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Putting up more bat boxes

Posted on February 17, 2014 by batsinbeds

Back in December 2012, we told you about the arrival of yet more boxes for our woodland bat box scheme. Having spent the intervening time resting behind the sofa, cowering from the rain, on Sunday , the sun shone and … Continue reading →

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Bargain bat detector

Posted on February 15, 2014 by batsinbeds

Bat Box detectors have a special offer on Duet’s this week. The Duet is the workhorse of the bat group and the aftercare service is first rate (though we have rarely needed it, they are one tough machine)  http://www.batbox.com/

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Bat Conservation Trust Regional Conference

Posted on February 14, 2014 by batsinbeds

The Bat Conservation Trust has just announced details of the Regional Conference, which we thoroughly recommend.  There are some very good speakers lined up. Bat group members who car share can claim their petrol costs from the Bat Group. hope … Continue reading →

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Raspberry pi

Posted on February 13, 2014 by batsinbeds

Kel has just joined a new company which has a great scheme where she can borrow electronic gadgets and can also apply for a small grant to allow development projects. She posted this information on the bat group newsgroup and … Continue reading →

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Grounded bat

Posted on February 3, 2014 by batsinbeds

Last week Danny was called to a house which had a bat on a carpet. The bat, a pipistrelle, has been taken to Kel and Hedj for some TLC and seems uninjured. Picture to follow. If you are doing building … Continue reading →

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Roost Hunt at Harrold Odell Country Park

Posted on February 2, 2014 by batsinbeds

Three brave bat group souls braved the flood plane that is Harrold Odell Country Park today and went hunting for bat roosts. (Hedj who has been nicknamed  Boy Chunder was unable to attend due to having spent all night throwing … Continue reading →

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Things youngsters say

Posted on January 20, 2014 by batsinbeds

Friday saw Simon go back to give another talk at the Eaton Bray Academy armed with a talk and some masks for the youngsters to make. He asked them why they thought bats did not come out at night and … Continue reading →

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January Hibernation Survey

Posted on January 20, 2014 by batsinbeds

This weekend’s hibernation survey has again broken records, with a total of 172 bats (previous highest 168 in Dec 2012). The December 2013 was 106, possibly because the mild weather had not driven bats underground as early as the last … Continue reading →

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Outdoors – a visit to Rushmere Country Park

Posted on January 14, 2014 by batsinbeds

The Mole had been working very hard all the morning, spring- cleaning his little home. First with brooms, then with dusters; then on ladders and steps and chairs, with a brush and a pail of whitewash; till he had dust … Continue reading →

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Mitigation for development

Posted on January 11, 2014 by batsinbeds

A forthcoming development in Bedfordshire has been told to provide 20 bat boxes as mitigation. Earlier this week Bob had a meeting with the ecologist and Phil Irving of the Greensand Trust to discus where to put these boxes. The … Continue reading →

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