The Windsor 6 Nest Wall Cote
£1,950
Price includes VAT and UK mainland delivery
Delivery and returns, including your 14 days to change your mind.
Most orders take around 5 to 6 weeks
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A half octagonal wall mounted dovecote on three floors affording nesting for six pairs of birds.
Since I began in 1979, I would estimate to have made over a thousand dovecotes, so feel fully justified in saying I think I have got the hang of it. The first Dovecote I made was so bad I took an axe to it, but I lost that axe and the need to wield it long ago. There are things to know about doves and their dovecote needs, some features are necessary and others not so much, but which is which is for me to know.
Dove wise there appears to be no advantage or disadvantage if a dovecote is painted or not, so it is a personal preference. Unpainted dovecotes look best in a less formal setting and the white doves against a naturally weathered silver grey dovecote do standout. Whereas white doves against a white dovecote, perhaps not so much. Painted dovecotes however are best suited where the dovecote is a focal feature in the landscaping. A white dovecote set against an evergreen backdrop literally looks outstanding. We can if required paint the dovecote in a colour of your choosing (call for details).
Product features:
Removable walls - alternate walls are removable for cleaning access.
Crowning - weathered with hand dressed lead and a purpose turned finial.
Layout:
Individual nesting bays - each pairing gets its own bedroom.
Offset nest - nests are offset from the door to afford a degree of shelter.
Individual balconies - all around balconies that circle the cote allows unattached males to more easily promenade around the cote unsettling settled pairs.