FLOCKS of birds and furry friends can now call Tintinhull Public School home, thanks to the efforts of students.

Twenty-four pupils aged between 10 and 12 spent about two days building and painting nine "homes" for native fauna, complete with ladders for entry and perches for seating.

On Tuesday, September 9, they installed the nesting boxes in school grounds under the watchful eye of Wesley Leedham, founder of the schoolyard and community biodiversity project.

Tintenhull is one of 28 public schools across New England and NSW to have taken part in the project.

It records and shares information about threatened species with government organisations and institutions such as The University of New England.

Cameras are used to capture much information about the nesting boxes' residents, in

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