Wooden Bat Box

This wooden bat house, made exclusively for Gardening Naturally, offers a safe roosting space for native UK bats such as pipistrelles. It helps attract bats into your garden by providing an alternative to lost natural habitats like old barns and mature trees. With suitable roosts in decline, installing a bat box gives bats a quiet, secure place to rest, breed and hibernate.

Bat Boxes For Pipistrelles

Native bats feed on insects including midges and mosquitoes, so they naturally help manage garden pests. Adding a bat box supports local wildlife while reducing insect levels around your home, creating a healthier garden ecosystem without relying on chemicals.

Bat Box For Trees, Walls Or Garden Posts

The box can be mounted on a tree, tall post or building at a minimum height of 4 metres. A clear flight path allows bats to enter easily, creating a calm, warm and undisturbed roost — especially important for hibernation during colder months.

Wooden Bat Box Facing South Or Southeast

Positioning the box south or southeast helps it catch gentle morning sunlight. This provides natural warmth that supports bat activity throughout the year. Avoid deep shade or exposed windy spots, which can make the roost too cool or damp.

How A Bat House Supports Protected Bat Species

All UK bats and their roosts are legally protected. Installing a bat box is a simple way to help them without disturbance. Bats are clean, quiet, nocturnal animals that won’t damage property or trouble pets. By providing safe shelter, you’re supporting their conservation.

Benefits:

• Encourages bats to control garden insects naturally
• Treated with wildlife-friendly water-based preservative
• Fully assembled
• Fitting hook included
• Black surround increases heat absorption, boosting internal warmth for roosting bats
• Full instructions included
• Supports legally protected UK bat species
• Easy to install on trees, posts or buildings
• Suitable for wildlife-friendly gardens
• Safe for homes with children or pets
• No maintenance or feeding required
• Reduces the need for chemical pest control
• Promotes local biodiversity
• Gripping boards with ridged, grooved surfaces help bats land and move inside the box

Specification:
Height: 36cm   Width: 20cm   Depth: 9.5cm
Mounting: Tree, post or wall
Ideal height: 4–6 metres
Preferred direction: South or southeast

How Long Before Bats Use A Bat House?

Bats may take several months or even years to adopt a new roost. Installing more than one box in different locations can improve success.

Can I Check Inside My Bat Box?

No. UK law protects bats and their roosts, so the box must not be opened or disturbed at any time.

How Can I Tell If Bats Are Using It?

Look for droppings beneath the box, listen for soft chirping at dusk, or quietly watch from a distance as bats emerge after sunset.

Is A Bat Box Safe Around Kids Or Pets?

Yes. Bats avoid contact with people. Mount the box out of reach and teach children not to disturb it.

What Height Should I Mount The Bat Box?

Install it 4–6 metres above the ground with a clear flight path and no nearby wires, branches or obstructions.

Can I Add Nesting Materials Inside?

No. Bats prefer clean, empty spaces and will avoid boxes filled with nesting material. Let them discover the space naturally.