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Bat walk at Ampthill Park

Posted on August 15, 2012 by batsinbeds

Ampthill Town Council has recently introduced Dexter cattle  to graze on the wet flush at the bottom of Ampthill Park with the  laudable aim of increasing biodiverity. Last night’s Bat walk there suggests there is already a new species in … Continue reading →

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Bat walk at Totternhoe Knolls

Posted on August 11, 2012 by batsinbeds

Fresh from his media ordeal Bob headed off with 4 other bat group members to help with a walk at Totternhoe Knolls. It was a bright evening and the wind was quite blowy, so to begin with there were no … Continue reading →

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A rainy bat walk at Harrold Odell Country Park

Posted on July 13, 2012 by batsinbeds

It was a nice afternoon on Thursday – blue skies and dry. BUT as the time for the bat walk got nearer so the weather got worse. In Mid Beds it was torrential rain. We headed off to the bat … Continue reading →

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Bats at Wardown Park

Posted on May 16, 2012 by batsinbeds

We first went to Wardown Park as part of the Luton Bat Project, and are doing three surveys a year there, which are open to the public. The weather has been dreadful for the first walk last week and we … Continue reading →

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Go Rhino Man

Posted on February 7, 2012 by batsinbeds

The Bat Conservation Trust’s Xavier Hamon worked long and hard on the Bat Conservation Trust’s Bats for All Resource pack. You might be forgiven for thinking that he would be putting his feet up. But no, he has another plan … Continue reading →

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Talks and Walks

Posted on January 13, 2012 by batsinbeds

  It’s still only January, but things are hotting up on the walk and talk front. In the last twenty four hours we have been asked to do 5 talks and a walk later in the year. The talks are … Continue reading →

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Bat walk in Ampthill Park 2

Posted on September 27, 2011 by batsinbeds

We arranged this second walk after the first filled up so quickly and were pleased that 16 people were able to join us. Though there were not quite as many bats as last time we still picked up pipistrelles, noctules … Continue reading →

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Bat walk at Harrold Odell Country Park

Posted on September 22, 2011 by batsinbeds

We went to give a talk to some scouts at Harrold Odell  and then went over to the Country Park to see if we could find bats.  It is always a bit of a gamble at this time of year, … Continue reading →

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Wardown Park Walk September 2nd

Posted on September 4, 2011 by batsinbeds

We had arranged to do two walks for  Luton Cultural Services this September. We asked they limit numbers to twenty and used a booking system to control numbers,  Unbeknownst to us,  they hadn’t done so and had advertised the event … Continue reading →

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Motor Neurone Disease Assocation walk.

Posted on August 24, 2011 by batsinbeds

When we arrived at Wardown Park our hearts fell when we saw the fun fair had arrived. It doesn’t bother the bats but is quite noisy. As it turned out we were OK as it wasn’t running. We met 14 … Continue reading →

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