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Author Archives: batsinbeds
Why are good bat sites like buses? You wait for ages and several come all at once. So far this season, we have identified no less than five new sites which have proved very promising. We spent much of the … Continue reading
Harrold Odell Country Park box check and survey
Hanna writes; “Nothing in the April Bat Box Check and the walked transect was good. Lots of pip activity all around the lake and some myotis (likely daubs over the lake) and noctule activity. Matthew bought an infared scope which … Continue reading
Canoe Survey
After a three year gap due to Covid and drought we finally were able to join our friends the Viking Club of our survey of the Great Ouse. Will post results when they are analysed
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Hexton
We went back to Hexton to deploy SM4s to monitor bat activity there, Much of the times s of the was spent camouflaging the detectors and getting GPS co-ordinates so we could find them again The resulting pictures reminded us … Continue reading
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Kings Wood Bat Boxes
am getting very behind again as we are very busy We had a very successful bat box survey at King’s Wood Heath & Reach on Sunday 7th 43 boxes checked, of which 5 had bats. A total of 43 BLEs … Continue reading
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Another busy week
We’ve been getting into the swing of the bat season in the past week , What has been really pleasing is that more people are coming out to help and even better we have had a number of new keen … Continue reading
Barbastelle boxes continued
On Thursday Bob took the replacement boxes to meet their compatriots. He numbered the boxes and had a go at trying to repair the damaged ones, (Copious amounts of duct tape and Gorilla glue were used but it waits to … Continue reading
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Natural England buy new site
Some time ago Natural England contacted us as they had bought some of the Hexton Manor estate adjoining Pegston Hills which included land in Beds and Herts. This provoked joy as it is a beautiful area irrespective of bat potential … Continue reading
Whipsnade
Ever since Senior keeper Tyrone joined Whipsnade, we have been carrying out more surveys at the zoo.# Last year we deployed a number of SM4s around the zoo as well as our regular walked transects, and were able to send … Continue reading
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