Tag Archives: Bat Conservation Trust

Analysing 6 years of data from the Priory Bat box scheme

Posted on February 19, 2015 by batsinbeds

The bat group has always said that there is little point collecting data if no attempt is made to analyse it. For the last six year Danny Fellman has single handedly checked the boxes he installed over the years at … Continue reading →

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October committee meeting

Posted on October 15, 2014 by batsinbeds

After the jam packed surveyors’ meeting last week, we met last night for our October committee meeting.We were joined by Lisa Worledge , the Bat Conservation Trust’s Partner Group Officer, who joined us on the way back from holiday. Her … Continue reading →

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Roost visits- a follow up

Posted on July 26, 2014 by batsinbeds

A number of the bat group have been trained to be Natural England Roost Visitors for Natural England to give advice to roost owners.. Earlier this season Kel went to a house in Turvey and last night returned to do … Continue reading →

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Bat Conservation Trust Regional Conference

Posted on February 14, 2014 by batsinbeds

The Bat Conservation Trust has just announced details of the Regional Conference, which we thoroughly recommend.  There are some very good speakers lined up. Bat group members who car share can claim their petrol costs from the Bat Group. hope … Continue reading →

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South East Bat Conference

Posted on November 25, 2012 by batsinbeds

Yesterday some of us went along to the SE Bat Conference, even thou we are not i the SE groupig of bat groups. However, we do work with both Hets and Middlesec and North BUcks and we promised to behave … Continue reading →

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Ash dieback disease

Posted on November 11, 2012 by batsinbeds

The ash tree is a much loved part of the British landscape and is a feature of much folklore.  Yggdrasill the world tree of Norse cosmology was an ash and was seen to connect us to the Otherworld.     … Continue reading →

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Bats in churches

Posted on June 2, 2012 by batsinbeds

BBC News and many other media outlets have reported on the long term difficulty that St Hilda’s Church Ellerburn has been having with their bats. They are now applying for an exclusion licence – though it is easier said than … Continue reading →

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Bat conservation in Mexico

Posted on May 12, 2012 by batsinbeds

Yesterday Bob and Jude got invited to a seminar arranged by the Bat Conservation Trust.    A fabulous talk by Rodrigo A. Medellin on Bat conservation in Mexico. I now know how you extract saliva from a vampire bat, a … Continue reading →

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Looking for Bechstein’s Bat

Posted on May 11, 2012 by batsinbeds

The Bat Conservation Trust has been running a project to look for Bechstein’s bat. Our neighbour the North Bucks Bat Group found a number of Bechstein’s when they were part of the project. They have since carried on their research … Continue reading →

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Talk for Sight Concern

Posted on April 21, 2012 by batsinbeds

Friday saw four of us going to a meeting of Luton Sight Concern’s Friday club.  They had asked us to do a talk. This was the first talk I had ever done for a visually impaired group and I spent … Continue reading →

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