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Bat Box Project August check

It was with a sinking heart that brave bat group members headed out to check the 53 bat boxes on a hot and humid Saturday. Carrying ladders and other kit through the wood was really hard work.By the end of … Continue reading →

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Wardown Park survey Tuesday 14th August

  Geraldine, one of the Wardown Park survey co-ordinators writes “We had a good evening, checking the boxes and walking around Wardown Park. For the boxes that we could see into, there was nothing inside them except insects or spiders/webs. … Continue reading →

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Stockgrove Country Park survey

Angie, Stockgrove Park Co-ordinator writes: “Last night’s survey was very rewarding. Tree roost 4 was home to a Brown long eared who came out at 8.35, box 11 was also home to a Brown Long eared but this one sneaked … Continue reading →

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Bat Care – Good News Part 2

We reported a successful bat rescue two days ago and now have an update. The householder contacted us yesterday to say another bat had got lost, but this time rather than call us out again, the plucky man successfully  reintroduced … Continue reading →

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Bat care – a good news story.

We had a call from a friend yesterday who had found a bat on his living room floor. When we got there we found a juvenile  uninjured female common pipistrelle. It is not unusual for juveniles to forget their way … Continue reading →

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Bat walk at Ampthill Park

Ampthill Town Council has recently introduced Dexter cattle  to graze on the wet flush at the bottom of Ampthill Park with the  laudable aim of increasing biodiverity. Last night’s Bat walk there suggests there is already a new species in … Continue reading →

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Bat walk at Totternhoe Knolls

Fresh from his media ordeal Bob headed off with 4 other bat group members to help with a walk at Totternhoe Knolls. It was a bright evening and the wind was quite blowy, so to begin with there were no … Continue reading →

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Dead juvenile Brown long eared bat

We have already said  that there are a lot of juvenile bat casualties this year. Dick and Geraldine were visiting a church in Buckinghamshire on August 3rd and found a dead juvenile bat. This was a young animal who had … Continue reading →

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Bat Group on Three Counties Radio

Yesterday saw Bob on Three Counties radio talking to Nick Coffer. He stopped off on the way to pick up the captive bat but wasn’t aware the bat’s caretaker had a dodgy bell, so many thanks to Martin for driving … Continue reading →

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Harrold Odell Survey Thursday 9th August

While some of us were hunting for the tagged Natterer’s bat, Kelly was leading the survey at Harrold Odell Country Park. Bat group members were joined by three members of the public. Kel says “plenty of pips, lots of Noctule … Continue reading →

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