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Working with the Woodland Trust

Posted on January 13, 2017 by batsinbeds

The Woodland Trust owns a number of Wood in Bedfordshire, the most impressive of which is Swineshead Wood, a delightful piece of ancient woodland. We have done a number of surveys thee with the Trust’s permission and in August we … Continue reading →

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First Bat in Care 2017

Posted on January 13, 2017 by batsinbeds

Soggy had a bat brought into care, that was found in a wood store in the first week of January

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Protected: Detector Surveys

Posted on November 23, 2016 by batsinbeds

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Species legislation post Referendum

Posted on November 6, 2016 by batsinbeds

Protected Species post referendum. Bats and other protected species in the UK  are protected by a complex blend of legislation. UK law protects them and so does EU law. At present, all this legislation stands and there has been no … Continue reading →

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We’re still here

Posted on November 5, 2016 by batsinbeds

It’s been quiet on the blog front, but it really hasn’t been for us. This is the time of yer when we find ourselves doing a lot of talks. We’ve done five recently and have several more in the pipeline … Continue reading →

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Committee Meeting

Posted on October 19, 2016 by batsinbeds

We were joined by Bat Conservation Trust’s Lisa Worledge and renewedd our prtnership agreement, ate even more cake, and decided on two new projects for next year and allocated funds to them. These resulted from two generous donations from members … Continue reading →

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Surveyors’ Meeting

Posted on October 11, 2016 by batsinbeds

All the surveyors scrambled to analyse their results for this meeting. Once again we realised why we were all feeling worn out. We did a tremendous amount of work this season. Fortified by copious cake we got through everything and … Continue reading →

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Chiroptrivia 2015-

Posted on October 5, 2016 by batsinbeds

Chiroptrivia 2015 – “Life is a beautiful and strange creature that appears at a window, flies swiftly through the banquet and is gone.”  The Venerable Bede and there can be few more strange and wonderful creatures than a bat. So … Continue reading →

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100 Nathusius in a weekend

Posted on October 4, 2016 by batsinbeds

Bob and Jude spent the weekend at Rye helping with a blitz on the south coast looking for Nathusius. It was quite an experience, the temperature dropped to 5 degrees centigrade. What was amazing was that on the first night … Continue reading →

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The Nathusius that stayed

Posted on October 4, 2016 by batsinbeds

We’ve had a lot to say about the Nathusius at Priory  Country Park of late He is obviously a media tart as he was back in the same box he was originally found in when Nicky and Danny did their … Continue reading →

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