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Is this bat poo?

Posted on April 2, 2014 by batsinbeds

We had an e mail at the end of March from a man who had photographed some poo on his bat box asking whether it could be a bat’s or whether it was a bird. The clue is in the … Continue reading →

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The Bat Group Record Database.

Posted on April 2, 2014 by batsinbeds

  In our 25 year history we have collected a lot of bat records and maintain a database of over   5000   records, which we gather during the surveys we carry out.   (In 2014 we carried out over 70 … Continue reading →

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Another roost hunt

Posted on March 24, 2014 by batsinbeds

  On a crisp Sunday morning, Bob, Bob and Judith ventured into Kings Wood and checked a small area for potential roosts They found seventeen potential roosts, all of them in oak trees. The plan is to go back later … Continue reading →

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Spring is coming

Posted on March 21, 2014 by batsinbeds

    It is officially Spring. Birds are singing, flowers are blooming and bat group members are getting excited about the new season. Kit is being dusted down, checked  and given new batteries. The Bat group funds (which come largely … Continue reading →

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Bat talk at Larkrise Academy

Posted on March 19, 2014 by batsinbeds

Today we headed off to Larkrise Academy in Dunstable and did three assemblies in which we talked about bats to over 200 children. The children were very well behaved and they had some good questions to ask. One of the … Continue reading →

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Catch up

Posted on March 17, 2014 by batsinbeds

It has been very quiet here for ten days, but only because Jude who writes this blog and Bob have been off batting in Trinidad, along with Jonathan. We got back yesterday to a busy inbox. The bats are beginning … Continue reading →

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More potential roosts at Stockgrove Country Park

Posted on February 28, 2014 by batsinbeds

Bob popped back to Stockgrove Country Park to double check some GPS readings. While we were there he spotted another three trees with good roost potential. He also had a look at a tree that had blown over in the … Continue reading →

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Roost hunt in Bakers Wood

Posted on February 23, 2014 by batsinbeds

After the flood plain that was Harrold Odell Country Park today’s roost hunt was a bit of a doddle, though the wind was quite cold. The group finished the survey of Bakers Wood and identified a number of trees with … Continue reading →

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February Hibernation Survey

Posted on February 18, 2014 by batsinbeds

After the appalling weather, we did wonder what effect this might have had on bat numbers. we did not find barbastelles (they tend to turn up in hibernation surveys only when the weather is cold) but found 167 bats. One … Continue reading →

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Bat Group committee meeting

Posted on February 18, 2014 by batsinbeds

The February committee meeting is always our busiest of the year as we gird our loins for the new season. We covered an awful lot of ground – confirming events for 2014, planning the AGM, ceiding what equipmwent to buy … Continue reading →

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