Hedgehog Nest Box
Hedgehog Nest Box
The Nestbox Company
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- Our hedgehog house provides an ideal home for hedgehog hibernation and breeding.
- Fully constructed from FSC certified plywood panels.
- Designed by experts to provide a safe, dry, warm, long lasting box.
- Help these special creatures with a good home.
Once a common site in gardens, hedgehogs have declined dramatically by as much as a third in the last ten years. You can give hedgehogs a helping hand by providing a hedgehog nest in a quiet corner of your garden to provide a space for them to hibernate and possibly breed.
Our hedgehog nest box has been completely redesigned but still keeps all the best features of our previous nesting boxes. It is far safer for the hedgehog, and eliminates loose entrance tunnels and plastic pipes by building all these features into one robust design.
Our designs for this nest box have been tested extensively with many hedgehog nests by the British Hedgehog Preservation Society and their hedgehog "carers", whose help is much appreciated. We would also like to thank Dr. Pat Morris of London University who has contributed to the development
The box features:
- Fully built-in tunnel with large square access for even the largest hedgehog to avoid unwanted visitors.
- Raised 'step' at entrance to enable the nesting box to be partly buried.
- Totally safe nesting area well away from the tunnel entrance.
- Lower roof to enable the hedgehog to build a snug nest.
- Inbuilt ventilation (protected against blocking) designed to provide just the right temperature and humidity without draughts.
- Removable roof for easy inspection and cleaning.
- Underfloor runners letting air to the underside of the nesting box but allowing the nest box to be pushed easily into place in undergrowth, etc.
- The panels for this box are precision cut from FSC Certified exterior grade plywood.
Specification
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Materials |
FSC Certified Exterior Grade Plywood |
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Construction |
Panels stapled together with surface sunk staples. |
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Finish |
Non-toxic water based stain and preservative |
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Dimensions |
Overall height: 22cm, Overall width: 38cm, Overall length: 47cm |
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Weight |
4kg |
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Fixing |
Rests on ground |
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.
