Earlier this year in line with our objective of creating habitats for wildlife we decided to identify a suitable site and build a bug hotel. Fortunately there is plenty of information out there to help in designing and building a suitable structure. Some features we wanted to incorporate were a structure of reasonable size and also a green roof to be planted with Sedums. We collected pallets that were surplus and destined for recycling all of the same size and old bricks for spacing. Uprights were added to the corners for stability and a tray with lining and drainage to form the roof. Finally it was filled with various materials to create nooks and crannies for insects to crawl into. As a finishing touch one of our team painted and added a panel on the front depicting various insects.
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