{"id":20530,"date":"2022-04-11T15:41:30","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T15:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bedsbatgroup.org.uk\/wordpress\/?p=20530"},"modified":"2022-04-11T15:47:12","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T15:47:12","slug":"first-kings-wood-box-check","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bedsbatgroup.org.uk\/wordpress\/?p=20530","title":{"rendered":"First Kings Wood box check"},"content":{"rendered":"
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PHOTO; Bob Cornes<\/p><\/div>\n

As with other events so far this season we had a healthy turnout, or so we thought. On the day three had to drop out because of\u00a0 what we hoped\u00a0 were just colds .<\/p>\n

The four remaining folk managed to locate 62 of the 63 boxes. Some had been squirrel nibbled but they hadn’t been able to gain entry. ( The boxes not the people).<\/p>\n

Each box was checked more in hope than expectation with brave souls climbing up ladders to check the boxes<\/p>\n

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PHOTO: Gwen Hitchcock<\/p><\/div>\n

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PHOTO; Gwen Hitchcock<\/p><\/div>\n

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Only one bat was found\u00a0 and was treated like royalty as Bob pointed out key features before the bat was returned\u00a0 unharmed to the box<\/p>\n

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PHOTO; Gwen Hitchcock<\/p><\/div>\n

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PHOTO.; Gwen Hitchcock<\/p><\/div>\n

We will quest for the 63rd box next time. During lockdown the wood was well used, as a result new paths have been used, which made navigation tricky.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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