Bats in the night

Jul 1, 2016

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Steve Ott

in News

The Bat Conservation Trust is looking for volunteers willing to get up early or go out late…

The Bat Conservation Trust is looking for volunteers willing to get up early or go out late; its Sunrise/Sunset Survey needs people to monitor their local bat populations. The Trust has a number of ongoing surveys, but this one is ideal for people without previous bat-surveying experience. All you need to do is head outside an hour before dawn, or just after sunset, and spend an hour in your garden or walking around your local area, looking and listening for bats. You can carry out the survey any time before the end of August.

The UK is home to 18 species of bats, and the survey findings will help the Trust to gauge the health of bat populations. Go to http://www.bats.org.uk/pages/sunset_sunrise_survey.html to sign up to the survey. The website also offers advice on making your garden more bat-friendly at http://www.bats.org.uk/pages/encouraging_bats.html

About the author

Steve Ott

Steve Ott is editor of Kitchen Garden magazine and started his career as a professional grower, producing everything from cut flowers to vegetables. He has been growing fruit and veg all his life and spends most of his spare time in his garden in the East Midlands. He loves to experiment with crops and varieties he has never grown before and when he isn’t gardening is to be found out in the countryside bird watching and walking his dog Ted.

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