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 →