Species Monitoring Project – Nocturnal Bat Survey (3/7)

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

• 9.00pm – 11.15pm
• We will meet at Clayton Vale Tuckshop, Berry Brow, Manchester, M40 1GR for the classroom workshop.
• Meeting Location: ///hooked.photo.racing (https://what3words.com/hooked.photo.racing)
• If you are running late or unable to find us please contact Jimena (07354904065) or Lizzie (07549 228432)

About the site

• Millstream Open Space is a publicly accessible green space, adjoined by Clayton Vale which has 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.
• Please wear appropriate clothing and footwear.
• 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