Chasingmytail
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- Location
- Newport, SE Wales
Out of interest got a lot of flies on the cows and calves already. Got plenty of trees and shading but last year seemed extreme.
Is there a native bird that I could attract to the fields to eat more? I have put a few rubbish birdhouses out in the past but willing to put up a load more if I knew the types of birds I need to attract. Also would I need to have specific trees? We have planted a few thousand trees and God only knows the miles of new hedging to bring the size of the fields down into manageable paddocks but we are talking a few years to establish currently on year 2 and 3.
I know that bats eat about 3,000 insects a night but Im looking at the fly problem as a whole.
Perhaps make a mobile fly catching system?
Is there a native bird that I could attract to the fields to eat more? I have put a few rubbish birdhouses out in the past but willing to put up a load more if I knew the types of birds I need to attract. Also would I need to have specific trees? We have planted a few thousand trees and God only knows the miles of new hedging to bring the size of the fields down into manageable paddocks but we are talking a few years to establish currently on year 2 and 3.
I know that bats eat about 3,000 insects a night but Im looking at the fly problem as a whole.
Perhaps make a mobile fly catching system?