forest that invite diversity of birds to live in only when the forest are of diversity? 
• Do you know that the bird house has to be placed away from the sun and in a safe spot where the birds have privacy and feel safe in?
• Do you know that the bird house has to be cleaned after the nesting season is over for the next nesting season?

A bird house made of clay. We had it for some years in our old house. This year, the wag tails nested their young in it for the first time.

​Donate and sponsor a bird house as well as a bat house. Give them a home. As you know home has been taken away from the Wild through deforestation in many countries, they are losing their home. Jeroen and I grow and create a biodiversity for the Wild in our own ground so they have a forest they call HOME.

Click on this post 'Support Our Sanctuary Forest Wild Garden Mission' on how you can donate and sponsor a bird or bat house or food or tree/plant for the Wild. If you have good condition suitable bird houses you want to donate, we also welcome them. 

This is our existing mini forest where lots of small & big trees have fallen with broken branches. Overgrown and also lots of trash. We are clearing the trash and clearing the dead branches over the past 7 months. A funny photo Jeroen captured of me recently in our gardening chores.

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​I commit myself to full time growing our food forest as a gardener. It is a full time work. Though I receive no income for it, I'm very happy doing what I love. I welcome sponsoring and donation to support and help me to grow a home for the Wild in particular. I thank you deep within my heart for every house you sponsor, food you give to the Wild, a tree or plant you support us to grow in our forest. Gradually, we grow, create a Sanctuary Forest with biodiversity, with 'food', a heavenly sacred home and retreat place for you, the Wild and us with our bare two hands.

Namaste! Shalom! Peace! Blessings!

With much Gratitude of Love,
Elizabeth & Jeroen