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

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Being fitted in the non-load bearing outside skin (typically of a cavity wall), no lintel is required, nor any modification to the building design. It is not advised for boxes to be fitted within 750mm of windows or lintels. If you are fitting clusters of boxes together (mainly swift boxes) it is advised lintels should be fitted.

Type 24:suitable for many small birds including great, blue, marsh, coal and crested tits, redstarts, nuthatch, tree and house sparrows 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. The fitted bird or bat box is not deep enough to bridge the cavity and will not affect the insulation properties of the building.

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The founders would like to thank friends and family for all their support and belief in our venture to get us to where we are now. Thank you! Bats like to choose from a variety of roosts as the seasons change – they are mammals which need to avoid losing energy unnecessarily to thermo-regulation. Position your bat homes somewhere between 3m and 6m (10′ to 20′) off the ground and in various aspects, South and East facing especially. Select locations furthest from trees and other vantage points that could be used by potential predators. You will also want to avoid siting bat homes above windows and doors. Bats feed on insects and also need water to drink, so these are also important considerations.

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 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.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. 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 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. 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 2FR Bat Tube is suitable for bat species which inhabit buildings and is designed to be built into the masonry of an external wall. It can either be built flush with the wall or beneath a rendered surface. The tube is constructed from woodcrete and has an integrated wooden panel onto which bats can easily cling.This box requires no maintenance as droppings fall out of the entrance ramp. Any redistribution or reproduction of part or all of the contents in any form is prohibited other than the following: The right internal surface – well designed bat houses come with rough interiors, allowing the bats to hang while they sleep. 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