Bird and bat boxes

[Tully]

How do you guys go about attaching bird and bat boxes to woodland trees? Are there any tree friendly ways of attachment other than using a screw or nail.If anyone has any interesting information it would be very useful. I herd today that you mustn't face a bird box south .

 

cheers

[christreeroot]

We use our natural tree features that we strap to trees, much better that over the counter bat boxes and dont stand out like a sore thumb....

 

If you must nail into the tree use the arbor bolt, has a spring system that limits tree damage...

[Tully]

nice one.

[David Humphries]

We use our natural tree features that we strap to trees, much better that over the counter bat boxes and dont stand out like a sore thumb....

 

If you must nail into the tree use the arbor bolt, has a spring system that limits tree damage...

 

 

 

Agree with the natural habitat Chris, will be strapping up cavity/fractures alot more in the future.

 

We've tried over the counter and diy boxes. Sometimes strapped, sometimes nailed

 

 

 

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[David Humphries]

Not had fantastic results, but like these bored out crevices

 

 

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[christreeroot]

Look good, thats a shame about the success rate... We have had some great results with bore cuts etc...

 

Found 3x nocs in one in september but best of all a large limb we strapped up in a tree is being used as a winter roost site by 30+ bats

[David Humphries]

Found 3x nocs in one in september but best of all a large limb we strapped up in a tree is being used as a winter roost site by 30+ bats

 

 

Chris,

was the resurection an known old roost from a Td, or was the limb (species?) deemed to have potential due to evidence of previous occupation and/or just features that could be used?

 

Private or trust/LA?

 

Any pics?

 

Either way, very good work Sir

 

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[Parker]

Im currently working for a LA and will probably be putting up my fair share of bird/bat boxes. Was wondering what kinda heights your putting them at?

 

Would you say that strapping up piece of timber with natural decay features is more effective than man made?