Monthly Archives: June 2014

Putting up boxes at Harrold Odell Country Park

Posted on June 30, 2014 by batsinbeds

The story so far: The Friends of Harrold Odell Country Park gave us a grant for £4oo to buy some bat boxes. After checking out with Richard that the trees we were thinking of using were not due to be … Continue reading →

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Bat detector training course

Posted on June 30, 2014 by batsinbeds

On Saturday Bob ran a bat detector training course for bat group members and  some special guests at Priory Country Park.  This was aimed at folk without a great deal of practical experience, thugh we had a couple of mor … Continue reading →

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Tiddenfoot Water Park, Walk for the Friends.

Posted on June 24, 2014 by batsinbeds

Our hearts sank when there was a thunderstorm just before we set off, but it stopped before we got there, and the night was warm and balmy. Bob talked a bit about bats and bat detectors while we waited for … Continue reading →

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Noctules show off at Harrold Odell Country Park

Posted on June 23, 2014 by batsinbeds

On Thursday the usual suspects made their way to Harold Odell to see what bats were waiting for them Dave Odell wrote Great night out with the Bat Group last night.Excellent display by several Soprano Pips and then the Noctules … Continue reading →

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Noctules showing off at Great Barford

Posted on June 23, 2014 by batsinbeds

Bob and I bunked off the Harrold Odell survey to have a meal with friends at the Anchor  Great Barford, (which had the world cup on the telly but with the sound turned  off- Bliss.)  Being so close to the … Continue reading →

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Luton survey

Posted on June 20, 2014 by batsinbeds

After all the excitement of Tuesday night was almost bound to be a bt of an anticlimax but but at least it gave some of us a chance to walk of all yesterday’s cake.Geraldine and Dick write A fairly quiet … Continue reading →

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A visit to the common pip roost

Posted on June 19, 2014 by batsinbeds

Once a year some of the group head off to the common pipistrelle roost which has been observed closely since 1988. A earlier date to meet the bats was thwarted but the bats did co-operate by arriving for the date … Continue reading →

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Stockgrove 16th June

Posted on June 18, 2014 by batsinbeds

A fortnight ago Stockgrove Country Park was seething with bats.This time  the combination of the sky failing to darken and a colder wind made for less excitement bat wise, but there were other things to entertain us Geraldine takes up … Continue reading →

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Thrown in at the deep end

Posted on June 13, 2014 by batsinbeds

Becky is one of our keenest new bugs and came along with us to the Lakeside survey. Soggy showed her round the site, gave her a tally counter and left her to it. 800 bats later Becky emerged from the … Continue reading →

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Kings Wood Box check

Posted on June 10, 2014 by batsinbeds

After a very successful outing in May,  we were wondering what we would find this time round Aidan, Gwen,Ellie, Nicky and Bob were joined by Peter West of the Essex Bat Group, who is about to set up a project … Continue reading →

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