Bat
Project
Purpose
of the project
To
establish, monitor and improve the status of Bats in Cam Valley
area.
What
that involves
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Carrying out surveys in our area to record bats and roost
sites
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Monitoring known maternity roosts to provide yearly data
for the Bat Conservation Trust
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Increasing roosting opportunities by erecting bat boxes
at appropriate sites
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Carrying out annual inspection of bat boxes
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Leading bat walks from April – Sept with use of bat
detectors
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Giving talks and holding workshops to increase public awareness
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Provide training towards gaining a roost visitor licence
for those wishing to do so
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Providing an advisory service to members of the public and
landowners raising bat queries
- Providing
an advisory service to members of the public and landowners
raising bat queries
- Maintaining
good relationships with landowners and keeping them informed
of activity
- Networking
and maintaining good relationships with other relevant organisations:
English Nature; Bat Conservation Trust, Batscapes, Avon
Bat Group, Wilts Bat Group and Somerset Bat Group
What
we have achieved
We have 14 wooden bat boxes and 6 Schwegler boxes in two separate
locations.
The
following maternity roosts have been found in our area:
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1 Greater Horseshoe roost
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2 Lesser Horseshoe roost
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3 Serotine roosts (one very large roost)
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2 Common Pipistrelle roosts (Possibly 3)
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1 Soprano Pipistrelle roost
Bats
recorded in various parts of the CVWG area:
-
Lesser horseshoe
- Greater
horseshoe
- Common
pipistrelle
- Soprano
pipistrelle
- Whiskered/Brandt’s
- Daubenton’s
- Natterer’s
- Barbastelle
- Long-eared
- Noctule
-
Serotine
Check
out the Bat Project gallery page. |
