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A cool night at Foulridge reservoir

Posted on 02/05/2012 by Dave

Considering the forecast was reasonable for last nights meeting the temperature dropped quick as the 7pm meet time approached. Luckily while it was overcast and dark clouds threatened from the east the rain held off. We headed over to the … Continue reading →

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A new bat box scheme courtesy of United Utilities

Posted on 07/03/2012 by Dave

Members of the group along with staff from United Utilities spent Monday morning setting up a new bat box scheme in an Altham woodland that looks very promising. The scheme came about after East Lancs Bat Group were contacted about … Continue reading →

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Snapshots of a busy summer

Posted on 18/10/2010 by admin

Apologies for a lack of updates since May but it’s been a busy few months since then. What have we been up to? We’ve surveyed Wycoller, Foulridge, Bolton by Bowland,Slaidburn, and several underground sites. Lead bat walks for Hyndburn Prospects … Continue reading →

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Pre hibernation survey result

Posted on 18/10/2010 by admin

It’s always good to see a ringed bat turn up again. Here’s Z5280, a male Natterer’s harp trapped on 20/04/2009, when we were working with Anita Glover from Leeds University. He turned up again in October 2010 in the same … Continue reading →

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Foulridge Survey May 5th 2010

Posted on 14/05/2010 by admin

Foulridge Survey May 5th 2010 After a cold start to the 2010 survey season at Rowley Lake in April, we headed to Foulridge on the 5th May to see what we could find. A warm evening with good cloud cover … Continue reading →

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Pipistrelle Roost Count, Inn at Whitewell

Posted on 18/06/2009 by admin

Pipistrelle Colony Count, Inn at Whitewell   After an unsuccessful attempt at a Lesser Horseshoe Survey on the 10th June. we returned on Wednesday the 17th to carry out a colony count on the roost we’d noticed on the way … Continue reading →

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Bat box making 7th March 2009

Posted on 16/03/2009 by admin

Bat Group meeting 7th March 2009 – Bat box making at Towneley A successful day was held at Offshoots Permaculture Project with over 60 people attending and taking part in Bat box building. 15 standard boxes were built, covered and … Continue reading →

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Hibernation Surveys 2009

Posted on 22/12/2008 by admin

Hibernation Surveys 2009 – Bats Underground Project We’ve been busy identifying sites for hibernation surveys this winter and have turned up a suprising number of caves, mines and tunnels that need checking out. A good start to the season was … Continue reading →

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Rare Lesser Horseshoe bat found during Hibernation surveys

Posted on 10/11/2008 by admin

Rare bat found during Hibernation surveys The East Lancashire Bat Group are undertaking surveys of potential bat hibernation sites and have already discovered one rare bat. A Lesser Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros), a cave dwelling bat thought to be found … Continue reading →

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Grove Lane Plantation – Wednesday 3rd September

Posted on 04/09/2008 by admin

  Grove Lane Plantation – Wednesday 3rd September Grove Lane saw more new members coming out for the chance to learn a bit about bat surveys and use of bat detectors. A couple of early Common Pipistrelles commuting down the … Continue reading →

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