Wildlife Haven Builders
Earn the materials, build homes for wildlife and give them to the community.
About
Wildlife Haven Builders is a hands-on, eco-friendly team activity. Teams build sustainable bird boxes, insect hotels and bat boxes that will give local wildlife a safe place to live.
Before they can build, teams have to earn their materials by completing eco challenges on tablets. The challenges are creative, mental and physical, with different levels of difficulty, and teams send their best people to the bird, bat and insect challenges they can win.
Strong leadership, strategy and communication make all the difference, as teams can gain an advantage by juggling several challenges at once.
With materials secured, teams divide the roles and build three wildlife habitats from 3D plans, then decorate the timber structures to set criteria. All the finished boxes can be donated to a local community, school or institution.
Learning outcomes
Wildlife Haven Builders is fun, practical and inclusive, with a positive local impact. Every team's success comes down to clear roles and smart choices about which challenges to take on.
Participants learn about local ecology and how human activity affects birds, bats and insects, and they discover simple actions that help those populations thrive.
The relaxed format is a great icebreaker. Teams weigh risk against reward, and with the clock ticking, people need to speak up about which challenges they can confidently complete. Trust builds as each challenge is won. Quieter team members often shine in the challenges that suit them best.
Individuals come to appreciate each other's abilities, and seeing the finished habitats go to a good home gives the day a lasting purpose that everyone can feel proud of.
Program flow
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Nature briefing
Teams learn about local wildlife and how bird boxes, insect hotels and bat boxes help.
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Eco challenges
Teams complete creative, mental and physical challenges on tablets to earn materials.
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Plan the build
Teams share out roles for building three different habitats.
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Build and decorate
Following 3D plans, teams build and decorate the timber structures.
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Give them a home
The finished habitats are donated to a local community, school or institution.
What is included
Included
- Experienced hosts to run the program
- Tablets with the eco challenge app
- Sustainable timber kits and 3D plans
- Tools and decorating materials
- Arranging the donation
Not included
- Venue hire
- Food and drinks
- AV equipment
- Transportation to and from the venue
- Printing of custom materials
Frequently asked questions
What group size works best?
Anything from 10 to 500 guests, split into smaller teams.
How much time should we set aside?
Plan for around 1.5 hours.
Do we need woodworking skills?
No. Clear 3D plans and all tools and materials are provided.
Where can it be held?
Indoors or outdoors, whichever suits your venue and the weather on the day.
What happens to the habitats?
They can be donated to a local community, school or institution.
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