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Author Archives: batsinbeds
Go Rhino Man
The Bat Conservation Trust’s Xavier Hamon worked long and hard on the Bat Conservation Trust’s Bats for All Resource pack. You might be forgiven for thinking that he would be putting his feet up. But no, he has another plan … Continue reading
How to give bats a bad reputation
As bat workers, we invest a lot of time into trying to persuaded the public that there is nothing to be afraid of as far as bats are concerned. Sometimes it seems we are fighting a losing battle with the … Continue reading
Beavers meet a bat
We did another talk for beavers last night. This time there was no one who was frightened of bats. Once again the youngsters listened enthralled and both they and the adults present enjoyed meeting the bat. We always make a … Continue reading
Bedfordshire Bat Group Reduces Child to tears!
Last night we were giving a talk for a beaver group. I used a talk I had used many times before and which has e sween by literally thousands of youngsters. So I was a bit nonplussed when on putting … Continue reading
White nose syndrome reported in Europe
White nose syndrome has had a devestating effect on cave dwelling American bats. We know that the causative agent in a fungus called Geomyces destructans. http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/disease_information/white-nose_syndrome/ We knew that this fungus was present in Europe but Europeann bats seemed to … Continue reading
Gearing up for the new season
This is what passes as the quiet time of year. We’ve had another flurry of bookings for talks. Looking at the diary we are booked to do five in the next month, which is a lot for February. So must … Continue reading
BCT Bat Care Course
The Bat Conservation Trust has just put pdfs of some of the talks at the Autumn Bat Care Conference onto their website. These will be of interest to any one involved in bat care. Bat care is very demanding and … Continue reading
New Brown long eared bat roost
A householder was having trouble with mice chewing through cables and called in pest control firm. As well as mouse droppings they also found bat droppings. We went over to have a look and though there were no bats to … Continue reading