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Enjoyment of Living Nature A NATURAL MATERIAL | wood-concrete » long-lasting » woodpecker-resistant » air-permeable » proven over 60 years BIRD AND NATURE CONSERVATION PRODUCTS No. 68 Enjoyment of living nature SCHWEGLER 1 YOUR ACTIVE CONTRIBUTION TO LIVING NATURE Dear SCHWEGLER Customer, The high quality wood-concrete nesting aids from SCHWEGLER are designed for all weathers and are extremely resistant, for example, to We have pleasure in presenting the latest catalogue of SCHWEGLER nature attacks by woodpeckers. Their outstanding success and high occupancy conservation products. The following 68 pages again contain many interest- rates have been confirmed by many years of scientific evidence and ing new nesting aids, or refinements to existing products, for wild animals countless recommendations by leading international nature conservation around the home and in gardens, parks and woodlands. organizations, government bodies, non-profit organizations and delighted customers. This year we are particularly proud of our Dormouse Box 1KS / 2KS on Page 15. After intensive development and testing this addition to our The company pursues a simple but ambitious objective: we provide programme now provides an ideal nesting aid for use in woodlands and opportunities for wildlife to survive in our modern and changing world. gardens. Our nesting aids can be relied upon to provide many decades of service but, just as importantly, their manufacture consumes only minimal resources. There are also some exciting ideas that can be used around buildings. After they have served their purpose no special methods of disposal are The WDV box Type 1a on Page 41 has been developed in association with required, with hardly any environmental impact and leaving no long term the German Environmental and Nature Conservation Organization BUND residues. As a rule only organic materials are used, which have no impact and incorporates the latest findings in the areas of energy conservation and on the environment either during or at the end of their life cycle. heat insulation. The very light and breathable design enables swift nesting During manufacture and when purchasing materials we strive to maintain boxes to be easily installed on outside walls, which was previously impos- a healthy ecological balance, usually using domestically sourced wood sible for technical reasons. and ensuring that delivery and distribution channels are kept as short as possible in order to reduce energy consumption. None of this is simply This product provides impressive proof of why SCHWEGLER has been one a marketing ploy to attract customers but has been an important part of of the most trusted names in Europe for the past 60 years as a supplier of the corporate philosophy since the company was founded. We take our products to protect birds and promote nature conservation. The owners of responsibilities very seriously and are constantly endeavouring to maintain gardens and orchards, and nature conservationists use our products on a the very high standards that we have set ourselves. daily basis, as do forestry and woodland managers, nature conservation organizations, universities, agricultural undertakings and scientific research We should point out, however, that heavy demand in the spring may, groups in Germany and abroad. The experience that has been obtained over regrettably, lead to longer delivery times. It is advisable to plan ahead when the years is constantly being incorporated in our products and is helping us placing orders, in order to be able to provide shelter for wildlife at to develop our range in order to achieve even more successes and to create the right time. new and more sophisticated solutions. Sincerely Your SCHWEGLER Team For further information please visit: www.schwegler-nature.com Species List: Which particular type of animal would you like to help? This list will guide you in choosing from our products. » CONTENTS BIRDS MAMMALS Barn Owl Tyto alba 28 Bats 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 34 Dormouse 15 Black Kite Milvus migans 16 Hedgehogs 27 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 10, 11, 14, 20, 31, 34, 40 Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius 17 Blue Tit Parus caeruleus 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 31, 40 INSECTS Coal Tit Parus ater 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 40 Ants 52 Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis 6, 7, 8, 9, 14 Bumble Bees, all species 46 Common Buzzard Buteo buteo 16 Earwigs 51 Common Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 10, 14, 31, 34, 40 Ground Beetles, all species 52 Common Swift Apus apus 29, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41 Hornets 47 Crested Tit Parus cristatus 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 40 Insect Snapy 52 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 10, 20 Lacewings 50, 51 Eagle Owl Buba bubo 16 Ladybirds 50 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 17 Maked Hunters 50 Goosander Mergus merganser 17 Nature Viewer 52 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 16 Parasitical Hymenopters, all species 48, 49, 50 Great Tit Parus major 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 40 Spiders (round-web spiders) 52 Great Spotted Woodpecker Picoides major 9, 17 Thrips 50 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 17 Robber Flies 50 Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus 17 Water Dish for birds and insects 50 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 10, 14 Wild Bees, all species 48, 49, 50 Hobby Falco subbuteo 16 Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus 16 Hoopoe Upupa epops 17 AMPHIBIANS House Martin Delichon urbica 32, 33 Protective fence for amphibians 66 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 8, 9, 11, 12, 31, 40, 67 Jackdaw Corvus monedula 17, 28, 29 TECHNICAL AIDS & ACCESSORIES Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 16, 28, 29 Aluminium Nails (soft metal nails) 65 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 20 Aromatic Repellent 65 Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni 53 Birds Silhouettes 26 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos minor 9 Cat Deterrent 26 Little Owl Athene noctua 18, 19 C-block hanger 64 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 16 Lightweight Ladders 63 Marsh Tit Parus palustris 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 40 Nest Box Cleaning Tool 63 Middle Spotted Woodpecker Picoides medius 9 Nest Box Hanging Pole 63 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 16, 40 Nest Depot 63 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 30 Predator-proof Front Panels 65 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 6, 7, 8, 9, 12 Raptor Globe for repelling birds of prey 26 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 10, 14, 20, 40 Replacement hangers 64 Pygmy Owl Glaucidium passerinum 17 Replacement nesting chamber insert 2HW & 1N 65 Red Kite Milvus milvus 16 T-hanger 65 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 40, 67 Robin Erithacus rubecula 10, 11 BIRD FEEDING Roller Coracias garrulus 16, 53 Bird Feeding 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 20 Bird Food 61, 62 Scops Owl Otus scops 53 Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla 14, 15 DESIGNING THE GARDEN Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 16 Nature Walls 67 Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor 53 Nesting Aids for Nature Walls 67 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 9 Stock Dove Columba oenas 17 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 17 Tengmalm’s Owl Aegolius funereus 17 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 14, 15 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 31, 34, 40, 67 White Stork Ciconia ciconia 16 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 10, 11, 13 Wryneck Jynx torquilla 6, 7, 8, 9, 12 BIRDS Information Are nest boxes necessary these days? In our modern world, both private gardens as well as profes- sional orchards and forests, need nest boxes to maintain a sound ecological balance. Nest boxes attract birds and bats which help to control pests. Did you realise, for example, that a single pair of Great Tits and their offspring can consume around 70.000 caterpillars and 20 million insects – i.e., pests – annually? Day by day we are changing the natural environment around us for the benefit of human beings but not for the benefit of wildlife. If we are to keep the diversity of species around us, we need to assist. One major help is to provide nest boxes and other nesting aids. Another important advantage of nest boxes is that they reduce the need for harmful and expensive pesticides. SCHWEGLER nest boxes play an important role in controlling gypsy moths and green oak leaf rollers in forests, codling moths in orchards and greenfly aphids in private gardens as well as other pests. In this way, we make use of nature’s own methods. Animal species and plants need even greater protection today – nest boxes are one way we can all help. » THE MAIN FEATURES AND ADVANTAGES OF SCHWEGLER NEST BOXES The most important features of SCHWEGLER nesting boxes: 5. They are also constructed for convenience and to make them easy to use. 1. They are easy to install, check and clean. Only products which have Whether built into or hung onto a wall, our products can be relied on to proved their effectiveness in practice can be relied upon to regularly and be long lasting and secure in all weathers. We have been making and consistently attract occupants. selling nesting boxes for installation in and on buildings for 50 years, and 2. The patented method used to attach the boxes prevents the tree trunk you can benefit from this wealth of experience. from growing over them. Tested and recommended for forestry use. 6. SCHWEGLER nesting boxes have been developed on the basis of many 3. Our nesting boxes follow the pattern laid down by Mother Nature, i.e. the decades of experience and knowledge obtained through cooperation with internal dimensions are based on those of the holes made by woodpeck- national bird observatories, European nature conservation organiza- ers or decomposition. They can also be modelled on nesting sites on tions, forestry experts and ornithologists. They are made with special cliffs or in crevices. Attention is paid not only to the dimensions and SCHWEGLER wood-concrete, a natural product containing some 75% shape but in addition the surface structure and texture are designed to wood with temperature-regulating additives such as clay etc.
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