Is it possible that there could be a user friendly, waterproof, effective and affordable remote monitoring device? We're hoping so.

We're currently field testing a new product alongside the better known Anabat to determine if there is something on the market that will better meet the needs of the English weather and provide us with reliable data on bats.

We'll be looking at the quality of the data, how it is stored, how user friendly is the analysis software, and whether its pedigree in the ornithological world will translate into being a piece of quality kit in the bat world.

Watch this space for our findings, or book your place on our workshop at the National Bat Conference in September to hear the full story.