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    Lesser Horseshoes roosting in the stable

    Hi Torchepot Covering the BRM with what? Has to be something which doesn't stop the BRM being 'breathable'. Back to square one. The LHS are still using the same spot as a roost. Now, seems to be a pattern of using it on every other night, but the numbers are dropping. Sometimes it's only 2 LHS...
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    Lesser Horseshoes roosting in the stable

    Yes that looks like it. Also from this video can see a staple, top right, so it isn't attached to the BRM, unfortunately. Nonetheless this has to be an improvement to bare BRM. For fitting, maybe use cable ties to attach mesh to two slim battens. Battens just at top & bottom of each length and...
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    Lesser Horseshoes roosting in the stable

    bingo! maybe Could it be same product as found in last photo at this website ? Or another on the page HDPE Extruded Windbreak Mesh with small holes 4 mm × 4 mm https://www.windbreaknetting.com/product/hdpe-extruded-windbreak-netting.html
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    Lesser Horseshoes roosting in the stable

    Yes that's what I was thinking but I think you're right. Risky. Hard to seal around the edges where it meets the stone walls. Trapped juveniles? That Devon Bat Group looks very proactive. On youtube I found some of their videos at the Devon Wildlife Trust's Youtube account Mesh close-up in...
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    Lesser Horseshoes roosting in the stable

    Good news on your main roof. Yes follow-up on that old bat survey? In the meantime you could look at your map reference at one of the mammal societies or your national 'Biodiversity Information & Reporting Database' The linked one is only for Wales, type either your postcode or a 1km grid...
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    Lesser Horseshoes roosting in the stable

    Sounds interesting Tp. I will also try some solutions once the bats have left for their winter hibernation sites. Anything that works/doesn't work, I will post on here but I won't know until spring 2024 whether these females find them acceptable. If you plan to strip a roof - because it needed...
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    Lesser Horseshoes roosting in the stable

    It's frustrating for sure. I had a look at the roof void this morning, because in that final link I added ( Stacy Waring bat news pdf) a solution was offered for somebody's bat roost in England. ( Part removal from ridge line down to purlins. substitute with traditional felt to the first purlin...
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    Lesser Horseshoes roosting in the stable

    Sure but a breathable membrane ( like a slate roof ) is a long term product isn't it? Nobody applies a BRM or slates a roof thinking , ah well, it's only for a little while. ( Roof slated with Welsh slate can last a century)
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    Lesser Horseshoes roosting in the stable

    Thanks to all for the responses My local bat group's website tells visitors to contact NRW ( National Resources Wales) Having looked at the legislation re the lack of minimum thresholds for ' disturbance' am not sure I want to go down that route just yet. Torchepot. Regarding the roof...
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    Lesser Horseshoes roosting in the stable

    Hi all. Lesser horseshoes have adopted an old stable. I first saw the droppings in May this year but assumed they were just the droppings of tiny mice - the area where they're roosting is obscured when you're directly underneath so hadn't seen the bats until last week. Having now seen them and...
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