Nature Nests
With the advent of modern building technology, new homes, apartments and industrial buildings have become much more airtight reflecting the need to improve insulation standards and save energy. In the near past many species were able to use the small niches and holes on their slates and soffits to nest. This allowed many species that have lost their traditional nesting sites due to habitat destruction to take-up residence and our homes, schools, apartments and factories.
Many Nature Nests products are designed to be incorporated into modern buildings and indeed retro fitted into older buildings so that many species can use human made structures to nest. Nature Nests are designed to allow access to the nesting site only while not allowing access into the main structure of the building. By providing nesting sites for wild animals this allows nature and humanity to coexist together within the urban environment. Urban green spaces, if properly planned can provide significant feeding and nesting habitats for a wide range of insects, amphibians, mammals and birds. Environments that are nature rich are also good for the well-being and health of people.
Nature nest also provide bespoke solutions which can be created on a site by site basis
Please contact us if you wish to discuss these options.
Swift Soffit Box
Swifts have been in serious decline for some time. Much of this decline has been attributed to loss of nesting habitats in modern airtight homes.
Our swift soffit box is a strong water resistant MDF box which sits into the soffit on the inside. On the bottom of the box there is a round hole for the nest tray and a rectangle shape so the 28 mm by 65 mm entrance hole can be drilled into the soffit to allow access.
Note: The swifts will only have access to the box and not the rest of the under soffit area.
Swift Bricks
Swifts have been in serious decline for some time. Much of this decline has been attributed to loss of nesting habitats in modern airtight homes.
By creating built-in swift bricks we provide safe spaces for swifts without impacting on the building insulation properties.
Our swift bricks are made of Tricoya Extreme and Magnesium Board. They are strong, light with an inbuilt nest tray. If properly installed these boxes should last as long as the buildings in which they are fitted.
Bat Soffit Roost
There are nine species of bats in Ireland. Several species, like the common and soprano pipistrelles, are widespread and common; others, like the lesser horseshoe bat, are relatively rare and restricted in distribution. All Irish bats are protected.
Bats love warm dry places to roost and raise their young. These spaces can be hard to find. However, modern homes do not always provide access spaces for bats.
Our Nature Nest Bat Soffit Roosts are made from fsc approved hardwood ply. The boxes provide safe, contained, dry places for bats to roost under your soffit. A thin 20mm slit in the soffit allows access to the underside of the bat box so bats can enter into a warm, comfortable space.
Our Nature Nests, Bat Soffit Roosts are suitable for many of our native species.
Note: The bats will only have access to the soffit roost and not the rest of the under soffit area.