Surveying Hibernacula

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In the UK, bats hibernate during the winter months. To find out which species hibernate where, Kent Bat Group members check out mostly underground sites. To survey bat hibernacula, members need a special licence from English Nature.

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This is the entrance to a denehole. We use caving ladders and ropes to get into the denehole to look for bats. This file will play on Windows Media Player