Jersey Bat Group

03 September

On 03/09/2020

Light Pollution

Although there is acknowledgement that light pollution can be a ‘source of annoyance to people, it can be harmful to wildlife, waste energy and detract from the enjoyment of the night sky’ (CPRE 2016) there is only about a fifth of England that retains skies completely free of light pollution.

Light pollution is known to have an impact on species from insects to turtles. When it comes to bats, light pollution can impact on foraging site bat assemblages, commuting routes, can delay or prevent bats emerging from roosts, or can in ‘in some cases lead to bats abandoning or becoming entombed in the roost’ (BCT). Read More →

24 August

By Amy Hall

On 24/08/2020

In Fundraising

International Bat Nights Raffle

Raffle entries have now closed
The draw for prizes took place on 31st August – congratulations to all of our winners!

To raise additional funds for our research, training and education programmes we are holding a raffle to coincide with the International Bat Nights on the 29th and 30th August. We will draw for the raffle on the 31st of August

Tickets are just one pound each. You can buy just one, or five or ten.

We have been donated some wonderful prizes so far and hoping for more to come!

11 August

By Amy Hall

On 11/08/2020

In Bat Walk, Public engagement

International Bat Night – 30th August – Bat Walk – Val de la Mare Reservoir

TICKETS SOLD OUT

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Celebration of Bat International Night

The Jersey Bat Group will be taking part in the International Bat Night celebrations by hosting not one but two public bat activity walks on 29th and 30th August.

Tickets are £5 for adults and £1 for children (under 16 years old).

Please buy your tickets from Eventbrite: Tickets Bat Walk 30th AugustRead More →

11 August

By Amy Hall

On 11/08/2020

In Bat Walk, Public engagement

International Bat Night – 29th August – Bat Walk – Queen’s Valley Reservoir

TICKETS SOLD OUT

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Celebration of Bat International Night

The Jersey Bat Group will be taking part in the International Bat Night celebrations by hosting not one but two public bat activity walks on 29th and 30th August.

Tickets are £5 for adults and £1 for children (under 16 years old).

Please buy your tickets from Eventbrite: Tickets Bat Walk 29th AugustRead More →

29 May

By Amy Hall

On 29/05/2020

In Public engagement, Research

Great Garden Bat Watch

Please join the Jersey Bat Group for the second Great Garden Bat Watch!

This event combines the joy of (hopefully!) watching bats with citizen science based research that can help us better understand bats across Jersey.

We are particularly keen to receive sightings of bats from St Helier and other urban areas around the Island to help us with our research into Jersey’s urban bat populations.
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03 April

By Amy Hall

On 03/04/2020

In Public engagement

Citizen Science

Whether self-isolating or social distancing, there are still ways that you can help the Jersey Bat Group study both Jersey’s bats and also threats to Jersey’s bat populations such as light pollutionRead More →

23 March

By Amy Hall

On 23/03/2020

In Public engagement

Bat crafts and activities

If you have children to look after or home school and would like some ideas for things to do then the Bat Conservation Trust website is a great place to be inspired!Read More →

15 February

By Amy Hall

On 15/02/2020

In Uncategorized

With 0 Comments

Nominations for Fundraising Officer

Would you like to get more involved in Bat Conservation?

Now’s your chance to join the JBG committee and help the group by coordinating fundraising and public engagement events.Read More →

13 February

By Amy Hall

On 13/02/2020

In Uncategorized

With 0 Comments

Jersey Bat Group: 2020 AGM

Hibernation season is nearly over. It’s time to emerge and find out how you can get involved in bat conservation.

Come along to the AGM to hear about the activities and discoveries of 2019 and join the discussions for 2020.Read More →

29 September

By Amy Hall

On 29/09/2019

In Fundraising, Public engagement

Pub Quiz – 29th October

***Bookings have now closed***

We look forward to seeing all those that purchased tickets on 29th OctoberRead More →

17 August

By Amy Hall

On 17/08/2019

In Bat Walk, Calendar, Public engagement, Uncategorized

With 2 Comments

International Bat Night

Come along to one of our free public bat walks to celebrate the
23rd International Bat Night.

You will have the chance to hear about the different species in Jersey, how they live and the challenges they face. There will be an opportunity to use bat detectors and listen to the bats flying and feeding. Hopefully,
you’ll be able to see some bats too. Read More →

03 July

By Amy Hall

On 03/07/2019

In Public engagement, Research

Great Garden Bat Watch

Please join the Jersey Bat Group for the first Great Garden Bat Watch!

This new event combines the joy of (hopefully!) watching bats with citizen science based research that can help us better understand bats across Jersey.Read More →

21 May

By Amy Hall

On 21/05/2019

In Research

Sunset/Sunrise Survey

The Jersey Bat Group is encouraging all people in Jersey to get involved with the Bat Conservation Trust Sunset/Sunrise Survey

We are looking for bat roosts (bats emerging from buildings, trees etc), bat activity in the Island and generally ‘all things batty!’Read More →

14 April

By Amy Hall

On 14/04/2019

In Public engagement

Bat Roosts in Trees book – now available at the Jersey Library

The Jersey bat group have donated a copy of the book: Bat Roosts in Trees: A guide to identification and assessment for tree-care and ecological professionals to the Jersey Library.

The Jersey Bat Group are concerned at the level of tree felling that is currently happening in Jersey, often without appropriate surveys.Read More →

07 April

By Amy Hall

On 07/04/2019

In Training course

Bats for Building Professionals & Designing for Biodiversity

This multi-part course starts with Bats for Building Professionals on Thursday afternoon; which provides an introduction to bat ecology, how they use buildings, the law protecting them and looking at potential impacts. This is followed by a practical activity examining some buildings for potential roost features and a bat walk.Read More →

Jersey Bat Group

1 month ago

Our next members meeting is on Wednesday 3rd March, on zoom!

The meeting will be in three parts:

A) Miranda Collett is giving the first talk and it is all about the visual identification of bats. This talk will appeal to all ages with lots of bats photos!

b) Then there will be a short Q&A session. This is your chance to ask batty questions, and we will do our best to answer them. So get your thinking caps on...

c) Finally, Yvonne Rabet will talk about her research project on the effects of artificial light at night in Jersey's urban environment. She will explain how she designed the project and the very interesting observations she has made from the results.

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Jersey Bat Group

2 months ago

🦇 Members only 🦇

Miranda and Liz are arranging another sound ID session on 24th February at 19.30 to help continue developing our sound ID skills.

This will be via zoom but it is planned to make it as interactive as possible! To that end Miranda will send out a set of files from our Long Term monitoring project. So, real-life examples to play with! She will also include the ID guide which shows the call parameters for different species and which you will need when looking at some of the more tricky calls.

The idea will be that before the session you will have looked at the calls, used the ID guide, and made your judgement as to the most likely species for each file. Bat call analysis is not an exact science, and you may not be able to match up all the calls with known bat calls. (For example, distinguishing Nathusius from Khuls is very difficult).

At the session, we will each be able to take one of the calls and explain how we analysed it and what we think the species for that call is. We can highlight what difficulties we had, and pass on any tips to the rest of us. Miranda and Liz can provide input and suggestions. This will be a learning process for all us and an opportunity to ask lots of questions.

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Jersey Bat Group

2 months ago

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Jersey Bat Group

2 months ago

We have had a couple of messages about bat activity in the last few weeks from the public. It isn't rare that in slightly warmer climates like Jersey that our bats can be active all year round, the bats can go into torpor where they sleep for longer periods of time instead of a full hibernation. The bats will wake up to feed if the weather is warm enough.

If you do see any bat activity this time of year it is more likely to be a common pipistrelle.

If you have a sighting please record it on the Jersey Biodiversity Centre website!

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Jersey Bat Group

2 months ago

Thank you to @lisaworledge at the @batconservationtrust for a very informative talk tonight at our monthly members meeting!

The topic: Bats & Science: Projects & Research at BCT
Lisa Worledge, Head of Conservation Services at the Bat Conservation Trust talked about the various research projects that the BCT is involved with. She put current research in the context of BCT’s overall objectives and four key research themes: 1) improving assessment of species status; 2) understanding and mitigating the impact of humans; 3) habitat and landscape management; and 4) the role of bats in ecosystems.

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Jersey Bat Group

2 months ago

Did you know we sell items from the Creature Candy British bat collection, we don’t have full stock at the moment but there is limited items we have in stock. Bat Conservation Trust 🦇🦇 ... See MoreSee Less

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2 months ago

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2 months ago

The Jersey Bat Group have worked with the National Trust for Jersey on educational display boards about bats which are now proudly displayed in the new messaging at Le Moulin de Quétivel.

The Jersey Bat Group prides itself in providing talks and walks as part of its educational public benefit purpose as a Jersey Registered Charity.

It is aimed for school aged children, if you are looking for something to do with them in the coming months!

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Trust project aims to inform our young people on climate change

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A PROJECT to inform children about climate change and the need to reduce the Island’s carbon footprint is being launched by the National Trust for Jersey.

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Jersey Bat Group

2 months ago

3rd February: members' meeting, 19.30 via zoom. The topic: Bats & Science: Projects & Research at BCT

Lisa Worledge, Head of Conservation Services at the Bat Conservation Trust will talk about the various research projects that the BCT is involved with. She will put current research in the context of BCT’s overall objectives and four key research themes: 1) improving assessment of species status; 2) understanding and mitigating the impact of humans; 3) habitat and landscape management; and 4) the role of bats in ecosystems. ... See MoreSee Less

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Jersey Bat Group

3 months ago

Popped into the central market at lunchtime to see our charity boxes

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