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New members

We are delighted to have had a number of new members this week. We are allowing two inexperienced/new members to attend surveys with 4 old hands  to show the the ropes. If you want to join  see https://www.bedsbatgroup.org.uk/wordpress/?page_id=307

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Visit to Whipsnade

As well as hibernation surveys, we used to do other detector surveys at Whipsnade when Kevin Frediani worked there. When he left they fizzled out. When we did the original surveys we had to record onto an mp3 player, which … Continue reading

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Getting geared up for the bat season I

As the number of bats seen during the day increases we are busy getting geared up for the beginning of the season in April.  Have fixed the days of most of our regular surveys (see survey section) e.g. Stockgrove

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More surveys

With the good weather this week the bat group has been able to go out a lot, On Tuesday Aidan, Bob and Dave headed back to Kings Wood Heath and Reach and tried netting in a woodland block. Griffins were … Continue reading

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Surveyors’ meeting

Last night the bat group survey leaders met at The Hub in Ampthill Park. Everyone had had a look at the season’s data and it was fascinating to see patterns emerging. It was also quite  daunting to realise how much … Continue reading

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