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23 August

On 23/08/2023

International Bat Night Walk & Talk: 26th August

This year for International Bat Night on 26th August we will be providing some talks along a walk through the Pont Marquet country park!Read More →

11 August

By Jane Hurley

On 11/08/2022

In Bat Walk, Fundraising, Public engagement, Uncategorized

International Bat Night – 28th August – Bat Walk – Val de la Mare Reservoir

How to be a bat detective! 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 27th and 28th August.

Tickets are £5 for adults and £2 for children (under 16 years old).

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11 August

By Jane Hurley

On 11/08/2022

In Bat Walk, Fundraising, Public engagement, Uncategorized

International Bat Night – 27th August – Bat Walk – Queen’s Valley Reservoir

How to be a bat detective! 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 27th and 28th August.

Tickets are £5 for adults and £2 for children (under 16 years old).

Please book your ticket through EventbriteRead More →

07 July

By Jane Hurley

On 07/07/2022

In Bat Walk, Public engagement, Uncategorized

Bat Awareness public walk 27th July 2022

Summer is here and bats are busy feeding their young and themselves – making the most of all the insects they can catch! Come and join us to watch them.Read More →

18 August

By Amy Hall

On 18/08/2021

In Bat Walk, Fundraising, Uncategorized

International Bat Night – 29th August – Bat Walk – Val de la Mare Reservoir

Celebration is 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 28th and 29th August.

Tickets are £5 for adults and £2 for children (under 16 years old).

Please book your ticket through EventbriteRead More →

18 August

By Amy Hall

On 18/08/2021

In Bat Walk, Fundraising, Uncategorized

International Bat Night – 28th August – Bat Walk – Queen’s Valley Reservoir

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 28th and 29th August.

Tickets are £5 for adults and £2 for children (under 16 years old).

Please book your ticket through EventbriteRead More →

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 →

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We are pleased to announce that our next talk will be given by Thomas Foxley, a PhD researcher at the University of West of England on the subject of "Very high resolution spatial modelling to inform landscape-level, strategic conservation planning for bats"..The talk will be online (on Zoom) and starts at 19:30 on 21st November 2023. It is open to both JBG members and non-members. It is free to attend, but any donations to the JBG will be greatly appreciated and used to further JBG research, bat care and public engagement activities.Please register your place on Eventbrite JBG Winter talk by Thomas Foxley, University of the West of England Tickets, Tue, Nov 21, 2023 at 7:30 PM | Eventbrite and joining instructions will be emailed to you.Tom will be speaking about his work with greater horseshoe bats to create extremely detailed models of how these bats use the landscape. For further details, please see the abstract below.AbstractVery high resolution spatial modelling to inform landscape-level, strategic conservation planning for bats.Background: _Habitat loss and fragmentation are among the greatest threats to biodiversity globally. In the UK, development is badly needed to tackle the current housing crisis but poses a threat to bats through habitat loss and fragmentation. There is both a moral and legal requirement to ensure that new development does not negatively impact bats and the habitats they depend on, however local decision-makers are unable to make informed decisions without a detailed understanding of how bats use the landscape.Aims:_ Using the greater horseshoe bat (_Rhinolophus ferrumequinum_) in Somerset as a model, we aimed to develop an innovative framework to map important habitat and model landscape connectivity, and to produce high resolution outputs that can be used to inform local development decisions.Methods:_ We gathered fine scale data on _R. ferrumequinum_ habitat use with GPS telemetry, mapped habitat using the latest high resolution, satellite derived land classification, and built a detailed vegetation map with LIDAR. We used these data to build high resolution models of habitat suitability and landscape connectivity for _R. ferrumequinum_ in SomersetPhoto credit to Daniel Whitby ... See MoreSee Less

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Jersey Bat Group

3 months ago

You don't need a bat detector to see the bats flying past the Floating Earth. But hurry, not many nights left to see this installation. ... See MoreSee Less

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Jersey Bat Group

3 months ago

13th September. Possibly the last members' walk for 2023 and it was a lovely calm evening at St Clement's Parish hall at Le Hocq. We explored the little woodland behind the hall. Although there was not a lot of bat activity it was lovely to see some Common Pipistrelles flying quite high above the trees. After a gentle stroll, we crossed over to the benches by the sea wall where we soon found lots of bats zipping up and down the beach, no doubt scooping up lots of insects! Mostly common pips. but there were some lower calls that could be Nathusius or Khul's. We had come prepared with flasks of hot drinks and home-made apple cake so it was a lovely chatty end to the evening. Photos courtesy of Jooj duQuemin ... See MoreSee Less

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Jersey Bat Group

3 months ago

Lovely batty evening at St Ouens Manor, with super warm conditions, & plenty of bats. All bats released unharmed, after morphometrics taken, & research permitted under special license. Thank you to the Seigneur for welcoming us at the Manor ... See MoreSee Less

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Jersey Bat Group

3 months ago

We had an excellent capture/release session at Noirmont last night in sub-tropical conditions. Our team consisted of 8 bat enthusiasts, including a couple of newcomers. We captured a total of 5 bats in the harp traps and net from 3 different species. Thanks to Jane S for most of the photos. ... See MoreSee Less

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3 months ago

The bats are starting to return to the boxes finally. At one of our sites, we have 6 bats in 3 different boxes, all Common Pipistrelle, our smallest Jersey bat. If anyone would like to make us some bat boxes we would really appreciate it! ... See MoreSee Less

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Jersey Bat Group

3 months ago

Some photos, thanks to Jane Street, from last night's bat research at Trinity under the light of the Super Blue Moon. ... See MoreSee Less

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Jersey Bat Group

3 months ago

Had a pleasant evening doing bat research under the Super Blue Moon last night. Thanks to everyone for their help & for making it a fun evening. There was a lot of early bat activity & we were able to capture a nicely marked Pipistrellus pipistrellus to add to our count of 3 species during past 2 weeks. Pip released safely & all work carried out under special license ... See MoreSee Less

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Jersey Bat Group

3 months ago

The Jersey Bat Group International Bat Night celebration was a great evening with some wonderful people joining us. We had a great night of learning, engaging and some spectacular bat watching with a lot of the common pipistrelles flying around us. A few of our attendees caught a Serotine in the area too.International Bat Night may be an annual celebration, but that doesn’t stop us from learning and appreciating bats throughout the year! Thank you to our wonderful volunteers for helping us, and for all the folks that came along to enjoy the night.We hope to see you very soon!If you would like to become a member of the Jersey Bat Group and stay in touch with events like these (and more!), please go to our website to see more information regarding membership here: www.jerseybatgroup.org and our membership form for Individual’s can be found here: www.jerseybatgroup.org/membership/membership-form/ ... See MoreSee Less

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Bat Walk

International Bat Night Walk & Talk: 26th August

International Bat Night – 28th August – Bat Walk – Val de la Mare Reservoir

International Bat Night – 27th August – Bat Walk – Queen’s Valley Reservoir

Bat Awareness public walk 27th July 2022

International Bat Night – 29th August – Bat Walk – Val de la Mare Reservoir

International Bat Night – 28th August – Bat Walk – Queen’s Valley Reservoir

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

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