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Went on a bat walk organised by the local rangers the other evening. It was really interesting, had bat detectors and torches etc, my son loved it. Would recommend it to anyone! Just thought I would share that with you.

We have bats around here - not sure where they roost, the local golf course I think (the end of our cul-de-sack backs onto it).

Can't find my bat chart at the moment - what types did you see/hear?

Thanks for that, there is one due here in the next few weeks and I was wondering about going on it. Will have to check out the details.

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Just the 1 type - pippastrella, not sure if I have spelt that right though?

Lovely - we apparently get Daubenton's, slightly larger and the flight pattern is different.

Got to stroke a pipistrelle at Banstead Woods show last year - the local bat society was there with 'pet' (rescue) bats!

nice one, another park near me has daubentons

I have pippistrelles in the garden MrsC2B. They live in a big ash tree which is partly hollow. I enjoy seeing them at dusk - as long as I don't call them bats .

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Bats here too, pipestrella, who insist in roosting behind the shutters even though I have provided delux bat boxes

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We have loads of bats flying around at dusk every night. Pipestrells I think. I've searched and searched but I can't find where they are roosting. Must be related to Hobbits.

Most bats in houses are pippistrelles. Daubs are water bats and you find them under bridges over rivers or swooping over lakes. Lovely creatures. Our son has led bat walks (so naturally we went on them!). We've looked after orphan pips and taken them into school for the children to see. They are fascinated. Never to early to learn about the creatures we share our garden with.

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vegheaven.blogspot.com Updated July 16th 2008

I've got to admit I know nothing about bats (thinks!!! Learn about Bats) but whilst walking along the canal at Chester in the early evening, we would be surrounded by what seemed to be dosens of them, so I suppose they would be Daubenton's Bats? They would come really close and were facinating to see.

BAT Talk!!!! I love bats and spent sat and sun watching for them...saw lots in my garden, they came within feet of me
saw lot of shooting stars too, 3 sat night and 12 last night!
I will try and find a 'bat walk' to go on....Hint to O/H I think a hint needs to be dropped!
How can you tell them apart- I think I have two different types, their flight path is very different and they look different sizes! they are so quick it really is hard for me to tell.

The foolproof way to tell them apart is to use a bat detector - however, since these came into common use they have found 2 types of pippistrelle with a different pitch echo location. Fascinating creatures.

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vegheaven.blogspot.com Updated July 16th 2008

Funny you should mention this as for the last 3 nights we've had bats in our garden. I don't know if they've always been here & I've just not seen them before or if they've only just arrived. I think they're pippistrelles as they are tiny, there seem to be 2 of them & they come around 9.30 each night & fly around in large circles over the garden, I love bats & am really excited that we've got some here now. If you're ever near Chester the zoo there has a great bat house you can walk through in semi-darkness with lots of different bats flying free around you, quite spooky but fascinating.

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