Dead Bat hanging in Bunker's Hole

[mrodoc]

Anybody seen the dead lesser horseshoe hanging in Bunker's Hole?

 

[Peter Burgess]

Clearly less of a horseshoe now than it used to be.

 

[cap n chris]

Despite being dead, you'll be unsurprised to hear that UK legislation still protects it from being removed and in the possession of anyone who does not have a licence to store it.

 

[graham]

Despite being dead, you'll be unsurprised to hear that UK legislation still protects it from being removed and in the possession of anyone who does not have a licence to store it.

Rightly so, otherwise the unscrupulous can "just find" things, can't they.

 

[Peter Burgess]

At least we are still allowed to talk about it.

 

[cap n chris]

less of a horseshoe

Indeed

 

[Alex]

The thread title would make a good song title.

 

[mrodoc]

Don't tell me i shouldn't have photographed it

 

[Peter Burgess]

The thread title would make a good song title.

Or a spaghetti western film title.

 

[Peter Burgess]

Cue the Morricone theme.

 

[graham]

Don't tell me i shouldn't have photographed it

Worry not, young Peter, I'm sure that your flash did not disturb it. 

 

[cap n chris]

I'm pretty sure ownership of a photograph of a dead bat isn't going to result in a guanostorm. Does beg the question, though, of how you are able to ascertain whether it was indeed dead (rather than just resting, maybe tuckered out after a long squeek) before you took the photograph. Perhaps you should be prosecuted just to be on the safe side.

 

[Peter Burgess]

Gunfight on the main street at noon might be the best way to settle this one.

 

[graham]

My legal advisor considers it highly unlikely that a prosecution for intent to disturb would be successful.

 

[cap n chris]

At least we are still allowed to talk about it.

Enjoy the freedom while it lasts!

 

[Aubrey]

How DID you know it was dead if it was still hanging on? 

 

[cap n chris]

Dead bats are good at holding on, see:

http://ukcaving.com/board/index.php/topic,3942.msg54857.html#msg54857

 

[mrodoc]

They have this special tendon that locks under the bat's weight Also I haven't seem live bats look as manky as this one did!

 

[me]

I thought Bunkers Hole was closed 

Cave Area Grid Ref Length Vertical Range Altitude Class Description Access Source Date Notes References
Bunkers Hole    SX 735:652  180  6  80      No current access    01/01/1998  DSS (102) 


from:  The Devon and Cornwall Underground Council Web Site    http://www.dcuc.org.uk/

I specificly checked as I was down there at the weekend and wanted to visit. 

So what's going on ?    :-\

 

[caving_fox]

Also I haven't seem live bats look as manky as this one did

Obviously bats do die from all sorts of causes, but have you checked to see if it is white nose fungus related (not all bats show the classic white nose)? - or was it really too manky?

I'm sure someone needs to know if we do have white nose occuring in the UK.