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The North Lancashire Bat Group, of which I am secretary.
The Bat Conservation Trust. BCT is a national umbrella organisation for all the bat groups in the UK. I am currently this charity's treasurer.
Envirotech is a local environmental consultancy firm. I undertake bat survey work for them on a freelance basis.
The South Lancashire Bat Group. I used to be a member, when I lived in the area. This is a very busy
and enthusiastic group!
Cumbria Bat Groups, one site for the Cumberland Bat Group and the neighbouring Westmorland & Furness Bat Group. I am a member of the W & FBG, and work on the Cumbria bat help line every now and again.
The National Biodiversity Network gateway,
a repository of wildlife records for the British Isles.
Dave Marshall is a wildlife photographer based near me.
The Tolga Bat Hospital, taking care of fruit bats in Australia!
www.timeanddate.com has a facility that can give you times for sunrise and sunset for dates and locations that you specify - invaluable information when you're planning a site survey or a bat walk!
White Nose Syndrome is a recently discovered disease that is killing cave-dwelling bats in the eastern USA.
www.batmanagement.com tells you more about it.
There have been suggestions that wind turbines may be responsible for killing some bats. Footage taken using an infra red camera appears to show bats investigating and striking moving turbine blades.
Research at the University of Calgary suggests one possible cause of bat death may be regions of low air pressure near rotating turbine blades.