Archive – 2014 events

Saturday 29th March 2014, 2pm for 2.30pm start

  • Meeting: HS2 Rail project – bat mitigation scheme
  • Speaker: possibly Geoff Billington of Greena Ecology, Oxfordshire
  • Location: SWT Callow Rock Offices, Shipham, Nr Cheddar Grid Ref ST 448 560.

Saturday 26h April 2014, 2pm for 2:30pm start

  • SBG AGM
  • Subscriptions due for 2014 if not paid at winter meetings to Adel Avery (Secretary) to collect £5 per member (includes all members at same address)
  • Location:  SWT Callow Rock Offices, Shipham, nr Cheddar. TBC Grid ref:ST 448 560

Wednesday 14th May 2014, 8pm – 10pm

  • Bat Walk – Burrington Combe – Black Down Project Mendip AONB
  • Public event, bat group support welcome, leader Adel Avery
  • Meet lower Burrington Combe car park, by the toilet block

Saturday 17th May 2014 10am

  • Bat box checks at Ham Wall & Shapwick Heath.
  • Leader: Paul Kennedy 01823 652749/0781 2442631 –email:chopped@btinternet.com
  • Location: Ham Wall/Shapwick car park (Ascott Corner) Grid Ref ST449 397

Friday June 27th 2014, Time 7.30pm – 10pm

  • BLACKDOWNS BIG BAT SURVEY – TRAINING EVENT/WORKSHOP
  • Booking :  ring Cathy Horsley 01823 652424
  • Location: OTTERFORD PARISH HALL – located in Bishopswood village

Friday 18th July 2014 8.30pm – 11.30pm (or later)

  • BLACKDOWNS BIG BAT SURVEY
  • Booking :  ring Cathy Horsley 01823 652424
  • Location: OTTERFORD PARISH HALL – located in Bishopswood village

Friday 25th July 2014 8.30pm- 10.45pm

  • Shapwick Heath NNR/NE Bat walk – public event, bat group support needed.
  • Leader: Paul Kennedy. Meet at the Avalon Marshes centre ST426 413

Friday 15th August 2014  7.30pm

  • BRUE VALLEY BIG BAT SURVEY (2nd year)
  • Details tbc
  • Contact Adel Avery to be added to volunteer list.
  • Meet at the Avalon Marshes centre ST426 413

Fri 22nd August 2014  7.45pm-10.30pm

  • Bat Walk – Frome Outdoor open spaces group (Frogs),
  • Location: Welshmill Park, Frome – Public Family Event, Bat group members support welcome.
  • Leader Adel Avery (07870 271588) Welshmill Park, Frome,Parking nearby on road or in Cheese and Grain carpark

Tuesday 26th August 7.45pm-10.30pm

  • Bat Walk – Wells and Mendip SWT group, Public event, bat group support welcome.
  • Location: Bishops Palace, Wells. BA52PD, parking in nearby market square or on Silver St.  Meet Bishop’s Palace gatehouse.
  • Leader David Cottle (01749 674257).

Saturday 20th September 2014  10am

  • Great Breach Wood, Westhay & Catcott Bat Box checks
  • Leader Paul Kennedy 01823 652749
  • Grid ref for Great Breach ST507 325,
  • Grid ref Westhay ST456 437
  • Catcott ST399414