+Wood Smoke Posted August 21, 2003 Share Posted August 21, 2003 Ok all you clever types in here.......WTF are these? They are all over the place in the woods where "Butterwood Very Good" cache is. WoodSmoke GeocacheUK - very useful resources for the UK Geocaching community Quote Link to comment
+THE BRAMBLERS Posted August 21, 2003 Share Posted August 21, 2003 They are man made insect houses. The idea is the insects go inside the tubes to shelter and perhaps to hibernate. THE BRAMBLERS Quote Link to comment
+Chris n Maria Posted August 21, 2003 Share Posted August 21, 2003 Yup that's right. We have one in our garden for bees to live in. If only life had an undo button.... London & UK Geocaching Resources: http://www.sheps.clara.net Quote Link to comment
+kennamatic Posted August 21, 2003 Share Posted August 21, 2003 dadgum! I thought it was a McD straw dispenser. Finding your caches - Losing my marbles. Quote Link to comment
+Wood Smoke Posted August 21, 2003 Author Share Posted August 21, 2003 Ok thanx :-) Why so many then? They were everywhere in Butterwood. WoodSmoke GeocacheUK - very useful resources for the UK Geocaching community Quote Link to comment
+lathama Posted August 21, 2003 Share Posted August 21, 2003 quote: They are man made insect houses well you are almost right. After having done a conservationm course a couple of years ago i can tell you that they are offically Ladybird houses Quote Link to comment
+Chris n Maria Posted August 21, 2003 Share Posted August 21, 2003 The one we have is aimed at Red Mason bees. Apparently their natural habitats are dying out. You are supposed to put a lid on these and store them in the autumn (when they hiberate), and bring them back out in the spring. Unfortunately ours seems to attract birds looking for nesting materials. You can find out more here If only life had an undo button.... London & UK Geocaching Resources: http://www.sheps.clara.net Quote Link to comment
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