Species Monitoring Project – Nocturnal Bat Survey (1/7)

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

• 8.00pm – 10.15pm
• We will meet at: Clayton Vale Tuck shop, Berry Brow, Manchester, M40 1GR for the classroom workshop.
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About the site

Clayton Vale is a publicly accessible green space with a community hub used for a range of volunteer and wellbeing sessions. The area where we will be surveying has uneven ground, thick vegetation and ground trodden paths. Free parking is available and toilet facilities are available for volunteer use.

Public Transport

• There is free on road parking on Edge Lane and Millstream Lane.
• The following bus routes stop outside the Tuck Shop (Stop ID: MANDAPGM): 171, 172.
• The Edge Lane tram stop is approximately a 20 minute walk away.