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Victoria has now completed her licence training after a virtually flaw free bat quiz in the Dressers Arms. Congratulations to Victoria
The new Habitats Regulations licences need to be applied for by all members looking after long term care bats for the purposes of education, and for those members with dead bats or parts of dead bats that we use for training purposes. You have 3 months from 21/08/07.
New Regulations came into force on 21/08/07 and already they are having an impact with the first exclusion licences being applied for . The new Regulations will be discussed in detail at our September meeting so we'd like to suggest that all Licence holders and anyone training for a licence together with all bat carers or potential carers attend the discussions.
Moses Gate show was fairly successful even though it was a bit of a wash out in the afternoon, we raised around 55 pounds.
The 'Biggest Bat Walk Ever' was held at Yarrow Country Park, Chorley on 25/08/07. This was again a successful walk with 65 members of the public attending. Walks were held all across the UK. Both species of Pipistrelle, Daubenton's bat, Noctules and Whiskered bats provided the evenings entertainment.
Seven species of bat turned up at our first survey at Etheroe Country Park in Stockport, which we surveyed with Derbyshire Bat Group—Both pipistrelles, Daubenton's Bat, Whiskered Bat, Brown Long-Eared bat, Noctule Bats and a lone Natterer's bat towards the end of the survey.
Less bats than expected arrived at the Less bats than expected arrived at the Woolston Eyes survey in June, with only Soprano Pipistrelle bats in any quantity, although there were common Pipistrelles present, and a few early Noctules, but only one Daubenton’s bat observed on this visit.
This years 'summer' weather has been so poor that the effects appear to be showing on bat populations. Roosts in S. Lancs appear to be moving much more regularly than expected, and average numbers at roosts appear to be of the magnitude of 30-40 rather than around the 100 mark as we usually get. The tendency for pipistrelles again is to seek out those places close to heating ducts an boilers.
Initial indications from the results of the Kirklees survey again suggest that numbers are down, however a full report and analysis will be conducted in the autumn. The good news is that a previously inaccessible pond was available for us to survey again, but no Whiskered bats and Long-Eared were located during this years survey.
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Last Updated 03/07/06
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