Conservation buildings project: Species conservation tower
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Location:
Thuringia | Rural district Greiz | Auma-Weidatal, village district Muntscha opposite the Muntscha Mill
Completion/Inauguration:
07.05.2009
Previously: Disused transformer station © SPA
Now: Sanctuary for structure-dwelling wildlife
© SPA
Stiftung Pro Artenvielfalt, Bielefeld - Plot and species conservation tower
Species conservation tower conversion € 17,800.00
Stiftung Pro Artenvielfalt, Bielefeld
50 fitted nest boxes, hiding places (roosts) and bat quarters, insect hotel
Common Kestrel, Barn Owl, Eurasian Jackdaw, Starling, House and Tree Sparrow, Barn Swallow, House Martin, Black Redstart, Pied Wagtail, 2-3 bat species (summer and winter quarters), solitary bees and wasps
Tree Sparrow
© Leo/fokus-natur
House sparrow
© FotoNatur
Starling
© Dr. P. Wernicke
Common Kestrel
© Dr. P. Wernicke
Solitary bee
© Leo/fokus-natur
Eurasian Jackdaw
© Pröhl/fokus-natur
The species inventory documentation for this species conservation tower can be found here.
Your donation enables the construction of more species conservation buildings for structure-dwelling wildlife species.
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