WESTMORLAND & FURNESS BAT GROUP

Bat Group Events

The Westomorland and Furness and Cumberland Bat Groups organize informal events predominately Cumbria but members occasionally organize events in North Lancashire and West Yorkshire often in collaboration with other bat groups.

We welcome new members to the group. If you would like to attend an event to see what we do you are more than welcome to attend without commitment. We would ask any person interested in attending an event to contact us as venues and times can change at short notice due to adverse weather conditions.

If you have a club, society or school who would like to hear a talk on bats and bat conservation, please contact us and we will try to find a volunteer in your area, who may also be able to show you captive bats from a rehabilitation and release program.

Weekend 4th & 5th July Contact: John Martin Warcop Army Range

Tin hats out again!! A weekend checking over 200 bat boxes on the Army range. We
have been given permission to camp, with toilet facilities close by. If you can’t make the
full weekend, just come for one day. Bring food and drink and stout footwear. Meet at
the main camp gates in Warcop village at 10.0am Saturday 4th. Please let John know
in advance if you plan to go, to give him some idea of numbers expected.

Saturday 5th September All day event – details TBA Contact: Cumberland Bat Group

Saturday 18th July - 4.00am Contact: John Martin Milnthorpe
One for the insomniacs! A chance to watch dawn swarming at this large pip roost.
"Meet in the lay-by just south of Milnthorpe on the east side of the A6 (southbound side) at 4.15am."

Thurs 22nd July (DATE CHANGED FROM THE 23rd) – evening Contact: Tony Marshall Cartmell Fell Woodland
Help survey a woodland for a landowner who is keen to encourage bats. There is a
possibility of going to this wood in June. Please contact Tony if interested in this earlier
visit.

Friday 31st July – 9.00pm Contact: Sarah Harvey Barley Bridge, Staveley
Natterers, Brown long-eared, Noctules, Pips! What more could you ask for! Records
for this roost go back to 1981 and I am reliably informed that this is the best mixed
species roost in South Lakeland! Meet at NGR SD 469988.

Weds 12th August - 6.30pm Contact: Tony Marshall Fell Foot Park, Newby Bridge
National Trust Bat meal, talk & walk. Always a well supported event, with a number of
species usually seen including Daubenton’s over the lake.


Weds 26th August - 7.30pm Contact: Tony Marshall Acorn Bank NT reserve
Another National Trust meal, talk & walk. Contact Tony for more information.

Fri 28th August – 7.45pm Contact: Gail Armstrong Dallam Deer Park
A walk for the Arnside & District Natural History Society, led by Gail. Meet at the W.I. hall
in Arnside.

Friday 11th September details TBA Contact: Cumberland Bat Group

Finglandrigg Woods NNR, Kirkbride, near Carlisle. Bat Box Check with Sally Philips

Tues 13th October - 7.00pm Contact: Tony Marshall Murley Moss, Kendal
Bat group autumn meeting to be held at English Nature offi ces in Kendal. Any items for
the agenda to be forwarded to Tony.

Saturday 31st October - CBG stall at the half term Halloween/Harry Potter event at Rheged.

Proposed events with details yet to be finalised:

Rusland Valley Survey – contact Tony Marshall
John Altringham Autumn swarming and Link Pot – contact Tony Marshall
Chloe Bellamy’s continuing survey work – contact Chloe Bellamy
NBMP Waterways Survey training session mid-July – contact Tony Marshall
Heversham Church Survey with North Lancs Bat Group – contact Gail Armstrong

Thursby, Carlisle Guided Bat Walk with Paul Arkle Bring a torch. Members of the public very welcome - Contact Cumberland Bat Group

Dovenby, Cockermouth Guided Bat Walk with Deb Muscat Bring a torch. Members of the public very welcome - Contact Cumberland Bat Group

Gelt Woods Putting up Bat Boxes- Contact Cumberland Bat Group

Please make sure to speak to the event contact in advance to ensure times and venues have not changed.

Contacts:

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John & Shirley Martin 015395 35700 myotismart at ic24.net
Tony Marshall 015395 68304 tony at marshallecology.co.uk
Gail Armstrong 01524 701316 gail.armstrong at talk21.com
Sarah Harvey 01539 729924
Chloe Bellamy bsccb at leeds.ac.uk

Cumberland Bat Group sally at keswick.org.uk

Thurston Watson 016973 71125

Bat Box Schemes

We are still looking for volunteers for the "adopt a bat box scheme".  If you fancy checking boxes on any of our schemes and passing the information to the scheme coordinator please contact your nearest Bat Group. (Click Here to go to the Contacts page)

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