The South Lancashire Bat Group runs a number of surveys and training events for members. A full list of Events for Members is available within the members area of the site. To Join up to take part in these events please click here.
March
| Shaping and Saving
the West Pennine Moors 22nd March 2013 10:30 to 15:00 |
Venue: The Barlow Institute, 216 Bolton Road, Edgworth, Bolton, Lancashire BL7 0AP
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To introduce the ideas and projects from the 3 Towers: Beacons to the West Pennine Moors, which is seeking to protect and enhance the areas heritage. Some great speakers, finding out about elements of significant heritage, online survey results, and a chance to get involved. One of the speakers will be SLBG chair Martin Prescott who will be talking briefly about swarming/hibernation potential of the local quarries, mines and culverts, and the possible effect of wind turbines on bats
Lunch provided – to book your place, please email tgraham@lancswt.org.uk
SLBG Contact: Martin Prescott martin.dauby@tiscali.co.uk |
| Bat Surveys Workshop
27th March 2013 7 pm – 10.30 pm |
Venue: The Barn, Philips Park, Whitefield Manchester M45 7QJ SD797041
This workshop will equip you for all the groups’ surveys, and your own and the National Bat Monitoring Programme. It will also give you some useful skills that will be needed for some of our more exciting research surveys.
Booking is essential contact Steve Parker at enquiry@slbg.org.uk or 0161 7648850 |
April
| Monthly Bat Group Meeting
& talk by Gareth Harrison on: ‘Investigating the use of bat species, distribution and behaviour as a biological indicator of water quality and prime foraging habitats’ 2nd April 2013 7.30 pm |
Venue: The Brown Cow, Burrs,Woodhill Road, Bury BL8 1DA. All welcome.
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Our monthly meeting with a talk by Gareth Harrison who has been a member of the bat group since he was 7 years old! He will be presenting the findings of his dissertation study, carried out in the summer 2012, into bat and insect activity over canals, ponds and lakes/reservoirs in the Wigan area, taking into account nitrate and phosphorus concentrations of the water at each site. The study aimed to provide insight into the relationship between water quality, insect abundance and bat abundance at different sites. It attempted to provide explanations for higher bat abundance recorded at some sites as opposed to others, in terms of surrounding habitat, water quality and insect abundance.
Contact: Brian Robinson at enquiry@slbg.org.uk or 0161 7648850 |
| Bat Law Workshop
13th April 2013 9.30 am – 1 pm |
Venue : The Barn, Philips Park, Whitefield Manchester M45 7QJ SD797041
A great workshop which will cover all the relevant legal protection covering bats. Essential knowledge for many aspects of bat conservation work. This year the new licenses will also be covered.
Booking is essential contact Steve Parker at enquiry@slbg.org.uk or 0161 7648850 |
| Bat Identification Workshop
13th April 2013 2 – 5 pm |
Venue : The Barn, Philips Park, Whitefield Manchester M45 7QJ SD797041
A fabulous interactive workshop that will give you all the information you need to be able to identify bats in the hand. Expect involvement, and plenty of opportunity to ask questions.
Booking is essential contact Steve Parker at enquiry@slbg.org.uk or 0161 7648850 |
May
| Greenmount Jubilee Open Day
6th May 2013, 1 to 4:30pm
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Venue: Nailors Field opposite Greenmount Village Old School, Brandlesholme Road, Greenmount Bury BL8 4DS. SD77781433
Visit our stall and buy some batty items.
Contact Steve Parker at enquiry@slbg.org.uk or 0161 7648850 |
| Monthly Bat Group Meeting
7th May 2013 7.30 pm
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Venue: The Brown Cow, Burrs,Woodhill Road, Bury BL8 1DA. All welcome.
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Contact: Brian Robinson at enquiry@slbg.org.uk or 0161 7648850 |
| Prestwich Clough Open Day
12th May 2013 12 pm – 5 pm |
Venue : StMarysFlowerPark, Prestwich Manchester SD814036
Visit our stall and buy some batty items
Contact Steve Parker at enquiry@slbg.org.uk or 0161 7648850 |
| Bat Walk at Gatley
16th May 2013 20.45
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Venue: Meet at Car Park of Gatley Carrs LNR, off Brookside Road Gatley SJ843887. See www.gatleycarrs.org.uk for more details.
Following an invite from Gatley Carrs Conservation Group, we’ll be finding out which species use the LNR on our public walk
Contact Steve Parker at enquiry@slbg.org.uk or 0161 7648850 |
| Bat Detector Workshop
25th May 2013 5 pm – 11.30 pm |
Venue: The Barn, Philips Park, Whitefield Manchester M45 7QJ SD797041
If you have a bat detector but don’t have loads of experience in using it, this course is for you. The workshop will equip you for all the groups’ surveys and the National Bat Monitoring Programme.
Booking is essential contact Steve Parker at enquiry@slbg.org.uk or 0161 7648850 |
| Welsh Bat Conference
31st May – 2nd June 2013 |
Venue: The Conway Centre, North Wales
Contact : BCT for details |
June
| Monthly Bat Group Meeting
4th June 2013 7.30 pm
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Venue: The Brown Cow, Burrs,Woodhill Road, Bury BL8 1DA. All welcome.
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Contact: Brian Robinson at enquiry@slbg.org.uk or 0161 7648850 |
| Three Sisters LNR, Wigan Bioblitz
15th June 2013 |
Venue: Three Sisters LNR, Wigan
Details to be confirmed Contact: John HB records.slbg@btinternet.com |
| ‘Wild About Oldham Day’
15th June 2013 11am to 4pm |
Venue: Gallery Oldham, Greaves Street, Oldham, OL1 1AL
SD 92831 04834
Wildlife Fair – family friendly wildlife activities. Part of The Festival of Ecology supported by the British Ecological Society. Jo and Candice will be running a bat activity stall.
Contact: Jo Horton at littlejo99@hotmail.com |
July
| Monthly Bat Group Meeting
2nd July 2013 7.30 pm
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Venue: The Brown Cow, Burrs,Woodhill Road, Bury BL8 1DA. All welcome.
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Contact: Brian Robinson at enquiry@slbg.org.uk or 0161 7648850 |
| Bioblitz Blackleach CP
(LNR and SBI) 28th July 2013 |
Venue: Blackleach CP (LNR and SBI)
Details to be confirmed Contact: John HB records.slbg@btinternet.com |
August
| Millpond Surveys start, every night for about a week!
3rd August 2013 8.00 pm |
Venue: Meet at The Dusty Miller Crostons Road Bury SD796112
For the start of the 2012 survey
Contact Steve Parker at enquiry@slbg.org.uk or 0161 7648850 |
| Monthly Bat Group Meeting
6th August 2013 7.30 pm
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Venue: The Brown Cow, Burrs, Woodhill Road, Bury BL8 1DA. All welcome.
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Contact: Brian Robinson at enquiry@slbg.org.uk or 0161 7648850 |
| International Bat Night Walk for Year of the Bat
24th August 2013 8.00 pm |
Venue: Yarrow Country Park, Birkacre Road Chorley PR7 3QL SD570152
This years’ annual bat talk and walk. But more exciting!
Contact at Steve Parker enquiry@slbg.org.uk or 0161 7648850 for further details |
September
| Monthly Bat Group Meeting
3rd September 2013 7.30 pm
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Venue: The Brown Cow, Burrs, Woodhill Road, Bury BL8 1DA. All welcome.
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Contact: Brian Robinson at enquiry@slbg.org.uk or 0161 7648850 |
| Bioblitz
7th September 2013 |
Venue:
Details to be confirmed Contact: John HB records.slbg@btinternet.com |
| BCT Annual Conference
13th – 15th September 2013 |
Venue: Warwick University
The Annual get together goes back to a popular venue. Great talks and great laugh guaranteed
www.bats.org.uk for further details |
October
| Monthly Bat Group Meeting
1st October 2013 7.30 pm
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Venue: The Brown Cow, Burrs, Woodhill Road, Bury BL8 1DA. All welcome.
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Contact: Brian Robinson at enquiry@slbg.org.uk or 0161 7648850 |
November
| Bat Box Check, Haigh Country Park / Duxbury Woods
3rd November 2013 10.30 am
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Venue: Haigh CP Hall Lane Wigan SD593078
Yarrow Bridge Pub Bolton Rd (A6) SD592160
Meet at Haigh at 10.30 am, after checking these boxes we’ll move onto Duxbury, finishing with a drink in the pub to warm us up!
Contact: John Harrison-Bryant at enquiry@slbg.org.uk or 0161 7648850 |
| Monthly Bat Group Meeting
5th November 2013 7.30 pm
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Venue: The Brown Cow, Burrs, Woodhill Road, Bury BL8 1DA. All welcome.
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Contact: Brian Robinson at enquiry@slbg.org.uk or 0161 7648850 |
| Bat Box Check, Reddisher Woods, Lunch at the Hare & Hounds, Box Check Kirklees
24th November 2013 11.00 am
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Venue: Near the factory at the start of Holcombe Old Road, next to the Hare & Hounds pub, Reddisher woods Ramsbottom Bury SD77921537 BL8 4NE
2 Bat box checks, firstly at Reddisher Woods, followed by the Kirklees Valley, with lunch in between!
Contact: Steve Parker at enquiry@slbg.org.uk or 0161 7648850 |
| Hibernation Workshop
27th November 2013 7 pm – 10.30 pm |
Venue: The Barn, Philips Park, Whitefield Manchester M45 7QJ SD797041
This workshop will give you a stack of information about what Hibernating bats go through and the things to consider when conducting surveys of all types during the hibernation period. Essential now for licence training.
Booking is essential contact Steve Parker at enquiry@slbg.org.uk or 0161 7648850 |
December
| Monthly Bat Group Meeting
3rd December 2013 7.30 pm
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Venue: The Brown Cow, Burrs, Woodhill Road, Bury BL8 1DA. All welcome.
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Contact: Brian Robinson at enquiry@slbg.org.uk or 0161 7648850 |
South Lancashire Bat Group is covered under a Public Liability Insurance policy, but no Personal Liability is covered. Anyone taking part in bat group events, including bat box checks, bat walks and hibernation site checks, does so at their own risk. South Lancashire Bat Group recommends the wearing of gloves and an up to date rabies vaccination when handling bats, which should be carried out in accordance with the current guidance from the Bat Conservation Trust.
Throughout the winter, various Hibernation surveys will be arranged, however these are by invite only.
Also training workshops are available to members. Due to previous issues over these events they are not directly advertised, as they are intended for group members to expand their knowledge and provide better understanding of bats and increase skills to benefit bat conservation through the bat group. The workshops are not for consultants.