Monthly Archives: June 2012

Using habitat modelling to find bats.

For some years now scientists have been studying bat record and correlating them with a range of habitat features. From this they have developing models of where the particular species of bat is likely to be found. This is the … Continue reading

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Stockgrove Park analysis of calls.

While the rest of those present, trudged round the park looking at roosts, Jude sat herself down at the point we do the Daubenton’s Count and made a continuous recording of bat activity there. ( with Jo to keep her … Continue reading

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Wardown Park Survey

Two days of good weather in a row.Geraldine says “Another dry evening for a bat survey, the temperature and humidity didn’t drop much between the start and end times. The bat  boxes contained spider webs. It was a Common Pipistrelle … Continue reading

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Long term patient released

Old news now, but on June 20th Aidan and family released the pipistrelle which has been living at their house since last Autumn. It was badly savaged by a cat and had lost a great deal of fur. It healed … Continue reading

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Stockgrove Country Park Survey

Angie the  Stockgrove co-ordinator  writes Last night’s survey was warm and a little muggy. But no rain!!!! The first Soprano was heard just 4 minutes after sunset. There was limited activity from Sopranos with only 1 sighting out of 10 … Continue reading

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Bioblitz at Marston Vale Country Park

Bedfordshire Natural History Society held a Bioblitz at Marston Vale. Geraldine , Dick Bill and Lesley and went along to represent the Bat Group while others were involved in the Bechstein’s project. We had low expectations of bats at the … Continue reading

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Bechstein’s update

The weather did it again. Lia drove up from Bristol with all the equipment and then the rain came in.  The first wood we went to is usually very busy but the gusting wind  meant there were very few insects … Continue reading

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Punting on the Cam Friday July 6th

We have fixed a date for this bat group jolly. It’ll be held on July 6th, which is a Friday. Places cost $15 a head (under 12s £7.50) and half the proceeds go to the Wildlife Trust. You will not … Continue reading

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Drawings and Letters from Moggerhanger Lower School

Yesterday we got a lovely surprise from Moggerhanger Lower School. ( apologies for mis-spelling Moggerhanger in a previous post, but am not the only one it is spelt two ways on rod signs) They had sent us a donation for … Continue reading

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Coming home to roost

We are delighted to report that after an absence of two years the pipistrelles are back in their roost at Priory Country Park. The building they roost in had to be repaired and ,although the builders took great care with … Continue reading

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