Why survey for bats?

Why survey for bats?

Posted by Mark A at 13:37, 11th January 2026

Surprised that this film isn't used as an exemplar for what happens when we do not survey for bats. Also, Coffeeshop readers might like to read the description and play "Spot the error".

Film from 1962 hosted on BFI: the marines demolish a bridge using explosives. Most of the debris falls to the ground, some of it takes to the wing and flies away in terror. The fate of the lamb is not recorded.

Mark

https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-royal-demolition-1962-online

Re: Why survey for bats?

Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 14:55, 11th January 2026

Thanks for posting that, Mark. Ah, those four-hundred-year-old railway bridges, eh? Image not available to guests

YouTube has a whole board based on the demolition work of 'Blaster Bates', at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpzbCG8ICvmluYV8aa8zh7w

I commend it to our readers - there's some very funny material there! Image not available to guests

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