This extra-large maternity bat box is suitable for installation against masonry walls and other rough facades. Bats can access the box in two ways: through the wall, as the back wall has a 2 cm clearance, and through the openings at the bottom. The open bottom allows for easy inspection.
The three compartments, spaced 19 mm apart, are mutually accessible through holes in the partitions. This bat box can be connected with several boxes side by side to create an even larger space. This requires making connecting holes on the sides that meet to create a passage from one box to another.
Several bat species can use this bat box, depending on the species present locally.
As a maternity/summer or breeding box, it is suitable for:
- Whiskered Bat
- Common Pipistrelle
- Soprano Pipistrelle
- Serotine (experimental)
- Pond Bat (experimental)
- Nathusius’ Pipistrelle
- Particoloured Bat (possibly also as a maternity box)
In mild winters, it may also be used by:
- Common Pipistrelle
This box is suitable as a maternity box but can also serve as a summer and/or breeding box. In mild winters, it can also function as a shelter. The compartments (including the space between the wall and the box) create different microclimates inside.
The box is made of waterproof bonded exterior plywood. The inside of the back wall and one side of the partition are finished with spray cork for good grip. For better protection and insulation, the exterior of the box is also finished with spray cork. The box comes with the appropriate hanging hardware for easy mounting.
