Space logs within each layer 6-10 inches apart. Place tree tops, old Christmas trees, limbs, stones, or stumps on top of the base to complete the pile. Ideal piles are 4 to 8 feet tall and from 10 to 20 feet in diameter. Construct up to four piles per acre. On woods edges, one brushpile every 200 to 300 feet will provide adequate cover and travel lanes between food sources.
Place piles along forest edges and in openings, field corners, or along streams and marshes.
Situate brush piles in close proximity to food sources and other natural cover. Isolated piles will receive little use and may be detrimental to some wildlife species. Periodic renewal maintains optimal wildlife cover. 16 - Building Songbird Boxes , No. 17 - Woodland Wildlife Nest Boxes , No.