Creators often choose natural, foraged materials to build and decorate their houses, allowing the creations to decompose back into the ground where they are placed.
Fairy houses have been recorded on Monhegan Island in Maine since the 1950s,[3] although some claim they date back to the early 20th century.
[3][4] In the early 2000s, New Hampshire writer Tracy Kane began publishing children's books on fairy houses after visiting Monhegan.
Depending on the region, this can include logs and twigs, acorns and pinecones, grasses, shells, feathers, stones, or produce such as berries and pumpkins.
[3] Fairy house trails may also have a negative impact on natural spaces, as increased visitors to an area can result in vandalism, littering, soil compaction and erosion, and destruction of plant life.