Popular and successful boxes
Schwegler is a German company that has been producing nest boxes and other types of nesting aids for birds, bats, insects and many other creatures for over 50 years. Their wood-concrete nest boxes have proved to be a remarkable success, as well as being very durable and environmentally friendly. They have some of the highest occupation rates of all nest boxes. Over 8.5 million Schwegler boxes have been placed in woods, orchards and gardens throughout Europe, the USA and Canada and in many other countries, too. In the UK they are regularly used by some of the biggest environmentally-driven organisations including the National Trust, BTO, Environment Agency and local authorities. So what is it that makes these boxes so successful?
Natural and durable materials
Schwegler boxes are constructed from WoodcretePLUS™, an incredibly tough, durable material made from a mix of sawdust, concrete and clay. WoodcretePLUS is rotproof, predator proof and impervious to the worst weather. The excellent insulating properties will keep any nesting brood warm and sheltered, and their smart, natural finish will stay looking good for decades to come.
Specially designed boxes mimic natural nest sites
But it's not just their durability and natural, attractive designs that makes Schwegler boxes so popular. Schwegler produce a vast range of species-specific boxes, each constructed to cater for the needs of a particular species. The dimensions and entrance holes are designed to provide ideal conditions for the species and so have excellent rates of occupation. The Schwegler range also includes more generalist boxes that will attract variety of species.
Schwegler bat boxes
The excellent insulating properties of Schwegler woodcrete makes it ideal material for bat boxes. Bats can be even pickier than birds when it comes to roosting in boxes. Schwegler's bat box range provides ideal summer roosts and winter hibernacula with good occupation rates.
New buildings and renovation work
Woodcrete is so tough and durable that Schwegler can produce boxes for incorporating into buildings. Schwegler bat tubes and brick boxes are a great way to provide new roosting sites in a building. The bat access panel allows continued entry to bats into a barn or roof space. There are also a range of brick boxes designed for birds including swifts, tits and redstarts. The innovative design of the Built-in Multi System boxes means that you can fit various front panels to a single brick box, allowing you to encourage kestrels, jackdaws or swifts.
