Norfolk Bat Survey

An ambitious project to survey the whole of Norfolk for bats. Help us by borrowing one of our cool detectors for free and setting it up in your area.

[Dr Andrew Boswell #CarbonReckoning @Andrew9Boswell]

2 years ago the amazing scientific discovery of a supercolony of #barbastelle bats was made public👇
It is at very major risk from the NWL; and also at risk from the A47 dualling close-by &this is part of my legal challenges

Give the bats a day in Court👉https://t.co/oowcR2iWn6

[Norfolk Wildlife Trust @NorfolkWT]

Did you watch @BBCCountryfile on Sunday?

The episode featured a report on the proposed #WesternLink road, and the unacceptable impact it'd have on Norfolk's barbastelle bat colonies.

Watch it now (18 mins in): https://t.co/WEiNeCKGTQ
Read our thoughts: https://t.co/WttwcV4VQs

[Diogo F. Ferreira @DCaptainplanet_]

After 5 years of being forgotten and remembered, our paper about the 3 #bat species from #MadeiraIsland finally sees the light of the day! It was 1 month and 216 sites of me, my #Batcycle and a prototype of a #batdetector. Plus, some amazing memories and views 1/3🧵

[Simon Gillings @simon_gillings]

Our new paper published in Bird Study showing how @BBS_birds was impacted by Covid-19 restrictions in 2020. Huge thanks to BBS volunteers past and present for their commitment to UK bird monitoring

[Andy Musgrove @andymus1]

End of an era. Big thanks to all @_BTO for my lovely send-off today after 25 yrs. Feel very lucky to have been part of such a superb organisation, and to have worked with so many brilliant colleagues, partners and volunteers. Leaving the staff, but will still be a member & vol!

[Norfolk & Norwich Bat Group @NorwichBats]

Norwich Bat Group's @LottyPackman & Jane Harris, will be on BBC Countryfile tomorrow evening, along with some of Norfolk's very special bats. Be sure to catch it.
https://t.co/7wDXOQ2Bfz

[Norfolk & Norwich Bat Group @NorwichBats]

Presenting...Lady Minsmere! Thank you to everyone who commented their favourite name, it was a landslide for Lady Minsmere however. We think it suits her very well!
#NorwichBatGroup #BCT #Nathusius #Pipistrelle #Norwich #LadtMinsmere #BatBooty

[Norfolk Bat Survey @BatsNorfolk]

The bat survey is currently cancelled for 2020 due to the situation with COVID-19. It is quite unlikely it will be possible to carry out any bat recording this year. We will continue to monitor the situation.

[Wensum Woodlanders 🍃💚🍃🌳🦇🌳 @WWoodlanders]

This petition has tipped over the 1,500 mark! Keep it up - there is strength in this opposition. Do sign, and write to your county, district, city councillors to voice your concerns.

[Wensum Woodlanders 🍃💚🍃🌳🦇🌳 @WWoodlanders]

Please sign this petition and retweet if, like us, you are concerned about the impact of the Norwich Western Link road on the ecology of the Wensum Valley! https://t.co/7jNtz0xRWr via
@UKChange

[Norfolk Bat Survey @BatsNorfolk]

Fantastic!

[Norfolk Bat Survey @BatsNorfolk]

We are now around half way through the 2019 bat surveying season, and so far we have received well over 200,000 bat recordings! There are quite a few centres with plenty of availability still so make sure to book a detector now to avoid disappointment https://t.co/d2iDzF4dQt

[WWT Welney @WWTWelney]

🦇 We are a bat monitoring centre again for @BatsNorfolk 2019 season.
🦇 South West Norfolk needs more coverage this summer, so can you help?
All you need to know about Norfolk Bat Survey 👉 https://t.co/aRGf4R7MfU
Select a 1km square to survey 👉 https://t.co/uTdbR4l1Xf

[Norfolk Bat Survey @BatsNorfolk]

Bookings are now live! If you took part last year you should have received a mailing with a link to book a detector (your square will be saved from 2018). If you would like to sign up for a square please follow this link: https://t.co/emtohEqTG1

[Norfolk Bat Survey @BatsNorfolk]

We are looking for a volunteer to help us in our Thetford office. For more info and to apply, please see the attached job description. An excellent opportunity for experience working in conservation, and to help the project continue to run. Please share!
https://t.co/BDYEzIhZUl

[Alex Rogers @alex_rogers_cs]

We've released new versions of the AudioMoth apps and firmware today. Both now support setting the time and recording periods in local time, and the resulting recordings now use long human-readable file names that are compatible with common software packages,

[Bill Sutherland @Bill_Sutherland]

Another mass cull of Mauritian flying fox is planned to reduce fruit loss. The Red List status has consequently recently been reassessed from Vulnerable to Endangered. Science https://t.co/Ikaznimsls

[Norfolk Bat Survey @BatsNorfolk]

Breckland Bat Project short-listed for CPRE award! - thanks to everyone who has supported this project, part of @batsNorfolk @_BTO

[Norfolk Bat Survey @BatsNorfolk]

@DanERouse Feel free to get in touch if you need and more sonograms of British bats or particular species. Fruit bats don’t echolocate, although Egyptian fruit bats produce low frequency clicks - much to the annoyance of my kids spending many hours in Cyprus looking for them with no luck.

[Bill Sutherland @Bill_Sutherland]

Another study questions the effectiveness of bat gantries https://t.co/9ua8Sx939V.
Here is the collated evidence of the main solutions for reducing road collisions with bats https://t.co/80z5GL4NkV