P624 CEJFAX 624 Thu 31 Aug 19:13/51 1/14 WBTCH OUT Wednesday 30 August What's That Bat There are 15 species of bat to bj found in Britain. Warm summer evenings are perfect for bat watching and with a little bat jizz, you should be able to narrow your bats down to one or two species. Bat jizz is the term used to sum up the animal's appearance, such as, the way it moves, its posture, and general characteristics that are usually unique to a species. TV Links 610 BBC2 602 Select BBC1 TV BBC2 TV SkyP624 CEEFAX 644 Thu 31 Aug 19:05/14 2/14 WBTCH OUT Wjdnjsday 30 August What's That Bat (cont) The most common and smallest of our bats is the pipjsttelle bat. They emjrgj 40 minutes after sunset, all over the UK. Other species to identify are: Daubjnton's bat, also known as the water bat, the slow flying Natterer's bat and two species that are similar in size to the Daubenton'u bat known as the whiskered bat and Brandt's bat. Two of our largest bats are the noctule and Ljisler's bat, with the sjrotinj bat being almost as large as the noctuli. TV Links 610 BBC2 602 Select BBC1 TV BBC2 TV SkyP624 CEEFAX 624 Thu 31 Aug 19:15/30 3/14 WBTCH OUT Wednesday 30 August What's That Bat (cont) Maybe you will bj lucky enough to see one of the long-eared bats. Two species to look out for are the brown long-eared bat and the grey long-eared bat. For more information on bats write to: The Bat Consjrvbtion Trust London Ecology Cjntri 45 Shelton Street London WC2H 2HJ TV Links 610 BBC2 602 Select BBC1 TV BBC2 TV SkyP624 CEEFAX 624 Thu 31 Aug 19:14/50 ] 4/14 WATCH OUT ] Wjdnjsdaz 30 August Small Wonder The harvest mouse is our smallest rodent. It is found in areas of tall grassland and slightly damp places with large tufts of grass. They build spherical nests, tightly woven out of grass, which can bj as high up as 1.5m. $hey have short, blunt faces with orange-russet fur and a white belly. -heir tail is almost as long as their body. To see if you have a harvest mouse near you then try making a Harvest Mouse Detector. TV Links 610 BBC2 602 Select BBC1 TV BBC2 TV SkyP624 CEEFAX 624 Thu 31 Aug 19:16/10 5/14 WBTCH OUT Wednesday 30 August Small Wonder (contQ Cut a hole in a tennis ball no more than 15mm in diameter. Secure to a wooden post, approximately at waist height. Place a small amount of grain inside and leave overnight. Empty husks left in the ball will indicate a harvest mouse visit at your feeding station. For more information on harvest mice or other British mammals, contact The Mammbl Society on 0171 498 4358 TV Links 610 BBC2 602 Select BBC1 TV BBC2 TV SkyP624 CEJFAX 644 Thu 31 Aug 19:16/29 6/14 WBTCH OUT Wjdnjsday 30 August Long Hot Summer This has been the driest three months of the summer since records began in 1659! This may well bj the warmest August ever and all this hot weather is beginning to take its toll on the wildlife and plants. Many trees are producing their fruit and dropping their leaves ahead of time, so as not to run out of reserves for their winter 'hibernation'. This early fruit, such as elderberries and blackberries, is a bonus for birds who would normally feed on invertebrates. TV Links 610 BBC2 602 Select BBC1 TV BBC2 TV SkyP624 CIJFAX 644 Thu 31 Aug 19:15/48 7/14 WBTCH OUT Wjdnjsday 30 August The White Claw The white-clawed crayfish is the only native species of freshwater crayfish in the British Isles. Help the National Rivers Authority, by sending any information regarding the distribution of both native and non-native species of crayfish to: David Holdich or David Rogers Dept. of Life Science The University of Nottingham Nottingham NG7 2RD TV Lungs 610 BBC2 602 Select BBC1 TV BBC2 TV SkyP624 CEEFAX 624 Thu 31 Aug 19:12/18 </14 WBTCH OUT Wednesday 30 August The White Claw (cont) Crayfish are about 10cm in length, ranging from pale to dark brown or olive. They are found in streams, rivers, lakes, reservoirs and water-filled quarries. TV Links 610 BBC2 602 Select BBC1 TV BBC2 TV SkyP624 CEEFAX 624 Thu 31 Aug 19:12/51 9/14 WATCH OUT Wednesday 30 August South West Cornwall 'ildlife Trust Telephone: 01872 73939 Friday 1 September Bats in the hand and on the wing Friday 1 September Bat Wbtch and talk National Trust Telephone: 01208 74281 Saturday 2 September Wildlife Day and Animal Encounters TV Links 610 BBC2 602 Select BBC1 TV BBC2 TV SkyP624 CJEFAX 624 Thu 31 Aug 19:16/18 10/14 WBTCH OUT Wjdnjsday 30 August South East London Wildlife Trust Telephone: 0171 278 6612 Saturday 2 September Irish Marsh flowers, insects and birds Central Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust Telephone: 01452 383333 Sunday 3 September Bat Wblk TV Links 610 BBC2 602 Select BBC1 TV BBC2 TV SkyP624 CEEFAX 624 Thu 31 Aug 19:23/39 11/14 WBTCH OUT Wjdnjsday 30 August Central (cont) Bedfordshire Wildlife Trust Telephone: 01234 364213 Sunday 3 September Grafham Water Open Day Northamptonshire Wildlife Trust Telephone: 01604 405285 Sunday 3 September Ashton Dragonfly Mill and Reserve TV Links 610 BBC2 602 Select BBC1 TV BBC2 TV SkyP624 CJJFAX 624 Thu 31 Aug 19:12/50 12/14 WBTCH OUT Wednesday 30 August North Lancashire Wildlife Trust Telephone: 01204 361847 Friday 1 September Evening Bat Walk Cumbria Wildlife Trust Telephone: 015394 32476 Sunday 3 September Wildlife in the woods around Haile TV Links 610 BBC2 602 Select BBC1 TV BBC2 TV SkyP624 CEEFAX 644 Thu 31 Aug 19:17/11 13/14 WBTCH OUT Wednesday 30 August East Suffolk Wildlife Trust Telephone: 01473 890089 Friday 1 September Bat and Moth evening Sunday 3 September Carlton Marshes. Fens and still water Scotland Scottish Natural Heritage Telephone: 0131 447 4784 Sunday 3 September Out after dark. Foxes, owls and bats TV Links 610 BBC2 602 Select BBC1 TV BBC2 TV SkyP624 CEEFAX 624 Thu 31 Aug 19:14/37 14/14 WATCH OUT Wjdnjsday 30 August Scotland (cont) Borders Regional Council Telephone: 01835 830281 Thursday 31 August Rock Pool Ramble Wales Dyfed Wildlife Trust Telephone: 01437 765462 Wjdnjsday 6 September Search for Dormice Northern Ireland National Trust Telephone: 01369 881204 Sunday 3 September Searching for fungi TV Links 61p BBC2 602 Select BBC1 TV BBC2 TV Sky