Journal

As it's almost Halloween ...I thought I would share a camera-shy juvenile Greater Horseshoe bat photo. Having been weighed, he was reversing out of his bag   whilst I waited patiently to take his photo. ^o^ ^0^

It is important that all rescues are able to take off from the ground should they inadvertently become grounded. A healthy bat can take off from the ground; and in the safety of my bat flight, this pipistrelle was preparing to take flight and flew well. Unless they...

Collected a bat from the vet today. I knew if she was still inside this unsealed box, she wasn't in good condition. The huge box contained two short sticks, a pip, and a small dish of water. Sadly, as anticipated, she had a broken shoulder and a fractured humerus....

Photo of Bryony on arrival.  She was seen during the daytime sitting on a wall and was still sitting there the following afternoon. She was delivered to me covered in mites, stiff as a board, and weighing 2.66g. She should have been at least 4.50g. She slowly...

  Iggy, Barbastelle, waiting for his meal this a.m. I am now sitting in the dark, all wrapped up against the cold and damp, and counting my blessings. I am a lucky girl to have the support and help needed, to help me care for my rescued bats. With more bats...

Iggy having a rest in one of the bat boxes after flying in the bat flight. Iggy's weight has gradually increased since his arrival and I let him guide me as to when he's had enough to eat. He is in a 38gallon: 42 x 42 x 76 cm flex. We started on five meals per day and...

My new soft flooring. 🙂 FROM JAN. 2022 MONTHLY PURCHASES:  Mealworms (Jan) £7.33 Mealworms (Feb) £7.76 Mealworms (Feb) £5.93 Oralade (Feb) £5.85 Mealworms (March) £7.76 Feeding Dish + Tweezers £8.79 Mealworms (March 18th) £5.93 Mealworms (April 2nd) £5.00 VetArk Zol...

Before and after 'Koumori' photos. 30th August - Koumori on arrival and in need of help. A very unhappy, dehydrated, underweight, and poorly bat. 21st September - A lovely transformation. After weeks of warmth, care, and good food - Koumori, our lovely healthy Brown...

Until approx. 5 years ago I would see 50-100 chaffinches pecking around underneath an avenue of beech trees close to home. Now there are only a few, hence I was delighted to see 2-3 pairs of chaffinches in our garden over the past month. I wondered why so few. I...

Successful flying practice for each of my bats tonight. Every night I am outside with my rescues in order to help them fly free. First into the flight was Bryony, Pip, then Iggy, Barbastelle, and finally Koumori, my Brown Long-eared. Each is healthy, eating well, and...

Iggy saying: 'What’s the hold up? I’m hungry, hmm.. that looks interesting.' Sorting Iggy’s paperwork and in the process of collecting details: where found, finders names, etc from Salisbury hospital, I learned that my little rare Barbastelle, had been seen flying...