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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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Natterer’s Bat radiotagged at Flitwick Moor

Flitwick Moor is one of the most atmospheric sites in Bedfordshire. Walk across the central drain and it is like going back into  primeval forest. I would never be surprised if a gigantic dragonfly flew past or a pterodactyl dive … Continue reading

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Stockgrove Survey – a visit from some barbastelles

Angie  says “It was a very pleasant evening. The first bat, a Soprano was heard at 8.39, just on the first path into Bakers wood. The first Noctule was heard at 8.51, again in Bakers wood with several more passes … Continue reading

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Lakeside Survey – Record numbers of midges

Soggy says “Even a downpour before and after the survey did not deter the 1340 soprano  pipistrelles emerging ^8^ even more to follow if the sounds still within the roost is anything to go by” Counting them was a challenge … Continue reading

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July Bat box check

We did another box check on Sunday and managed to look at all 53 boxes. We were a little disappointed that we only found two soprano pipistrelles, one of which was incredibly stroppy. But we also had a number of … Continue reading

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Lakeside Survey

Driving over to the Lakeside survey on a fine evening we noticed an ominous grey cloud in the distance. Yes you guessed it, it was raining at the Lakeside Survey site.  Some of us are natural pessimists and had brought … Continue reading

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Rain doesn’t stop play

Despite torrential rain in the east of the county, we were able to go ahead with a woodland survey in Mid Beds last night.- and it did not rain! We heard Natterer’s and both soprano and common pipistrelles in a … Continue reading

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More rain , more churches

And still it rains, but nothing daunted we have continued to have a look at more North Bedfordshire churches  – it’s amazing how varied they are.( and stopped at a few nice pubs on the way). No bats in the … Continue reading

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Common pipistrelle roost – Update

Earlier this year we reported an important anniversary – 25 years of observing one common pipistrelle roost. https://www.bedsbatgroup.org.uk/wordpress/?p=5755 When we visited in May there were very few bats present, but more came to join the group as the months wore … Continue reading

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