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I have been studying some maps of my local area,to locate possible bat roosts.
The roosts I have visited recently have large (bats are still getting rarer) pip colonies,along with unfortunately small even induvidual groups of even scarcer bats.
What they do have in common are stands of mature trees and tall hedges,the hedgerows
form corridors between these otherwise isolated stands,and are largely planted by gardeners One particular place has so many birds moving around in the cover of the hedges that it was difficult to know where to look next but at least one was a spotted woodpecker with young
Comparing older maps to their modern counterparts it is obvious that we are losing hedges and trees faster than we can replace them,many small holdings are now groups of character cottages with little or no garden ,hedging or anything else to support or supplement wildlife habitat or food supplies
The Springwatch program/Breathing Places BBC.co.uk Highlights a Lottery Funding for Environmental Groups,Parish Councils,Town councils etc. to get funding to create wildlife habitat or improve existing facilities.
Any of you already involved or have ideas to put before these groups to improve the wildlife corridors by planting hedging,turning part of the local memorial park into a wildlife haven/walk