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Bug hotel

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Eliza Emmett describes her visit to Oxburgh's bug hotel. These skyscraper homes for insects and small animals are beneficial for everything around it. They are easy and a lot of fun to make. Have a listen to Eliza, her enthusiasm is infectious. If you want some inspiration for making a bug hotel have a look at our photo gallery for ideas.

 A sign for the Oxburgh bug hotel.

The bug hotel. A construction made of empty plant pots, pipes, wood, old roof tiles, plant matter, topsoil and moss. This is used to provide a home to a verity of insects.

A part of the bug hotel.

 A bee.

A part of the bug hotel.

 A ladybug on a piece of wood.

 Someone lifting one of the roof tiles on top of the bug hotel to repair it.

 Old roof tiles that make up the roof of the bug hotel.

 A part of the bug hotel, made up of some pipes, a large piece of wood, and some empty pots.

The bug hotel.