Species Monitoring Project – Nocturnal Bat Survey (4/7)

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 at the centre circle in Bank Bridge Meadows. Follow path into the meadows off Bank Bridge Road, M11 4TT
• Meeting location: ///intervals.trades.stuck (https://what3words.com/intervals.trades.stuck)
• If you are running late or unable to find us please contact Jimena (07354904065) or Lizzie (07549 228432)

About the site

• Bank Bridge Meadows is a publicly accessible green space, adjoining Clayton Vale The area where we will be surveying has a combination of formal and ground trodden paths.
• Please wear appropriate footwear and clothing.
• Toilet facilities will not be available for this site. We will be approx. a 10 minute walk away from an Asda if the toilet is necessary.

Public Transport

• There is limited parking around this site, so please try to use public transport where possible. But if parking is needed there is a small free car park at the junction of Tenacres lane and Riverpark Rd which is an 8 minute walk from site (Marked as Clayton Vale Mountain Bike Trails on Google Maps).
• The 54 bus stops at Phillips park which is a 12 minute walk from site. The 74, 76, 76A bus stops at Riverpark road which is also a 12 minute walk from site