Pole Mounted Bat Box
Pole Mounted Bat Box
The Nestbox Company
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- Ideal solution when no suitable building or tree is available to mount a bat box.
- Enables the bat box to be placed in the optimum position.
- Comes as standard with a 4, 5 or 6 metre metal pole or banding to fit to your own pole.
- Choose between Roost Maternity or Large Colony Bat Box
- Choice of a single box or two boxes back to back.
Our Pole Mounted Bat Boxes are an ideal solution when there is no suitable building or tree available on which to mount the bat box. They can also be used to ensure that box gets maximum solar gain by placing it in an unshaded spot or if you want to position the bat box on a hedgerow. The Pole Mounted Bat Boxes use our standard Roost Maternity or Large Colony Bat Boxes with the addition of fixing rails which enable them to be securely fixed to the supplied metal poles. Alternatively if you have a telegraph pole or similar already installed we can supply the boxes with rails and metal bands which allow you to fix them to poles up to 900mm circumference. We offer both our Roost Maternity Bat Box and Large Colony Bat Box as either single boxes or double boxes mounted back to back on the same pole. The back to back boxes have the advantage that the two boxes will differ in solar gain and resultant thermal regimes. Bats can then choose the box which offers the optimal conditions and are likely to vary which box they use through the year.
To securely install your Pole Mounted Bat Box usually requires around 1m of the pole to be buried below ground, however we would always advise you consult your builder or structural engineer as ground conditions vary from site to site.
For ease of installation and shipping, the pole will be dispatched separately from the bat box and bracket. Apart from erecting the pole, the only tool needed is a spanner (or a screwdriver for the metal band version) to fix the boxes onto the pole.
Specification
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Product |
Pole Mounted Roost Maternity Bat Box |
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Pole |
4m, 5m or 6m pole; 76mm diameter |
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Box Materials |
FSC Certified Exterior Grade Plywood with ceramic inserts |
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Box Construction |
Panels stapled together with surface sunk staples. |
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Finish |
External surfaces treated with water-based non-toxic non-volatile wood treatment, with active constituent natural borate mineral salt. |
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Single Box Dimensions |
Overall height: 49cm, Overall width: 26cm, Overall Depth: 13cm. |
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Entrance |
17mm wide slot. |
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Internal |
3 internal crevices approximately 20mm wide with 3 ceramic inserts. |
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Weight |
Box 6.6kg; Pole 7kg (4 metre), 28kg (5 metre) or 33kg (6 metre) |
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Access |
Removable roof, secured with 1 screw. |
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Fixing |
Rail/screw/clip fixing system for attaching Box to Pole |
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Product |
Pole Mounted Large Colony Bat Box |
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Pole |
4m, 5m or 6m pole; 76mm diameter |
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Box Materials |
FSC Certified Exterior Grade Plywood with ceramic inserts |
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Box Construction |
Panels stapled together with surface sunk staples. |
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Finish |
External surfaces treated with water-based non-toxic non-volatile wood treatment, with active constituent natural borate mineral salt. |
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Single Box Dimensions |
Overall height: 78cm, Overall width: 34cm, Overall Depth: 13cm. |
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Entrance |
17mm wide slot. |
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Internal |
3 internal crevices approximately 20mm wide with 3 ceramic inserts. |
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Weight |
Box 16kg; Pole 7kg (4 metre), 28kg (5 metre) or 33kg (6 metre) |
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Access |
Removable roof, secured with 2 screws. |
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Fixing |
Rail/screw/clip fixing system for attaching Box to Pole |
Please note that in Britain, all bat species and their roosts are legally protected, by both domestic and international legislation.
For more information, visit Bats and the Law available at bats.co.uk
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.
