Eco Hedgehog Nest Box
Eco Hedgehog Nest Box
The Nestbox Company
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- An exceptionally long lasting hedgehog house constructed from recycled plastic.
- Generous nesting chamber with integrated tunnel to stop predators or cats entering the box.
- Featuring a removable/replaceable wooden floor for hedgehogs to build their nest on.
- Our Eco Hedgehog Nest Box provides an ideal home for hedgehog hibernation and breeding.
- Designed by experts to provide a long lasting, safe, dry and warm shelter.
- Help these enchanting creatures by providing a good home.
Our Eco Hedgehog Nest Box provides an exceptionally long lasting hibernation home for hedgehogs.
The hedgehog box is manufactured in UV stable 100% recycled plastic, which requires no maintenance and has an extremely long life expectancy. The plastic sheet is produced in Britain from 100% waste plastic, much of it discarded bale wrap and other similar plastics collected from farms around the UK, then processed into the green and black sheets from which this hedgehog home is made.
The box is constructed from the recycled plastic with the exception of the wooden removable/replaceable floor. It’s joined together using our ingenious tabs meaning there are no screws or nails to rust or corrode. These features combine to create a box which can be confidently tucked away or half buried in a secluded corner of your garden and will provide years of comfortable accommodation for any hedgehogs with no worry of the box rotting or degrading. All you need to do is make sure the entrance doesn’t become too overgrown!
We’ve designed the box focusing on providing hedgehogs with a comfortable, dry space in which they can hibernate and breed. The box has a generous inner chamber for hedgehogs to make their nest and hibernate, which is accessed by the integrated tunnel. This creates a snug nesting area with protection from wind and driven rain. In addition, the tunnel has been designed to minimise the chance of cats and other unwanted animals accessing the box and to stop foxes and badgers from getting to hedgehogs with their paws.
The nesting chamber has a wooden floor which provides a comfortable, natural-feeling surface for the hedgehogs to hibernate. When siting the box in a dry spot the wooden floor can be removed allowing the hedgehogs to nest on the ground as they would naturally. The nesting chamber has a one-piece roof, ensuring it remains dry, and ventilation holes front and rear to prevent the build-up of condensation.
When siting the box choose a quiet, shaded corner of your garden. Hedgehogs use deciduous leaves to construct their nests. They will use material from the area surrounding the box so it’s best to ensure that there are plenty of leaves around the box. If you want to give them a bit of a head start then you can put a bit of bedding such as leaves, hay or straw in the box when first putting the box out.
Specification
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Materials |
Low Density Polyethylene board manufactured using 100% recycled waste plastic; Wooden Floor: FSC Certified Oriented Strand Board. |
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Construction |
Panels fitted together using integral tabbing system. |
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Dimensions |
Overall height: 33cm, Overall width: 46cm, Overall length: 51cm |
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Nesting Chamber |
Width: 43cm,Depth: 28cm |
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Weight |
5.2kg |
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Entrance Hole |
14.5cm x 13.5cm |
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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.
