Monthly Archives: June 2017

Rascals at the soprano roost

Last night was the night we counted out bats from the soprano roost as part of BCT’s  National Roost Monitoring Programme. The night was cool and we were soon counting out bats. The numbers were down – they often are … Continue reading

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Natural England proposes changes to bat advice

I quote BCT’s response verbatim. This appeared on their website this morning. Words fail me Worrying changes proposed to the Natural England Helpline Bat Advice Service statement by BCT Joint Chief Executives It is with sadness that we share the … Continue reading

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One person bioblitz at Harrold Odell

Pinpoint Bat  did its first bioblitz at Harrold Odell Country Park. Nicky borrowed for Pinpoint Bat kits and used her own detector and the two bat group Griffins and set them up in the park. She left them overnight. When … Continue reading

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Bat walk at Bedford Cemetery

  Last Thursday Bob and Nicky did a bat walk at Bedford Cemetery. People were blown away watching pips in flight. Thanks for the very generous donation.; Much appreciated! Of course Bob couldn’t resist making a Pinpoint Bat recording

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Box check at Harrold Odell Country Park

On Sunday 6 of the group went to check the boxes. They found only a single soprano pip female But we suspect that the box had many more present. There were masses of droppings in the4 base of the box. … Continue reading

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Trapping at Center Parcs

We thought long and hard before trapping on Thursday night as some other areas of the country reported heavily pregnant bats. In the end we went ahead but checked the traps more often and agreed to stop trapping if we … Continue reading

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