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Long term patient released

Posted on June 27, 2012 by batsinbeds

Old news now, but on June 20th Aidan and family released the pipistrelle which has been living at their house since last Autumn. It was badly savaged by a cat and had lost a great deal of fur. It healed … Continue reading →

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Grounded brown long eared bat in Maulden

Posted on May 1, 2012 by batsinbeds

The recent appalling weather has made things difficult for the bat group recently. An attempt to mist net in Luton was postponed and then rained on. It would seem likely that bats are being affected by the poor weather.  The … Continue reading →

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Another flying bat

Posted on March 13, 2012 by batsinbeds

A pipistrelle was collected from a firm in Luton yesterday. On being examined by one of our carers at home.the little minx revived and shot off out of the room  and up the stairs, It took more than half an … Continue reading →

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First bats seen flying

Posted on March 12, 2012 by batsinbeds

Spring is coming. In the last two days we have had a number of people telling us they have seen bats out and about. If you live in Bedfordshire and have also seen flying bats, please let us know. If … Continue reading →

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BCT Bat Care Course

Posted on January 26, 2012 by batsinbeds

The Bat Conservation Trust has just put pdfs of some of the talks at the Autumn Bat Care Conference  onto their website. These will be of interest to any one involved in bat care. Bat care is very demanding and … Continue reading →

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Overwintering bats

Posted on October 18, 2011 by batsinbeds

When a bat is brought into care, our aim is always to release it back into the wild if it is at all possible. This year we had two injured bats care quite late in the season. One of these … Continue reading →

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Essex Bat successfully released

Posted on September 12, 2011 by batsinbeds

Essex bat group brought an injured Noctule up to our flight cage for flying practice. After a week of practice the bat had strengthened its muscles well enough to be released and has now been returned to the wild

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Barbastelle in Huntingdon

Posted on August 31, 2011 by batsinbeds

Bat group member Colin  Edwards was at work visiting  an office  in Huntingdon and was greeted with “You know about bats , we’ve found one in a stairwell”. Expecting a pip he was stunned when he saw that it was … Continue reading →

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