Building Bat Houses

Invite bats into your yard, and away from your attic, with these easy to build bat houses.

Find plans and instructions for building three simple bat houses; The Small House for up to 50 bats, Small Maternity Colony Bat House for up to 150 bats, and Large Maternity Colony Bat Box for up to 300 bats.

This 32-page booklet includes all the information you need for constructing your own bat house:

• Location
• Timing
• Design
• Materials
• Assembly

Dale Evva Gelfand, author of Taking Time for Friends, is a freelance writer and photographer. A staunch believer in creating and preserving wildlife habitat, she has written other Storey titles that speak to her affinity for nature: Building Bat Houses, Grow a Hummingbird Garden, Creating Habitat for Backyard Birds, and Build a Bluebird Trail. She lives amid the Taconic hills of upstate New York.