Ant, re the bat enquiry (John here from the club).
A while ago a lady who is apparently quite a noise in the bat world took the kids and myself out to a nursery roost for Pipistrelles. We had lights and cameras and she brought audio meters an headphones so we had both an audio and visual show as well as an impromptu lecture (a fascinating and informative evening). She is hugely knowledgeable so if you ring me or PM either here or on the club site I will give you her number and I have little doubt that she will be able to give you some definitive answers.
On a lighter note, to the respondent above who was talking about bat sexing. Do your work colleagues know about this activity and is it even legal? Perhaps there are some websites around that deal with this type of thing but perhaps its better to be discreet about visiting them.
A while ago a lady who is apparently quite a noise in the bat world took the kids and myself out to a nursery roost for Pipistrelles. We had lights and cameras and she brought audio meters an headphones so we had both an audio and visual show as well as an impromptu lecture (a fascinating and informative evening). She is hugely knowledgeable so if you ring me or PM either here or on the club site I will give you her number and I have little doubt that she will be able to give you some definitive answers.
On a lighter note, to the respondent above who was talking about bat sexing. Do your work colleagues know about this activity and is it even legal? Perhaps there are some websites around that deal with this type of thing but perhaps its better to be discreet about visiting them.