Species Monitoring Project – (*Rescheduled*) Nocturnal Bat Survey (4/7)

The Details:

What to expect:

Watch bats in action: Observe bats foraging and commuting in their natural habitat

Learn how to use bat detectors: Listen to different bat calls using bat detectors

Identify different species: Learn to identify different bat species based on call and flight patterns

Whether you are a beginner or wildlife enthusiast, this session will provide you with the opportunity to put your knowledge in to practice and gain hands-on survey experience.

Please note, this session is following up from a workshop hosted on the 25th of February to introduce bat ecology and survey methodology.

It is desirable that you would have attended this before conducting a survey. If you did not attend the workshop, please inform us and contact lizzie@cityoftrees.org.uk or jimena@cityoftrees.org.uk.

Time & Location

• 9.00pm – 11.15pm
• We will meet by the Ten Acres Bridge entrance to the Rochdale Canal. The address is: Ten Acres Lane Bridge, Ten Acres Lane, Newton Heath, Manchester, M40 2DN
• Meeting location: ///cool.fence.boom (https://what3words.com/cool.fence.boom)
• If you are running late or unable to find us please contact Jimena (07354904065) or Lizzie (07549 228432)

About the site

• The Rochdale Canal is a canal that connects the Pennines to Manchester. We will be walking along the canal, on the towpath. The towpath is a hard standing path adjacent to the canal.
• Please wear appropriate footwear and clothing.
• Toilet facilities will not be available for this site. We will be approx. a 10 minute walk away from an Asda if the toilet is necessary.

Public Transport

• There is on the road parking available on the top of Ten Acres Lane, next to our meeting point.
• The Central Park Metrolink stop is a 7 minute walk from our meeting point. The 83, 84, 181 and 182 buses stop at Ten Acres Lane (Stop ID: MANAGWAP), which is a 4 minute walk from our meeting point.