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'Lee
Valley Bats' is a voluntary, 'free
membership'
bat group, devoted to
bat appreciation; training; education;
detection; welfare; arranging bat outings;
activities and surveys. The Lee Valley
is our main area of focus – along
25 miles of the geographical flood plain
of the River Lea, an area covering approximately
10,000 acres from East India Dock Basin
at the River Thames, up to Ware in Hertfordshire
- this includes areas such as: Waltham
Abbey, Broxbourne, Fishers Green, Tottenham
Marshes, Tottenham Hale, Walthamstow
Marshes, Hackney Marshes, et al, and
industrial and residential areas next
to the Lee Valley to up to half a mile
each side. |
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Lee
Valley Bats began in January 2007 and
since then we have been tirelessly working
in the community, via fairs, festivals,
wildlife events and public bat walks
to dispel myths and tell the real story
about bats and how vital they are to
the environment and us all. As our motto
says, we are, “dedicated to bats
through education and community action”.
We are enthusiastic about bats and we
want you to be too ! We provide a number
of opportunities for learning about
bats, eg our gazebo at fairs, LVB workshops,
bat walk leader training and others.
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Above:
Simon King, Jeanette & Phil at our
gazebo. |
Taken
by Jerry Cripps |
Monitoring
your patch |
We
aspire to one day have enough 'bat monitoring
volunteers' to cover the length of the
Lee Valley. Each person checking their
own patch for bat activity; leading
public bat walks and running educational
bat events - all covered by LVB's own
'umbrella' public liability insurance.
Membership
and training is free,
so contact us today and train to become
a bat walk leader or activities coordinator
for your corner of the Lee Valley. |
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increased awareness . . . |
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. . people will recognize the gentility
and environmental benefit bats represent.
It is a sad fact that, bats have long
suffered at the hand of man due to myth
and irrational fear. Knowledge
on these fascinating creatures is the
greatest asset to their conservation.
Sharing this knowledge, will prevent
detrimental actions of humans through
ignorance, suspicion, pesticide poisoning,
roost destruction and closure, habitat
loss, over-exploitation, and extermination
as pests. |
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Bats
need good Friends like you |
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As
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exist
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