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We have a very active group with many projects, surveys and visits being undertaken through the year. Bat Boxes We regularly check bat boxes within the county. As well as providing extremely important roosting sites for bats, these surveys help us to understand how and when bats are using the habitats surrounding them. The results can help us to improve the advice we give to people wishing to help bats by the inclusion of boxes on their trees.
Surveys If you would like to help us preserve these fascinating mammals, please complete and send the form on the Contacts page
Throughout the year we visit many varied and interesting sites. In the late autumn/winter each weekend we travel around the county searching underground sites and bridges looking for bats in hibernation. It is normal for us to find several species of bats in these old mine workings. All members are welcome to join us in these visits and we have a good supply of safety equipment for you to use, hard hats, lights etc.. Although some of the sites we visit can be a little scary, we are very conscious of the danger associated with these visits and try to cater the visits to suit all abilities. However if you come along, please be prepared to sometimes get wet and muddy!! N.B. Only members of Cornwall Bat Group will be allowed underground for insurance purposes.
Grilled mine adit entrance
During the spring and summer our visits are concentrated on monitoring active known roosts within dwellings, bridges and trees. These surveys invariably involve being out late in the evening recording bats leaving their roosts and listening to their calls with bats detectors. Most roost owners are extremely proud of "their" bats and welcome us on these evenings to record the bats emerging. All members are welcome to come along to these visits, not only do you get to see the fabulous spectacle of bats emerging from their roosts you may get to visit some lovely areas of countryside.
Noctule netted during an evening roost count Diary dates spring/summer 2008Date: 7th June 2008: The Lost Gardens of Heligan Help count the 'stars of Spring Watch 2006' as they emerge from their nursery roost. Please contact Dave 01726 843632 dave@cornwall-batgroup.co.uk for further details.
Date: 21st June 2008: The Lost Gardens of Heligan Another opportunity to Help count the 'stars of Spring Watch 2006' as they emerge from their nursery roost. Please contact Dave 01726 843632 dave@cornwall-batgroup.co.uk for further details.
Date: 27th June 2008. Menabilly A fantastic opportunity to visit one of Cornwall's oldest private houses to see lesser horseshoe and whiskered bats emerge. Please meet at Par beach car park 9pm to share cars. Please contact Daniel for further details.
Date: 3rd July 2008: Pentireglaze, Polzeath: Please meet at the 'lead mine' car park 20:45 to count greater horseshoes emerging from an old mine working Please contact Derek 01208 863821
Date: 5th July 2008: Newquay A chance to help identify bats emerging from a residential property near Newquay Please contact Sam for further details. 01872 552021 or 07825070612
Date: 26th July 2008.between 1-4pm. Drop-in Bat ID Challenge. Ken Haine Building Rosewarne Camborne. Supported by members of Cornwall Bat Group Helen Shaw from Kingsmoor Bats will be on hand to help you identify droppings, bones and teeth from the 17 species of UK bats. Contact Jane Squirrell 01872 865421 for more details.
Date: 8th August 2008. Trebears, Porthcothnan. Visit to identify bat roosting within a chimney followed by a bat walk, meet at 8pm. Please contact Daniel for further details.
Date: 13th August 2008. Tremayne Quay, Helford. Bat walk, meet at 8pm. Please contact Daniel for further details. Date: May - October 2008 Steve will also be monitoring 3 noctule roosts around the Camborne area. The dates for these will be decided close to the time, if you are interested please call Steve or email steve@cornwall-batgroup.co.uk
Date: Sunday 12th October 2008. 2pm. Bat
and Dormouse boxes survey at Armstrong's Wood Reserve.
SX320774. Please contact Tony
tonyatkinson@higherdowngate.fsnet.co.uk for
further details. Date: Sunday 11th & 18th January 2009. 10 am Hibernacula surveys. Meet Cabilla and Redrice Reserve. . SX128652. Please contact Tony tonyatkinson@higherdowngate.fsnet.co.uk for further details.
If you are already a member and would like to add an event to the site, please contact Steve
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Checking and Cleaning Bat Boxes
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