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A flurry of bats to care for.

Now is a peak time for finding grounded bats.Aidan has been finding these and much more over the last couple of of days I received a call from Simon about a Bat Care call near my home in Biggleswade. A … Continue reading →

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Yet more bats at the Lakeside Survey

A busy night at the Lakeside survey last night While some us counted the bats out of the roost Soggy Dave, Bob and John went of for a wander round a nearby wood.,which had many mossies and lots of toadlets. … Continue reading →

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Bat Care

Now is usually the time when we start getting busy on the Bat Care front. Like many bat group we have our own Bat Care Team, though we take in fewer bats than some groups. We usually get about thirty … Continue reading →

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An academic’s response to the Westminster Hall Bats and Churches Debate

    There has continued to be lots of comments about Sir Tim Baldry’s  recent speech at Westminster Hall.  I make no apology for going back to the subject.   Dr Kirsty Park of Stirling University has just posted a … Continue reading →

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A Natural England Roost visit with a difference

A number of the bat group are specially trained volunteers, who go out on behalf of Natural England to visit churches and homes, where people want advice about bats. (This service is free). At this time of year things begin … Continue reading →

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Bats and Boats at Priory Country Park Bedford

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Call for Bedfordshire moth and butterfly wings

Andy Banthorpe,the moth recorder for Bedfordshire, recently joined the bat group He has asked that if any of you come across a pile of wings in a church  or other building, he would be very happy to receive them. One … Continue reading →

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Barbastelle radio tracking

The tag lasted fourteen days and has now expired. This means some of us are busy catching up sleep but I will have more to say about this Right until the end our little lady continued to guide us to … Continue reading →

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Wardown Park survey

Amidst all the chaos our usual surveys continue with their usual seamless efficiency. Each of our regular surveys has its own co-ordinator so while some of us are haring about after barbastelles, these sail effortlessly on. Below are Geraldine’s notes … Continue reading →

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Stockgrove survey

Amidst all the chaos of chasing barbastelles, some things continue as normal. Angie comments below on Monday’s Stockgrove survey “ Monday was a quiet evening for the roosts at Stockgrove, all boxes were empty but T7 was again home to … Continue reading →

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