Brush pile
2020-12-07
Loosely stacked branches, parallel to each other
Don't use treated lumber
Top with smaller branches and twigs
The pile will shrink in time, keep adding to it
Screen the pile with plants that offer something beneficial to wildlife
Build a brush pile
Don't throw it away! Don't chip it! Don't burn it! Do what lovers of backyard wildlife do - throw limbs, branches, twigs and brush in a pile and ignore it.
- Escape routes for animals being pursued by predators.
- Shelter from storms.
- Birds and dragonflies will perch on the tips of branches. Insects and lizards will sun themselves on outer surfaces.
- Birds, squirrels, opossums, toads, snakes and others will scour it for the insects that inevitably take up residence.
- Butterflies may spend the night, tucked into crevices, or even hibernate there over winter.
- Opossums, raccoons, others may use it for dens.
- On a hillside, it helps hold soil in place.
Welcome Wildlife - create a backyard wildlife habitat