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Secrets of a brown long-eared maternity roost
The largest brown long-eared bat maternity roost monitored anywhere in the country for the National Bat Monitoring Programme is located in the Ecclesbourne Valley in mid-Derbyshire.
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The lesser horseshoe returns to Derbyshire after ~120 year absence
A mammal not seen in Derbyshire for well over 100 years has been rediscovered this month.
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Hen Harrier Day 2024
We had an information staff at Hen Harrier Day at Carsington Water on 10th August 2024.
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We turned 40 this year!
Our March meeting in 2024 was our 40th birthday! Our inaugural meeting was held on 15th March 1984 at the White Hart pub in Duffield.
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Winter Bat Activity Survey South Derbyshire – February 2024 results
Bats were on the wing on 13 nights during February with four species/species groups recorded.
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Winter Bat Activity Survey South Derbyshire – January 2024 results
South Derbyshire experienced quite a range of weather conditions in January with hard frosts mid-month, some storms with high winds, then milder conditions with sunset temperatures up to 12.
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PostWinter Bat Activity Survey – December 2023 results
I am now in the fifth winter of my study of winter bat activity in my South Derbyshire garden.
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Bats at Haddon Hall; A Roaring Success!
We are thrilled to share the exciting success of the inaugural bat watching evening at Haddon Hall in Derbyshire! The event, which took place on a balmy summer night in...
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Moor Bats Project – 2022 Round-up
Our joint monitoring project with Moors For the Future Partnership has monitored three sites over the summer of 2022.
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