Article: City swoops with bat box bid to beat midges

Article: Bringing back insect control: Build a back-yard bat ...
The Boston Globe;  June 14, 1992 ;     700+ words ... ... mosquitoes and other insects. Build or buy a bat box and nail it to a tree in your yard. There are a lot of bat boxes, and bat box plans around, and building one would be a nice day's project. Bat box sales have increased considerably in the ...

Article: Bat box bid by winged crusaders; CAMPAIGN.(News)
The Mirror (London, England);  June 5, 2008 ;     342 words ... ... Act (1976) and the EU Habitats Directive. The Clare Bat Group has organised a series of events including bat-walks and bat workshops at bat box locations in Flagmount, Ennis, Kilrush, O'Briensbridge and Two Mile Gate/Ballycuggeran.

Article: Bat box bomb scare
The Northern Echo;  May 4, 2007 ;     238 words ...A SUSPICIOUS package that led to the evacuation of homes and the partial closure of a main road turned out to be a bat box. An Army bomb disposal team was called in to detonate the gadget set up beside the A23 at Pease Pottage, West Sussex, amid fears that it contained explosives.

Article: Bat box sparks a bomb alert; Police called to ...
The Journal (Newcastle, England);  September 26, 2009 ;     556 words ... ... Ten of 17 species of bat can be found in Northumberland. CAPTION(S): EMERGENCY A bomb disposal crew was called out to the bat box. SPARKING PANIC One of the species of bats that the box, situated in the middle of a field in Northumberland, was monitoring ...

Article: Perhaps it's time to add a bat box; nature watch ...
Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  September 2, 2008 ;     631 words ... ... activity, I feel it may be time for an additional challenge and, having seen so many bats this year, I wonder whether a bat box would be the most appropriate task For more information on Breathing Places and how you can "Do One Thing", visit www.bbc ...

Article: Bat box scheme will enhance park.
Yorkshire Evening Post (Leeds, England);  September 12, 2007 ;     383 words ...TEN bat boxes are to be installed in Alexander Park to give the creatures a safe environment. The bat habitats are part of a [pounds sterling]120,000 investment in the park in Woodhouse and Hyde Park. Improvements to the Leeds play area, including new equipment and a fresh paint job are also

Article: Bat box designs take flight; Sponsored by ...
Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England);  April 8, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Byline: By AMY HUNT Environment Reporter WILDLIFE-MAD students from a school in Northumberland have been doing their bit for bats. Year Eight pupils Kate Reynolds, Lauren Short, Duncan Fenwick and Beth Telfer from Morpeth's Chantry Middle School designed a nesting box for bats to improve their