Swift Nesting Brick Box, Terracotta Breeding Bird House for Brick or Rendered Walls

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The hedgehog box should be placed in a quiet, shady, sheltered, dry place with plenty of protection vegetation around. Avoid having the entrance point north, north easterly to prevent cold winds entering the house. It’s fine to fit bat houses at any time of the year, however it makes most sense to complete your installation by early Springtime, as it will stand a chance of attracting bats emerging from their local hibernation, also other species who have wintered abroad. Any redistribution or reproduction of part or all of the contents in any form is prohibited other than the following: The Wienerberger Habibat range of integrated bat boxes are solid boxes made of insulating concrete that provide an internal roost space, ready to be integrated into the fabric of a building as it is built or renovated. Suitable for most species commonly found in the UK, the single chambered unit features an integrated V system to increase the surface for bats to roost against, while allowing freedom of movement.

Duncan and Jenny McCutchan have combined their experience of 25 years in the building trade plus years of installing and monitoring barn owl nest boxes in East Sussex. During that time, they have seen building styles offer fewer and fewer opportunities for wildlife so they wanted to find a way to reverse this trend. We will always let you have a copy of personal information we have about you, should you request it, and you may correct it if you wish. A brilliant idea to help some of our declining bird populations and give an added enjoyment to your home!The fitted bird or bat box is not deep enough to bridge the cavity and will not affect the insulation properties of the building. This product makes an ideal bat house for most of the UK’s bat species, including Pipistrelles, who will use it for roosting, hibernating and (in maternity roosts) bringing up their young. The entrance hole and internal design can be tailored to suit different species of bat e.g. Bechstein’s and Serotine. The body is made from recycled polypropylene – an extremely tough and durable material used in construction for cavity trays and damp proof courses. This means the box lets in minimal amounts of moisture in adverse weather conditions making it such a highly desirable dry winter roost. As the plastic will be exposed to virtually no sunlight (if any), degradation is effectively eliminated. As a result the boxes are expected to last for the lifetime of the building in which they are housed – an important feature in terms of environmental planning. Duncan and Jenny’s aim is to make people aware that despite inhabiting a highly populated world, ways need to be found of nurturing and protecting wildlife for this and future generations. They strongly believe that bird and bat boxes are an excellent way of providing for wildlife in every building. Anywhere between around 3 and 6 metres (10 to 20 feet) above ground level is fine. Bats like to feel safe from ground based predators such as cats.

We will only pass on information about you as an individual (as opposed to aggregate information) to third parties overseas to enable us to perform services requested by you.The table below covers the most common species that are likely to be attracted, together with siting guidance. It is not an exact science and it may be found that species other than the ones which may be targeted take up residence instead. It can also take time for birds and bats to start using the boxes. Species Hedgehog numbers in the UK have been in decline for over two decades and in 2020 became classified as vulnerable to extinction. Building developments on natural habitats and changes to farming practices have seriously impacted the number of hedgehogs in the UK, along with pesticides killing the hedgehog’s natural diet of slugs, insects and worms. The right internal surface – well designed bat houses come with rough interiors, allowing the bats to hang while they sleep.