AGM (and discussion of new survey guidelines)

All are welcome to attend the bat group AGM which will be followed by a discussion about the new bat survey guidelines. These are available as a non-printable PDF at https://www.bats.org.uk/bat-surveys-4th-edition (the link to the free version is somewhat hidden in the paragraph starting “BCT has made the full document available to download…”). While these guidelines are principally aimed at professional ecologists we intend to try and make the discussion relevant to volunteer bat work as well as looking at the implications of what’s changed since the previous edition. BCT members can find a useful short summary by Jan Collins in the latest Bat News

The agenda has been circulated to members and all committee positions will be up for election or re-election. Minutes of previous AGMs can be found here.

As it’s our first meeting of the year members who do not pay their annual sub by standing order or BACS are reminded to bring their 2023 sub (£10 or £5 concession)!

University of Reading campus map https://www.reading.ac.uk/…/whiteknights-campus-map.pdf. The meeting room is on the 1st floor of Park House, building 8 on the map, and the closest car park is number 15.

If driving, the postcode RG6 6UR will get you on to campus but not to the right building so we recommend using what3words ///return.factories.slows for the entrance to campus, then ///hails.hogs.jacket for the car park and ///echo.hats.tidy for the pedestrian entrance to Park House. Parking is unrestricted after 5pm.

There is information on buses to campus at https://www.reading.ac.uk/about/visit-us