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What is a Bug hotel?

Bug Hotel Materials


Bug hotels are constructions that offer shelter for Some suggested filler materials
invertebrates, either to overwinter, breed or spend their
daily lives. There are no hard and fast rules-they can be Natural
made to any size or shape and from a variety of materials Sticks Dry leaves
Hollow stems Straw or Hay
to cater for different bugs.
Bamboo canes Deadwood
Why build a bug hotel? Stones Pine cones
Dry seed heads Bark
Bug hotels can be a focal point for any wildlife garden, even
formal gardens where habitat piles might seem a bit messy. Artificial
Building a bug hotel can encourage pollinators and pest Corrugated card Tiles
predators into your garden and they are a great way to Tubes and pipes Bricks
Plant pots Rubble
repurpose unwanted materials.

Bug hotel ideas

Bug bottle Bug Pot


Simply cut the bottom off of a Stuff a plant pot with straw and attach
plastic bottle, add a rolled up it somewhere upside-down in the
piece of corrugated card and garden, either on a sturdy cane or
string the bottle to a tree hanging from a tree. This gives bugs
branch to create a winter home a cosy shelter out of the rain.
for ladybirds and lacewings.
Bug Tube
Bug box Make a tube out of mesh with a
Find or make a wooden box scaffold of twigs poked through the
with an open front and attach it bottom and fill it with dead leaves.
securely to a wall (make sure it Lay a waterproof roof on top.
can support a heavy weight!).
Shelter it from the rain or
Big Bug Hotel
waterproof the top.
Make a multi-storey bug hotel
Stack materials in the box standing on the ground. See how
e.g. drilled logs, air bricks and to build one overleaf.
bunches or tubes of canes.

www.buglife.org.uk Tel: 01733 201 210 @buzz_dont_tweet


Buglife—The Invertebrate Conservation Trust is a company limited by guarantee. Registered in England at Bug House, Ham Lane, Orton
Waterville, Peterborough, PE2 5UU. Company no. 4132695, Registered charity no, 1092293, Scottish charity no. SC040004
Building a Big Bug hotel
There are several ways you can make a Big bug hotel. One of the easiest is to use a framework
of reclaimed pallets.

1-Choose a spot for your Bug hotel that combines sun


and shade. If you want to include a bee hotel, make
sure the south-facing side is in full sun.

2-Lay the foundations Prepare the ground so that it is


even and lay bricks to support the corners.

3-Build it up by stacking the pallets to no more than a


meter high (about 5 pallets), preferably facing
alternate directions if they are square. You might
want to peg down the bottom one and secure each
pallet to the one below to be on the safe side.
© Forth Valley College

4-Fill it in Add the materials to fill the gaps, the more nooks and crannies the better. Make sure that
non-waterproof materials don’t stick out too far where they may get rained on. If you are including a
bee hotel, put the entrance at the south-facing side. It’s good to have deadwood nearest the ground
where it will stay cool and humid.

5-Add a waterproof roof. You could use roof tiles, roofing felt (either corrugated or laid over planks),
a green roof of turf or a ‘brown roof’ by putting gritty soil or rubble on top and letting plants take root.

6-Enjoy your bug hotel. Going on a night safari with a torch may reveal the nocturnal invertebrates res-
idents of your bug hotel. Adding a sign to your bug hotel will let friends and neighbours know that you’re
doing your bit for bugs-especially if it is in a public place.

What will live in my Bug hotel?


Year-round Wintering Breeding

Woodlice Ladybirds Tomasz Sienicki Solitary bees


Centipedes Lacewings Solitary wasps
Millipedes Butterflies Deadwood beetles
Earwigs © Matt Shardlow Moths
Ground beetles Hoverflies
© Ed Phillips
Spiders

© Steven Falk © Roger Key © Roger Key


© Ed Phillips

Further information
Gardening with Invertebrates in mind: www.buglife.org.uk/activities-for-you/wildlife-gardening

www.buglife.org.uk Tel: 01733 201 210 @buzz_dont_tweet


Buglife—The Invertebrate Conservation Trust is a company limited by guarantee. Registered in England at Bug House, Ham Lane, Orton
Waterville, Peterborough, PE2 5UU. Company no. 4132695, Registered charity no, 1092293, Scottish charity no. SC040004

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