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Grounded bat

A pipistrelle was brought into a  Flitwick house by a  cat. One of our carers visited the house (keeping to Bat Conservation Trust social distancing guidelines) The bat was taken into care.  It appeared uninjured but was underweight. After a … Continue reading

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Catch up

It has been very quiet here for ten days, but only because Jude who writes this blog and Bob have been off batting in Trinidad, along with Jonathan. We got back yesterday to a busy inbox. The bats are beginning … Continue reading

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More bats in care

This weather has sure led to more bats being found grounded. Kel has been busy picking up juveniles and this morning Bob and Jude got a call from friends in Wootton who had found a juvenile who had flown into … Continue reading

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Valentine massacre averted

Now we know one place that pipistrelles hibernate in winter. We have just had two pips  a male and a female) brought into care, who had made the mistake of hibernating in a stack of scaffolding boards. These boards were … Continue reading

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