Members Information Page

The following documents are in either Microsoft Word, Excel, Adobe Acrobat or .wav file format.

Reference

A list of the bat group's library books (pdf, 26Kb).

Map showing the location of Warwick Wildlife Trust's Brandon Marsh site. This is the location for the various bat group events from time to time. (Jan 2006, pdf, 42Kb)

Welsh Bat Conference 2008

This is being held at Aberystwyth University on the weekend of June 20-22.

Booking Form (pdf, 16Kb)

Information (pdf, 13Kb)

Resources

Update on Amendments to the Habitats Regulations in the UK. (Feb 2008, MS Word, 32Kb)

An update on the information being collected on the Cavity Wall and Roof Membrane questionnaires. (Feb 2008, MS Word, 30Kb)

Barbastelle-Heterodyne at 32kHz : barbastelle recorded using a heterodyne bat detector (e.g. Bat Box, DUET, Mini-3). The detector is tuned to 32kHz. Note the castanets sounding section near the start of the sequence as the bat alternates between two call types. (May 2007, wav, 2.1Mb)

Barbastelle-TE: Very short sequence of a time-expanded barbastelle echolocation call. (May 2007, wav, 87Kb)

Bat Group Equipment List (Jan 2007, MS Excel, 36Kb)
We are interested in finding out what equipment the group owns and where it is all living. Could any members who hold any equipment please fill in this form and return it to Andrew Heath (please see the egroup for his email address).

Guidelines for Surveyors (June 2006, MS Word, 25Kb)
Guidelines for Surveyors on surveys of WWT reserves. Summer 2006.

Training

Poster for NBMP training on 26th May 2007 (May 2007, MS Word, 229Kb)

Registration form for NBMP training on 26th May 2007 (May 2007, MS Word, 244Kb)

Bat group business

AGM Agenda 16 May 2007 (Yes, I know it says 15 Feb and I posted it after the event!) (May 2007, MS Word, 30Kb).

Draft constitution for the bat group, version 2 (Mar 2007, pdf, 81Kb). This version is shorter and omits references to the Charity Commission.

Draft constitution for the bat group (Feb 2007, pdf, 210Kb).

Minutes of the bat group meeting on 15 Feb 2007 (pdf, 73Kb).

Bat Group Rep for BCT Board ( Feb 2007, MS Word, 41Kb)
Information about nominations for an additional bat group representative on the BCT Board of Trustees

Operation Bat update (Jan 2007, MS Word, 80Kb)

Kelvin Jones has taken up the role of Operation Bat Project Officer with the new National Wildlife Crime Unit. It had become apparent that Operation Bat wasn't effectively improving police responses to bat related incidents, and so Kelvin's role is to try to ensure that Operation Bat is effective within the police. Kelvin will work closely with BCT and bat workers, investigating what changes need to be made in order that satisfactory outcomes relating to bat related crimes are achieved. This is Kelvin's document which gives an overview of the role he has just taken up with the National Wildlife Crime Unit as project officer for Operation Bat. Whilst Kelvin personally will not be undertaking investigations, the unit does have two investigative officers on staff to assist police Wildlife Crime Officers with investigations.

Bat crime

Bat Related Crime Matters (Dec 2005, MS Word, 163Kb)
BAT RELATED CRIME INCIDENTS: When should we report them, and what happens when we do? (Dec 2005, MS Word, 64Kb)
Bat Crime Related briefing documents.

The Bat Conservation Trust's Insurance Policy (Jan 2005, MS Word, 139Kb)
A briefing document for batgroups from Nick Tomlinson (BCT) containing a summary of BCT's affiliation insurance. It is, of course, not a full statement of the policy but does set out the main points.

Operation Bat:_Briefing For Batgroups (June 2004, MS Word, 60Kb)
A briefing document for batgroups from Nick Tomlinson (BCT) detailing the content of a training module for Wildlife Crime Officers/police officers with regard to the new bat crime initiative "Operation Bat".

Rabies

DEFRA rabies research (Nov 2006, pdf, 20Kb)
Article on Defra Rabies Research in BCT's upcoming issue of Bat News.

Submitting bats for rabies testing - link to DEFRA website (Feb 2006, pdf, 168Kb)
This is a new form (BAT 1) that you should use if you are planning to submit a bat for rabies testing. It is particularly important to increase the number of submissions of species that are thought to be of particular concern - Daubenton's bats (that have tested positive for European Bat Lyssavirus EBLV2 in the UK) and serotines (that have not yet tested positive for EBLV in the UK but that have tested positive for EBLV1 in mainland Europe). Should you find any dead bats of these species please submit them for testing. This research is vital to improve understanding of the prevalence of rabies in bats in the UK which in turn is crucial for developing appropriate responses.

DEFRA Pilot Rabies Study (Feb 2004, MS Word, 31Kb)
A DEFRA press release on the preliminary results of a pilot study into prevalence of bat rabies (European Bat Lyssavirus - EBLV2) in some bat roosts in England & Scotland.

BCT statement on Pilot Rabies Study (Feb 2004, MS Word, 36Kb)
The Bat Conservation Trust's statement in response to DEFRA's press release, 'Preliminary results of a pilot study into prevalence of bat rabies in some bat roosts in England & Scotland'

Scottish Executive's statement on Pilot Rabies Study (Feb 2004, MS Word, 38Kb)
The Scottish Executive's statement in response to DEFRA's press release, 'Preliminary results of a pilot study into prevalence of bat rabies in some bat roosts in England & Scotland'