Species Monitoring Project – Nocturnal Bat Survey (5/7)

The Details:

What to expect:

Watch bats in action: Observe bats foraging and commuting in their natural habitat

Learn how to use bat detectors: Listen to different bat calls using bat detectors

Identify different species: Learn to identify different bat species based on call and flight patterns

Whether you are a beginner or wildlife enthusiast, this session will provide you with the opportunity to put your knowledge in to practice and gain hands-on survey experience.

Please note, this session is following up from a workshop hosted on the 25th of February to introduce bat ecology and survey methodology.

It is desirable that you would have attended this before conducting a survey. If you did not attend the workshop, please inform us and contact lizzie@cityoftrees.org.uk or jimena@cityoftrees.org.uk.

Time & Location

• 9.15pm – 11.30pm
• We will meet at the path junction, following the path into the park off Turner Street, OL4 3JJ.
• Meeting location: ///oils.passes.jumped (what3words /// The simplest way to talk about location)
• If you are running late or unable to find us please contact Jimena (07354904065) or Lizzie (07549 228432)

About the site

• Lees Brook Nature Park is in the heart of the Medlock Valley, with a combination of wooded valleys and meadows. The site is used for walking, cycling and horse-riding. The area where we will be surveying has a combination of formal and uneven ground trodden paths.
• Please wear appropriate footwear and clothing.
• Toilet facilities will not be available for this site.

Public Transport

• There is limited parking around this site, so please try to use public transport where possible. But if  necessary there is residential parking along Turner Street.
• The 861, 822, 836, 184 stop at Redwood Lane is a  4 minute walk from our meeting point.
• The closest tram stop is Oldham Mumps and is a 34 minute walk from our meeting point