Product Code : 2347
Product information
This oak/larch double chambered box provides habitat for many bats.
The heavy construction provides good insulation and longevity, as well as preventing predators from chewing the entrance slot.
There is an access ladder and hinged front door providing access for inspection and cleaning.
The felling of dead, old and hollow trees has reduced the availability of natural roost sites for bats. Bat boxes provide artificial roosts and are important for conservation and research. But they cannot entirely replace natural tree holes.
Eleven bat species have roosted in bat boxes. Six species (pipistrelle, noctule, Leisler's, Natterer's, Daubenton's, and brown long-eared bats) have bred in them. Bat boxes are also used widely as mating roosts.
Site in areas where bats are known to feed, but with few potential roosts. Place boxes as high as possible in sheltered and wind-free areas exposed to the sun for part of the day, up to three boxes per tree. An area around the box needs to be cleared to allow bats direct and easy access to the box entrance. Woodland rides and glades are ideal, particularly if close to a marsh, pond or river.
Bat boxes should be sited 2.5 to 5 mtrs high (depending on whether low or high flying bats are sighted).
Ideally the boxes should be fixed on a tree facing north, or south to south east.
