In recent years we have concentrated on locating barbastelles and in so doing have gained valuable information about other species. We have done this in a fairly ad hoc way in the past, but then we got (more) organised . Progress is dependent on the availability on Natural England licensed mistnetters and radiotaggers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

In 2006

 

We visited 12 sites throughout the county and clocked up 270 volunteer hours. We located another probable barbastelle colony but didn't tag a bat. (Two barbastelles flew into the net two days before several of the bat group were due to go on holiday)

 

 

In 2007

A combination of poor weather and or heavy involvement with the Count Bat Project limited the number of surveys we were able to do to nine (not counting the thre Priory Park surveys) and these were on a smaller scale than in 2007and for the second year we did not tag a bat though we did get some useful records.

Click here to see photos of some of the animals we met in 2007 when they strayed into our mist nets.

 

In 2008

As part of our twentieth birthday celebrations we want to try to extend the areas we survey to include arable land and urban sites as well as woodland. We plan to do a number of car surveys. This may appeal to those of you who don't like tripping over logs in wet woods. More details in the April 2008 update. But we have not abandoned hope of getting a tag onto one of the rarer bats

 

Experience with bat detectors is useful but not essential

If you want to get some more bat detector experience, join us on one of the Stockgrove Country Park or Whipsnade Zoo surveys. We can lend you bat detectors for the evening and are happy to help you use them.

Contact us for more details

 

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