Presented the bug hotel to Fine Grain Properties

 Barry drove Tony and the bug hotel (which had a temporary stand fitted) to Westpark Campus to present it to Fine Grain Properties (who manage the three buildings: 2000, 3000 and 7000) in that campus.

It was placed in the car park of 7000 which currently hosts over 20 companies

(Unfortunately I forgot to take photos)



This is what Tony intends to do next with it:

  1. Over the next few days get a 4" stake and mount the bug hotel to it
  2. Add a small laminated QR code see attached so people can follow (and comment on) the story of that bug hotel (directs people to https://shannontownmensshed.blogspot.com/search/label/westpark)
  3. Monitor it for insect activity weekly and maintain it (updating the blog) and slowly replaced the glue with clay
  4. See if a LoRaWAN temperature sensor can communicate to my house in Tola Park (570 m distant) from there. If successful you can then decide if you want me to add one to the bug hotel and share its data like I do here: https://shannontownwetlands.ie/environmental-sensors/tola-outside-temperature

Here's that QR code:








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