Wildlife Haven Builders
Earn your materials, build homes for wildlife and give them to your community.
About
Wildlife Haven Builders is a socially responsible team activity in which teams build sustainable, eco-friendly bird boxes, insect hotels and bat boxes.
First, teams complete eco challenges on tablets to earn the sustainable materials they need. The challenges are fun, creative, mental and physical, with varying levels of difficulty, and teams place their talent where it counts by choosing the bird, bat and insect challenges they can do best.
Decisive leadership, strategy and effective communication are everything, as teams can gain an advantage by juggling several tasks at once.
With their materials stockpiled, teams divide roles and produce three wildlife habitats. Guided by 3D plans, they build and then decorate the timber structures to set criteria. All the finished boxes can be donated to your local community, a school or another institution.
Learning outcomes
Wildlife Haven Builders is a fun, reflective, practical and inclusive activity that creates local impact and a positive shared experience.
Participants learn about their local ecology and the effect of human activity on populations of birds, bats and insects, and discover which positive actions help those populations grow.
The challenges offer a relaxed, informal way for colleagues to get to know each other, break the ice and explore team dynamics. To succeed, teams must weigh up risk and reward, and with the clock ticking, people need to speak up about which challenges they can confidently complete.
Trust builds as challenges are completed successfully, and individuals learn to appreciate each other's abilities. Seeing the finished habitats go to a good home gives the day a lasting purpose.
Program flow
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Eco briefing
Teams learn about local wildlife and how bird boxes, insect hotels and bat boxes help it thrive.
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Eco challenges
Teams complete creative, mental and physical challenges on tablets to earn building materials.
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Plan the build
With their materials gathered, teams divide roles for building three wildlife habitats.
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Build and decorate
Guided by 3D plans, teams build and decorate the timber structures to set criteria.
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Donation
The finished habitats are presented and can be donated to a local community, school or institution.
What is included
Included
- Facilitation by experienced hosts
- Tablets with the eco challenge app
- Sustainable timber kits and 3D plans
- Tools and decorating materials
- Coordination of the donation
Not included
- Venue rental
- Catering and refreshments
- Audio-visual equipment
- Transportation to and from the venue
- Printing of personalised materials
Frequently asked questions
How many people can take part?
Groups from 10 to 500 guests can take part, working in smaller teams.
How long does the program take?
A typical session runs for about 1.5 hours.
Do we need woodworking skills?
No. Teams follow clear 3D plans, and all the tools and materials are provided.
Can this be run indoors or outdoors?
Yes. It can be run indoors, outdoors or a combination of both, depending on your venue.
What happens to the bird boxes and insect hotels?
All the finished habitats can be donated to your local community, a school or another institution.
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Request a quote for Wildlife Haven Builders
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