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Anglian Wolf Society

Posted on July 29, 2013 by batsinbeds

One of the highlights of the Bat Group year is the invite we get to the Anglia Wolf Society open day.A delightful way to spend the day, promoting bats while spending times with the Raptor Foundation and alpacas – and … Continue reading →

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Posted on July 23, 2013 by batsinbeds

On a very warm night the regular Stockgrove survey took place. Highlight of the night was  returning a young bat to its roost.  Well done Gwen.Angie says Stockgrove last night was fairly quiet until 9.17 when the first bat was … Continue reading →

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July Bat box check

Posted on July 22, 2013 by batsinbeds

When fixing dates for the monthly box surveys we deliberately put the June check early in the month and the July one later. We found nothing but birds on the June one and had heard that people were finding new … Continue reading →

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More bats in care

Posted on July 20, 2013 by batsinbeds

This weather has sure led to more bats being found grounded. Kel has been busy picking up juveniles and this morning Bob and Jude got a call from friends in Wootton who had found a juvenile who had flown into … Continue reading →

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More surveys

Posted on July 20, 2013 by batsinbeds

With the good weather this week the bat group has been able to go out a lot, On Tuesday Aidan, Bob and Dave headed back to Kings Wood Heath and Reach and tried netting in a woodland block. Griffins were … Continue reading →

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Bedfordshire Bat Group member heads off to Panama

Posted on July 15, 2013 by batsinbeds

Some of you will already be familiar with Toby Thorne as some of his videos and photos are on this site. He graduated from Oxford University last summer and is now studying for a masters in Canada with Brock Fenton. … Continue reading →

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A flurry of bats to care for.

Posted on July 11, 2013 by batsinbeds

Now is a peak time for finding grounded bats.Aidan has been finding these and much more over the last couple of of days I received a call from Simon about a Bat Care call near my home in Biggleswade. A … Continue reading →

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Yet more bats at the Lakeside Survey

Posted on July 5, 2013 by batsinbeds

A busy night at the Lakeside survey last night While some us counted the bats out of the roost Soggy Dave, Bob and John went of for a wander round a nearby wood.,which had many mossies and lots of toadlets. … Continue reading →

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Bat Care

Posted on July 4, 2013 by batsinbeds

Now is usually the time when we start getting busy on the Bat Care front. Like many bat group we have our own Bat Care Team, though we take in fewer bats than some groups. We usually get about thirty … Continue reading →

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An academic’s response to the Westminster Hall Bats and Churches Debate

Posted on July 4, 2013 by batsinbeds

    There has continued to be lots of comments about Sir Tim Baldry’s  recent speech at Westminster Hall.  I make no apology for going back to the subject.   Dr Kirsty Park of Stirling University has just posted a … Continue reading →

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