19 May
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Saturday 26th May BIAZA Bioblitz at the Jersey Zoo   Join us for a FREE bat talk (by JBG/Durrell’s Edward Bell) and then a bat walk as part of the 2018 BIAZA bioblitz 19:30 – Bat talk at the bat tunnel 20:30 – Bat walk in the Zoo grounds This is a ticketed event so that we can know numbers of people in advance, but the tickets are FREE Free tickets can be obtained by clicking here Jersey Zoo Bioblitz  For a full agenda of other Bioblitz events taking place at Durrell on the 26th May then please follow this link: Bioblitz bonanza Please be awareRead More →

24 April
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The Jersey Bat Group will be in attendance at the JSCPA Fun Day! Date: Saturday 28th April, Time: 10:00 until 16:00, Where: Royal Showground (RJA&HS), Trinity. Please come and visit our stall and learn more about bats, and maybe buy some of our bat-related goods.  Entry is free, dogs are welcome – and there will be a lot of fun activities for all age.  Please come and support us, the JSPCA and other wildlife organisations who will be there to. We look forward to seeing you there.Read More →

20 April
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For the third year running the Jersey Bat Group will be participating in the National Nathusius’ Pipistrelle Project.  Site selection and methodology for the local project will mirror the BCT guidance documents in order for the Jersey results to be comparable with the UK data. Nathusius’ pipistrelle is considered rare in the UK but may simply be under-recorded. It is often found at large water-bodies, particularly during its autumn migration period (BCT). The National Nathusius’ Pipistrelle Project was launched in 2014 with a grant from the People’s Trust for Endangered Species, to improve our understanding of the ecology, current status and conservation threats for Nathusius’Read More →

20 November
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Are you stuck for a gift idea? If so then we have our wonderful A5 notebooks available! There is a Brown Long Eared on the front, it has the JBG logo featured throughout the pages.  On the back page it has a species list of bats in Jersey. Priced at £4.50 + postage and packaging (P&P = £1.20 for Jersey and £1.46 for the UK) Notebooks are available for purchase via PayPal (below).  Please ensure you select the correct geographic region when ordering Price includes postage and packaging Jersey £5.70 GBPUK £5.96 GBPRead More →

15 May
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Launching Today: The Jersey Bat Project. Jersey National Park is home to many of our local bats and we have partnered with The Jersey Bat Group, Eco Active Jersey, the Department of the Environment, Channel Islands Co-operative / Local and the States of Jersey Prison Joinery Workshop to raise awareness through a new campaign. Hugh the Bat is the face of the campaign. He is named after the late Hugh Forshaw, who was a long standing member of Jersey Bat Group. Please like and share.  Read More →

31 March
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The Jersey Bat Group is very active and carries out a lot of research.                 Research activities include bat activity surveys using bat detectors, roost emergence surveys, bat box surveys and live trapping of bats. If you are interested in joining the Jersey Bat Group, or are interested in learning more about our research activities then please contact us on enquiries@jerseybatgroup.org  Read More →