MALVERN Community Forest is once again holding a bird box sponsorship scheme this year.

For £8 you can sponsor a bird box which will be numbered and placed in local woodlands, including the Community Woodland at Townsend Way.

During the nesting season, a survey will be carried out by a qualified ornithologist and organisers will let anyone who sponsors a box know what activity has taken place in their boxes.

There will also be a bird box workshop next Saturday, February 19, at Malvern Youth Centre, Albert Park Road, from 3pm to 5.30pm.

To book a place, contact Phil Hopkinson on 01684 574865 or pahoppy@btinternet.com.