@Kate_Bradbury@flygirlNHM I accidentally made one of these in a large old waterbutt that I was using to “drown “ pernicious weeds before adding them to the compost heap, I do this every year now.
When talking to people about #bumblebees (which we do a lot!😊) they tend to mistakenly associate them with two things; honey and stings. We’ve covered the honey fallacy before so here’s a thread on stings to set the record straight Please #retweet for the bumbles.
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Final call. We have a couple of places on our Infra red for bat surveys course next week. You can book through eventbright or email directly to [email protected] https://t.co/UtFkVPMT4T
We have a couple of places left on our IR cameras intro course if any one is interested. This will be an in-person course with opportunity to get hands on with the kit and try out a few different options. https://t.co/x6rrHfmIrN
Alongsite our normal hibernation checks we have rigged up CCTV in the barn with some static detectors so we can get a better idea of what is going on in there.
Checks for hibernating bats in a barn today, and had a really positive meeting with the client and the architect looking at how we can retain the bat roosts whilst meeting the objectives of the project. Found one little hibernating BLE for good measure.
EXTINCT BAT MAKING A COMEBACK? In 1992 greater mouse-eared bats were declared extinct from the UK. A single male has been recorded present since 2002 @sussexbatgroup were astonished to find a SECOND greater mouse-eared bat hibernating the important network of tunnels in Jan 2023