Monthly Archives: December 2011

Hibernation survey 3

We have checked our remaining ice houses. One had no bats in. We usually find several here, but a new door has been put on it and the temperature inside the ice-house was a bit high at 8 degrees, which … Continue reading

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Hibernation survey 1

December Hibernation Survey Posted on December 11, 2011 You are legally allowed to get a bat hibernation site three times a year under the supervision of a bat worker with a hibernation licence. The Bat group has just done its … Continue reading

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NIcaraguan Bats

Nov 26th Jude and Bob have just got back from an amazing week in the Nicaraguan Forest. We saw forty species of bat You can see some of Jude’s photos at https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2766913971913&set=a.2766913371898.2156495.1229820872&type=1&theater

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Hibernation Survey 2

December Hibernation Survey 2 Posted on December 13, 2011 There were a number of icehouses we did not check at the weekend . We went to check one yesterday, We found a Brown long eared bat in a deep crevice. We … Continue reading

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Box building at Robert Bruce Middle School

Dec 6th An early start this morning as we did an assembly for 200 pupils this morning. They were a really friendly bunch and Bob and Jude left Danny and Laura to make bat boxes with 20 children. Some of … Continue reading

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