Tag Archives: Bedford

Building Bat boxes in Bedford Schools 2012

Posted on December 13, 2012 by batsinbeds

Yesterday saw the last of our visit to Bedford Schools when we visited Beauchamps Middle School As per usual I did the talk (no one cried this time )and left Rangers Danny and Nicky to build the boxes. Later that … Continue reading →

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More giraffes

Posted on November 27, 2012 by batsinbeds

  We went to do another box building session today and were once again greeted by a giraffe, and then we realised that just like last week, there were two of them. After I had done my talk Danny and … Continue reading →

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Talk at Wootton Lower School

Posted on April 18, 2012 by batsinbeds

We were invited to speak to sixty youngsters at Wootton Lower School who were doing a topic on animals and the night. We had a good time and were able to answer most of the questions they asked us. I … Continue reading →

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a busy week for talks

Posted on March 3, 2012 by batsinbeds

We’ve just done three talks in a week – a trip to Bedford Young Farmers, followed by a talk to Friends of Putnoe Wood We are planning to some  intensive survey work this season so it was good to meet … Continue reading →

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Noctule roost at Putnoe wood blows over.

Posted on February 27, 2012 by batsinbeds

Having found a new roost at the weekend, it is now time to report the loss of another one. This tree was home to some Noctules in a Bedford Wood. It has recently fallen over.( You can see from the … Continue reading →

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Box building photogallery

Posted on February 20, 2012 by batsinbeds

Catching up with  photogalleries from the old web site again. This time I have put together a photo album of Kent Bat Box leaflet building sessions with schools and youth groups in Bedfordshire. We’ve been done this since 2007 the … Continue reading →

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A new wood to explore.

Posted on January 9, 2012 by batsinbeds

We were contacted by the owner of a wood North of Bedford and asked if we would be interested at seeing what bats there were. As it is not far from some woodland with barbastelles in , we were keen … Continue reading →

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Pipistrelles in boxes at Priory Country Park

Posted on January 2, 2012 by batsinbeds

Danny checked the boxes recently and found that he had ten pipistrelles in 5 boxes. Obviously the bats have decided it is warm enough to stay put

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Box building at Robert Bruce Middle School

Posted on December 7, 2011 by batsinbeds

Dec 6th An early start this morning as we did an assembly for 200 pupils this morning. They were a really friendly bunch and Bob and Jude left Danny and Laura to make bat boxes with 20 children. Some of … Continue reading →

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National Bat Conference

Posted on September 22, 2011 by batsinbeds

Several of us have just got back from the National Bat Conference held this year at Warwick University. This is a great way to meet up with other bat minded people and catch up on both the gossip and developments … Continue reading →

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