YACWAG BAT GROUP

2007 BAT NEWS

We have already been busy this year with several guided walks in the area plus a couple of visits by a few of us to two private dwelling places at the request of the owners. Following a talk given by Tony to some children at St Andrew's school in Congresbury the pupils planned where they thought the three bat boxes presented by YACWAG to the school last year should be placed. Tony and Bob visited the school in March and after a short meeting with the pupils the boxes were hung on three trees - one in the school conservation area, one to the East of the school and one near the front of the building.
In May James Field, from North Somerset Levels and Moors Project, checked all of our boxes - 35 in total. In Littlewood we were pleased to find five bats, all male pipistrelles. However none of the boxes elsewhere were inhabited.

Here are a few photographs taken in Littlewood during this survey.

It is planned to survey the boxes on a regular basis and also to take part in some national surveys in the Summer. Also there will be other guided walks - see the events page of this web site.

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