The Great Outdoors: Photography, Birds & Bats (Bickershaw Country Park, Pennington Flash & Wigan Flashes) Camping, Astronomy, Aircraft and Amateur Radio.
Tuesday, 27 August 2024
Sunday, 25 August 2024
Friday, 16 August 2024
Tuesday, 13 August 2024
Macro Photography (1st Attempt)
Canon 70D & Sigma 105mm EX Macro
Shutter Priority 1/125sec, f/2.8, ISO 200
Canon 70D & Sigma 105mm EX Macro
Shutter Priority 1/320sec, f/4.5, ISO 200
Canon 70D & Sigma 105mm EX Macro
Shutter Priority 1/2000sec, f/2.8, ISO 100
Canon 70D & Sigma 105mm EX Macro
Shutter Priority 1/1000sec, f/2.8, ISO 200
Sunday, 4 August 2024
Tuesday, 23 July 2024
Sunday, 14 July 2024
Pennington Flash - Noctule Bat
Statistics
- Length: 3.7-4.8cm
Wingspan: 32-40cm
Weight: 18-40g
Average lifespan: 4-5 years
- Protected in the UK under the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981. Priority Species under the UK Post-2010 Biodiversity Framework. European Protected Species under Annex IV of the European Habitats Directive.
- April to October
- Collected 13th July 2024 Pennington Flash 23-25Hz >> Noctule_13July2024
Thursday, 27 June 2024
Bats in My Local Area
Pennington Flash Country Park & Nature Reserve, Leigh Lancashire
Grid ref: SD 643991
Key Species: Soprano Pipistrelle, Common Pipistrelle, Noctule, Daubenton’s Bat, Brown Long-Eared Bat and Natterers Bat
Byrom Hall Woods, Leigh Lancashire
Grid ref: SD
Key Species: to be confirmed
Firs Tree Flash & Nature Reserve, Leigh Lancashire
Grid ref: SD
Key Species: to be confirmed
Lightshaw Meadows, Lightshaw Lane, Leigh Lancashire
Grid ref: SD
Key Species: to be confirmed
Leeds Liverpool Canal, Leigh Branch, Leigh Lancashire
Grid ref: SD
Key Species: to be confirmed
Tuesday, 25 June 2024
Bat Detecting Equipment
- Inline Sound Recorder
- Headtorch
- Batteries
- Frequency Chart
- Bat Detector
- Bat Book
Magenta 5 Bat Detector
Bats of Britain and Europe
Local Bat Groups
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