Setting up for the event - © Sam Parker
Workbench - © Sam Parker
Hardwood and softwood box sets - © Sam Parker
Introductory talk - © Philip Parker
Volunteers in action - © Philip Parker
Volunteers in action - © Philip Parker
Volunteers in action - © Philip Parker
Painting the boxes - © Philip Parker
Volunteers in action - © Philip Parker
Volunteers in action - © Philip Parker
Volunteers in action - © Philip Parker
Painted boxes - © Philip Parker
Finished boxes - © Philip Parker
Team photo - © Philip Parker
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- Setting up for the event – © Sam Parker
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- Workbench – © Sam Parker
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- Hardwood and softwood box sets – © Sam Parker
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- Introductory talk – © Philip Parker
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- Volunteers in action – © Philip Parker
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- Volunteers in action – © Philip Parker
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- Volunteers in action – © Philip Parker
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- Painting the boxes – © Philip Parker
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- Volunteers in action – © Philip Parker
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- Volunteers in action – © Philip Parker
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- Volunteers in action – © Philip Parker
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- Painted boxes – © Philip Parker
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- Finished boxes – © Philip Parker
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- Team photo – © Philip Parker
As part of the World Bat Day, Kings Dyke Nature Reserve hosted its own bat box building event, which was one of hundreds of similar events across the world. The world target for the day was to build 5,000 new bat boxes to provide valuable roosting places for bats, which are in severe decline at the moment.
The event also provided a great opportunity to help increase the numbers of bats using the reserve. Recorded bat species to date include; common and soprano pipsitrelle, noctule, Daubenton’s and brown long eared.
With the help of many fantastic volunteers we managed to building an impressive 45 boxes in half a day. The gallery includes some snapshots of the event!
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