How to make a bat box

In this film by internationally accomplished filmmaker Katie Vickers, we learn how to make a bat box with Mike, a member of the Men's Sheds association. Men's sheds is a UK wide organisation that seeks to improve wellbeing, reduce loneliness and combat social isolation by encourage people to come together to make, repair and repurpose, and support projects in their local communities. Find out more about this charity here -
More on Katie Vickers here -

[johanneswerner]

Ugh. This reminds me that I still need to build one of those! Our local wildlife org distributed plans at some town festival...

OK, no time like the present! I'll cut some more parts and give them as a DIY set to my nieces and nephews 😁

[VanderlyndenJengold]

I made three batboxes, there were bats in the valley as they flew past my head. Never saw any bats in the boxes but had a good time making and setting them up.

The bats were probably happy were they were.

[irishcottagerenovation]

Great and simple design, thank you. What aspect do you fix the bat boxes and to what ? Thanks for sharing

[woody]

Makes me wonder how bats would find a bat box and know it's worth landing on and that they could climb up inside.

[pauldurkee]

From what I know, its more difficult to get bats to set up home in a new box, they are choosy.