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More proof that Spring has finally arrived.
As if the warmer evidence wasn’t proof enough, Danny Fellman checked the bat boxes at Priory Country Park yesterday and found a record number of boxes being occupied – 12 boxes and a total of 35 bats. Lining up ready … Continue reading
Building Bat boxes in Bedford Schools 2012
Yesterday saw the last of our visit to Bedford Schools when we visited Beauchamps Middle School As per usual I did the talk (no one cried this time )and left Rangers Danny and Nicky to build the boxes. Later that … Continue reading
Bats ( and giraffes) at Priory Lower School
One of the things I enjoy ab0ut doing talks in schools is the art work that we get to see. Today we went back to Priory Lower School as part of the Bedford Box Building Project with the Priory Rangers. … Continue reading
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Bat box building in Bedford schools
For several years now the Bedfordshire Bat Group has been working with the Priory Park Country Rangers to give talks on bats and run bat box building sessions at lower and middle schools in Bedford. With the bat season winding … Continue reading
We lied – one more walk at Priory Country Park
Several months ago we were contacted by Kathy Hinde an audio visual artist based in Bristol and asked us to organise a bat walk. Her reason was an unusual one. She is about to work with Bedford Creative Arts on … Continue reading
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A loan of a gold medal to a Bat Group Member
The Bedfordshire Bat Group relies on its members to do all the things it does. One of our stalwarts Danny Fellman works as a ranger at Priory Park Bedford. Since joining the bat group he has got Natural England Roost … Continue reading
Last Bat walk of the season at Priory Park
On Friday 7th September the last walk of the Priory Park season of walks took place. Once again the event was fully booked. On a beautiful clear starry night, bats were abundant, Noctules, Daubenton’s and both species of pip flew … 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
Pipistrelles in bat box at Priory Country Park
Danny Fellman was doing one of his regular checks of bats in the boxes at Priory Country Park and was pleased to find that one box had five pipistrelles sheltering in it – and what was even better , they … Continue reading
Pipistrelles in boxes at Priory Country Park
Danny checked the boxes recently and found that he had ten pipistrelles in 5 boxes. Obviously the bats have decided it is warm enough to stay put