S3E27 This week Steve is in the Lake District National Park with Ecologist and Chair of south Cumbria Bat Group Rich Flight. Rich published the findings of a study called "Bats with Altitude" in the journal British Island Bats in 2021 and he sits down with Steve to tell us about what inspired the project, what bats were found at over 500m on the mountainsides and how volunteers surveyed for bats in challenging upland conditions.
- Bats with Altitude paper (page 105) published in British Island Bats where photos of the study sites and maps are available
- Rich's Instagram
- Rich's twitter
- South Cumbria Bat Group website
- Cumberland Bat Group website
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