Wildlife Hotel (well, mini log shed)

I've mentioned this in another thread as I've been building it, but it is now complete and awaiting its first inhabitants. I built one of these many years ago in my mum's garden and hedgehogs took up residence almost straight away, even having young, I also had wrens nest in it twice and a pair of robins. Mice were also seen flitting in and out and a multitude of insect life also took advantage of it.

The bottom bit is the hedgehog house part, which is filled with hay and dry leaves, I have also put a bit of hay and some leaves amongst the logs.

Can't wait to see what uses this one



Entrance at the back for robins or wrens, maybe even dunnocks; this hole is large at 64mm

 

i like this too i think i will copy yet another idea and make one for up the plot !

 

Excelent Biloba

I've stayed in worse hostels than that.

 

Today I have made use of a dead space in the back garden to knock together another wildlife lodge using a pallet and some old turf and a LOT of rotting leaves to create a woodland floor feel. As there are currently dozens and dozens of frogs in the garden I'm hoping some will take a liking to it

 

If I were a Hedgepig, i'd be in there like a shot

 

bees and wasps will like the wood section.

 

I was watering the grass on top of it this morning and there are; as hoped, already frogs in residence within 24hrs, there were 3 'cuddled' together in the left hand tube

 

Very inspirational, Bilbo

I've got a pallet .... some pipe ... logs ... and some slats from an old fence panel .... might have to give these ideas a go! I'm not very handy (and Mr Mum less so) but I think I might be able to knock something up.

 

Thanks Mum , go for it, I'm sure the wildlife aren't too fussy on what it looks like; I've a simple pile of small logs and pieces of bark in another corner behind my perennial bed and yesterday I gently lifted a piece of bark and there were 15 young frogs all huddled together and under another a huge toad

 

Think I shall, Bilbo.

Trouble is, much of my garden is naturally a wildlife attraction For example, last year, I had bees nesting in my compost heap.
When I moved in two years ago, I had a number of wasps nests in my loft.

Today, a seagull was trying to blend in with my chooks and ducks when I gave them some kitchen scraps.

While watering the garden, a few frogs leapt out of nowhere (didn't arf make me jump!); a squirrel ran across my trellis at the rear and I noticed that some of my stump 'seats' have bore holes in them (could be wasps/bees/beetles - - best I don't sit on them for a little while )

But I do fancy a "dedicated" area; even if they continue to use the whole garden, at their leisure.

 

Sounds similar to mine Mum; no chooks here though , I've had bees nesting in a bird box last year and there are literally hundreds of them visiting the garden at the moment and the frogs are everywhere, including the greenhouse. I just like the idea of giving the visiting wildlife somewhere to seek shelter, refuge, even set up home if I'm lucky. The mini logshed was knocked together because I know I have hedgehogs visiting but I would love them to set up home in my patch at some point with a bit of luck

 

I know I have frogs in residence in the above wildlife hotel but yesterday I spotted a wood mouse popping in and out of one of the tunnels just before dark