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Chocolate cake and urine stains

Posted on October 21, 2012 by batsinbeds

Thursday was a busy day for us with two talks to do. The first took us to the Bedford Aphasia Society. The group were really welcoming and we were offered delicious home made cake. We also got to meet one … Continue reading →

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Film of Noctules leaving a bat roost

Posted on October 18, 2012 by batsinbeds

Earlier this year, we told you about an attempt to film noctules coming out of a roost at Stockgrove Park. Toby Thorne has now had a chance to edit the footage. You can see it on You Tube. This was … Continue reading →

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Pulloxhill Brownies

Posted on October 17, 2012 by batsinbeds

We went over to Pulloxhill last night to give a talk. The brownies were really interested, especially as they recently visited the church and were shown a dead bat ( probably a pipistrelle). After the talk they settled down to … Continue reading →

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A day out the Luton Hoo Walled Garden Pumpkin and Apple Day

Posted on October 14, 2012 by batsinbeds

We took five of us along to the Luton Hoo walled garden  pumpkin and apple day and it was just as well as were were busy all day.     The Greensand Trust let us share their space and were … Continue reading →

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North Bucks Bat Group are on the One Show tonight.

Posted on October 9, 2012 by batsinbeds

Toby Thorne, who is also a member of the Bedfordshire Bat group, posted this on facebook today and I thought it was passing  well worth on A couple of months ago we were joined on one of our Bechstein’s surveys … Continue reading →

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Surveyors’ meeting

Posted on October 9, 2012 by batsinbeds

Last night the bat group survey leaders met at The Hub in Ampthill Park. Everyone had had a look at the season’s data and it was fascinating to see patterns emerging. It was also quite  daunting to realise how much … Continue reading →

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Catching up on the paperwork

Posted on October 8, 2012 by batsinbeds

As the season winds down we are in the process of getting wound up at the prospect of updating the bat group records, The problem is the busier we get, the more records there are to enter and then analyse. … Continue reading →

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Wrestlingworth Gravel Pit – A new Parish Nature Reserve

Posted on October 8, 2012 by batsinbeds

The Wrestlingworth Parish Walking and Wildlife Group have identified this  neglected patch of woodland and water set in intensive arable land as an area they could adopt  and actively manage to improve wildlife habitats in the parish An article about … Continue reading →

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Toby Thorne has been filming bats again

Posted on October 5, 2012 by batsinbeds

North Bucks and Bedfordshire Bat’s group Toby Thorne has been filming again. He went down to Somerset to a swarming site there. A total of 28 bats were caught during the evening and Toby was able to film some of … Continue reading →

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Autumn swarming 2

Posted on October 5, 2012 by batsinbeds

As promised last week we headed back for another attempt at catching Autumn swarming in action. This occurs when male and female bats meet up to look for partners. Things have been odd this season, with bats being in short … Continue reading →

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