In this message we have lots of updates from the BCT, including important news on the effects of Covid-19, and a request for Imperial Collage for fresh bat droppings to help investigate the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in animal faeces.
Category: SBG News
We need YOUR help to recognise an outstanding contribution to the Somerset Bat Group
In this message we celebrate the nomination of our own Dave Cottle for the Pete Guest Award (we all NEED to vote, see below). Also below, is news on a provisional date for the South West Bat Conference 2021, and a urgent appeal for help from the BCT Helpline.
The Time is NOW-call from the BCT for a Mass Virtual Lobby of Parliament – 26th June 2020
Hope all bat group members are keeping safe and well. A quick interim update with a urgent request for help from the BCT.
Batty Christmas wishes from Somerset Bat Group!
Seasonal greetings to all Bat group Members, and wishing you a very batty new year!
Bat Group news Nov19 – Bat Boxes and Hibernation checks
The bats may be moving toward hibernation, but there are still bat activities going on!
Thanks from the CEO of BCT
The group received a nice letter today from the CEO of the Bat Conservation Trust, to thank us for our donation to the project to create a national database of Bat ring numbers.
Urgent call to action – early October 2019
Lots to update you on this month, with reports, and an urgent request from help from the BCT. The group received an URGENT call to action from the BCT this week regarding the government’s centrepiece environmental legislation, the Environment Bill.
SBG News early Sept 2019
We may be coming towards the end of the Bat season, but there is still lots going on, Walks, Bat Boxes and latest BCT news in this email.
SBG newsletter late July 2019 – Surveys, conferences and awards
There is lots going on at the moment, with the NBMP Field Surveys just finishing, and the British Bat Surveys underway. The Waterways surveys are due to start soon, and the Bats in Churches survey has kicked off, so there are lots of chances to get involved.
Somerset Bat Group July newsletter – Surveys underway ….
The survey season is now well underway, the National Bat Monitoring Program (NBMP) Roost emergence surveys have just finished, while the Field Surveys are just starting.