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. 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.

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. 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. 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. Our bumble bee boxes provide a weatherproof, dry, dark space for the colony to live in and ensures bees and their larvae are contained entirely within the specifically designed box. Bumble bees prefer to nest in undisturbed areas and do not like prolonged exposure to the sun as this can heat up the nest too much so our bee boxes should be situated with this in mind and at least 1.5 metres above the ground. Installing a hedgehog house/box in the garden provides them with a safe place to shelter and hibernate through the winter. Whether this is to support biodiversity net gain on a new project or simply within your garden we can supply a quality, long-lasting hedgehog house.Type 24:suitable for many small birds including great, blue, marsh, coal and crested tits, redstarts, nuthatch, tree and house sparrows

By providing an environment in which the birds feel warm and safe, that’s large enough for them to move around and raise a family, and by using an entrance aperture which is only just large enough for the target species to use, thereby eliminating use by larger (possibly predatory) birds e.g. magpies. 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. The right internal surface – well designed bat houses come with rough interiors, allowing the bats to hang while they sleep.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 fitted bird or bat box is not deep enough to bridge the cavity and will not affect the insulation properties of the building. We will only pass on information about you as an individual (as opposed to aggregate information) to third parties to enable us to perform services requested by you or with your prior consent. Yes they will. During the winter months, bats will find a hibernation roost and huddle together as they largely shut down. Their body temperatures can fall dramatically – a 2012 study in the Journal of Mammalogy (Oxford University Press) revealed that the skin temperatures of hibernating Big Brown Bats in the US fluctuated from over 35 deg C to less than 5 deg C. Bats actually prefer winter roosts with a relatively constant temperature however and bat homes which are integral to buildings are useful for this purpose.

In the UK, bat houses should generally face East, South or West, and positioned such that they are in sunlight for several hours a day to keep the roosting area warm.A brilliant idea to help some of our declining bird populations and give an added enjoyment to your home!