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Tag Archives: noctule
Center Parcs and the Bedfordshire Bat Group
Center Parcs has recently opened a new village in Bedfordshire, in what was a pretty bleak conifer plantation. Center Parcs prides itself in it commitment to increase local biodiversity and support local voluntary conservation groups. Working with their ecological consultants … Continue reading
Anglian Wolf Open Day
Sunday saw us at the Anglian Wolf Open Day. Two of their wolves have died this year, but the remaining wolves seemed less upset than their carers We were able to bring two juvenile bats that are … Continue reading
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Tagged Anglian Wolf Society, bat stall, common pipistrelle, noctule
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66 Bats caught at Harold Odell
It started off being a night to show Kel and Hedj how to set up a harp trap, with Becky and Nicky coming along to watch. Then, just before we set off, Daniel Hargreaves rang to say he was in … Continue reading
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Tagged brown long eared bat, Daubenton's, harp trap., Harrold Odell, noctule, pipistrelles
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Bat care masterclass
While others were out harp trapping last night, Hedj Kel and Sogs met with Rhona to get some training on coping with juveniles. It was a really relaxed evening with much exchange of information., and a lot of laughter Rhona … Continue reading
Nathusius remain elusive.
Regular readers will know that the King of the Nathusius has had great fun sabotaging our attempt to capture his subjects. He has been very successful invoking downpours and even dramatic thunder storms. All too aware that we were planing … Continue reading
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Rain stops play at Priory again.
We had planned to go back to Priory for another attempt at trapping Nathusius’ pipistrelle. The Met Office kept changing the time when the thunderstorm would hit and in the end we decided to go ahead. Bob and Aidan both … Continue reading
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Tagged Daubenton's, harp trap acoustic lure, noctule, pipistrelles, Priory Park
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Bat care – an update
It might seem that things are quieter than usual at the moment, but that is not altogether true The writer of this blog is currently doing an impression of the bat on the right and shuffling about on crutches and … Continue reading
Bat detector training course
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
Tiddenfoot Water Park, Walk for the Friends.
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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Tagged Daubenton's, noctule, pipistrelles, serotine, Tiddenfoot Water Park, walk
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