Bug Box Kit
Bug Box Kit
The Nestbox Company
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- Enjoy assembling your own bug box without having to worry about getting the sizes right.
- Great for attracting beneficial insects especially ladybirds, lacewings and solitary bees to your garden.
- These bug box kits are ideal for kids (and adults too!) with easy to follow instructions.
- Each pack contains all the components you need to make your own bug box (just add hammer and screwdriver) then collect hollow sticks and pine cones to fill the box and provide somewhere for the insects to live.
- Can be painted or decorated to create a unique bug box.
Encourage a range of beneficial insects into your garden and have fun making the box at the same time with our new bug box kit.
The DIY bug boxes provide you with pre-cut panels, nails and screws and simple to follow instructions. No sawing required - all you need is a hammer and a screwdriver and you can enjoy building your own bug box and providing homes, shelter and somewhere safe to hibernate for lots of useful bugs.
The kit is a great way of introducing children to all the really useful insects that help in the garden from ladybirds to solitary bees and their fascinating life cycles.
The box is nailed together with the roof attached by a screw to enable the upper compartment to be filled and checked. The kit contains all the parts for the wooden box, and then you'll need to go foraging to collect and fill the two compartments with somewhere for the insects to live.
The lower part of the box is designed to be filled with hollow sticks to provide somewhere for solitary bees to lay their eggs. This can be bamboo, hollow sticks (alder is especially good) or stems of other plants. We've even seen solitary bees using cut up drinking straws! Once you’ve collected your sticks, cut them to the right length then fill the lower part of the box with the hollow ends pointing outward. Then wait and watch. Solitary bees will lay their eggs in the hollow sticks then seal them up with mud which they collect.
The upper part of the box is great for providing somewhere dry and protected with lots of crevices for ladybirds and lacewings to tuck themselves away during the winter when they hibernate. Fill the top of the box with something like pine cones, twigs or straw which will give ladybirds and lacewings plenty of places to hide.
Specification
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Panels |
FSC Certified Exterior Grade Plywood |
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Sundries |
Nails, screw, sandpaper, instructions |
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Finish |
Not applied: you may like to consider applying a non-toxic water based stain or painting the box after assembly |
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Dimensions |
Overall height: 23cm, Overall width: 13cm, Overall Depth: 15cm (Finished box) |
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Weight |
0.9kg |
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Fixing |
2 fixing holes in top corners of back panel |
Downloadable Data Sheets (if applicable)
Downloadable Data Sheets (if applicable)
Product Specific Delivery Details
Product Specific Delivery Details
This product ships direct from our partner, The Nestbox Company. Most products will be made to order.
For single boxes <2kg we tend to use Royal Mail 48hr Tracked service. Most other orders are shipped with DHL with the exception of barn owl boxes. The barn owl boxes are sent with Parcelforce.
For large bulk orders and the large colony bat boxes they will likely be sent on a pallet.
Currently, this item can only be delivered within the UK.
Delivery Costs
Based on the value of The Nestbox Company products to England, Wales, and Scotland
- Up to £0.99: Free Shipping
- From £1.00 to £7.50: £1.50
- From £7.51 to £16.00: £4.50
- From £16.01 to £33.00: £6.50
- From £33.01 to £66.00: £8.50
- From £66.01 to £500.00: £12.50
- From £500.01 upwards: £24.00
For delivery to any other country please contact us to arrange a quote.
In partnership with The Nestbox Company
nature first since 1996
We aim for our boxes to provide the best accommodation for wildlife and our primary concern with all our products is that they should be designed appropriately for their target species.
Our boxes replicate as far as possible the conditions which are found in natural nest and roost sites.
designed by experts
Before we design any box we consider the requirements of the proposed inhabitants through reviews of published studies and consultation with experts in their field.
Combined with our experience of designing and manufacturing boxes and customer feedback we produce what we hope are boxes which offer the best accommodation for wildlife.
During the development of our products we are grateful to have received input of various kinds from many sources including, amongst others, the RSPB, the Barn Owl Trust, the University of Warwick, ZSL London Zoo, Staffordshire University, the Bat Conservation Trust, Aston University, the People's Trust for Endangered Species, Coventry University and the British Hedgehog Preservation Society.
made in britain
We started making nest boxes in 1996 based in a shed in Herefordshire. Since then, we’ve grown in size to become one of the largest producers of roost, nest, and wildlife boxes in the UK.
The Nestbox Company is run by father and sons; Peter, Tristan and Damian.
We manufacture our products in our own rural workshops, and combine modern production technology, with traditional hand finishing.
