Wild Habitat

Hedgehog shelter

La graine — 2022-07-18T14:18:32Z

Natural habitat

A hedgehog lives in the woods of deciduous trees, hedges or the edges of forest.

To reproduce a natural shelter for the hedgehog, hedges, bushes or a pile of wood are ideal. Hedgehogs can also stay in a compost heap that will also provide them with food.

It is eventually possible to arrange a pile of wood as shown below (with an entrance of approximately 15 cm to 20 cm in height and a space of 60 by 40 cm inside) or with an upturned crate of wine , as shown below.

Preparation of a space under wood storage

Preparing a space in a crate

Here, we use a crate for 12 bottles of wine which is about 35 cm wide, 50 long and 17 cm high, ideal dimensions.
In step 3, the crate is ballasted (which avoids being turned over and thus expose the hedgehogs to predators, especially during hibernation) and a small hole is dug at the entrance to accommodate the hedgehog. The entrance hole in the crate is 12 cm wide and 12 cm high.

In the two artificial cases above and in the event of the adjustment of a natural space (bush or hedge):

Provide a pile of leaves and/or straw in the shelter. Thus, the hedgehog will be protected from the cold during hibernation.
Provide a habitat sheltered from humidity. Seal the roof if necessary. Avoid placing the shelter in a place subject to flooding (especially during hibernation) or where water accumulates.

Protected species

The hedgehog is a protected species in several countries, you do not have the right to keep one.
However, you can prepare a habitat for it, something to drink or eat depending on the time of year and perhaps it will by itself, settle on your plot.

Remarks

Don't force it, if you move a hedgehog you potentially separate it from its family!

If you have a good relationship with your neighbors, you can create “ecological corridors” by leaving gaps for species, such as hedgehogs, to travel from one garden to another.

If you have a water point (pond or other), put a board (or similar) that makes the connection between the pond and the ground, will avoid unpleasant surprises of small animals drowning.

Sources

Here are the editable sources.

For people who master vector (svg made on Inkscape with a layer system).

Pictures

Some pictures to get in the mood ;)

From left to right :
Photo by Alexas_Fotos
Photo by I.V. Korneev, Leningrad Zoo
Photo by Gibe

Birdhouse (Semi-open)

La graine — 2022-07-15T12:55:56Z

Blueprints

Attached are blueprints for a semi-open birdhouse.

Contains 2 different models.
Type 1: For black redstart, european robin, white wagtail or spotted flycatcher
Type 2: For common kestrel

Blueprints file

Sources

Here are the editable sources.

For people who master vector (svg made on Inkscape with a layer system).

The word processing version (made on Libre Office).

Note for a version 2 (proofreading by citoyen-candide) :

The iron wire can be replaced by a sheathed electrical wire.
On Type 1 there is a mistake, the back, front and bottom are 18 + 2 e wide

Mention the bevel on the top

Pictures

Some pictures to get in the mood ;)

From left to right :
European robin by PierreSelim
Black redstart by Pierre-Marie Epiney
White wagtail by Pierre-Marie Epiney
Common kestrel by Andreas Trepte

Bat nesting box

La graine — 2022-07-13T15:30:52Z

Blueprints

Attached are the blueprints for a bat nesting box.

Blueprints file

Sources

Here are the editable sources.

For people who master vector (svg made on Inkscape with a layer system).

The word processing version (made on Libre Office).

Pictures

Some pictures to get in the mood ;)

From left to right :
Photo by Cindy Parks
Photo by Petr Kratochvil
Photo by JerOme82
Photo by Andy Morffew

Birdhouse (closed)

La graine — 2022-07-13T15:26:55Z

Blueprints

Attached are blueprints for a birdhouse.

Contains 7 different models.
Type 1: For eurasian blue tit, marsh tit, european crested tit or coal tit
Type 2: For great tit, tree sparrow, pied flycatcher
Type 3: For Eurasian nuthatch, common redstart
Type 4: For common starling
Type 5: For Eurasian hoopoe
Type 6: For Eurasian hoopoe, Eurasian scops owl, Stock Dove, common starling
Type 7: For tawny Owl

Blueprints file

Sources

Here are the editable sources.

For people who master vector (svg made on Inkscape with a layer system).

The word processing version (made on Libre Office).

Note for a version 2 (proofreading by citoyen-candide) :

The iron wire can be replaced by a sheathed electrical wire.
On Type 4 there is a mistake, the back is 16 + 2 e wide

Mention the bevel on the top

Pictures

Some pictures to get in the mood ;)

From left to right :
Blue tit by PeterRohrbeck
Eurasian Hoopoe by Luc Viatour
Common Redstart by Thomas Kraft
Pied Flycatcher by Charles James Sharp
Juvenile Tawny Owls by Artur Mikołajewski