An unknown number of brown long-eared and common pipistrelle bats are living in disused buildings on the site.

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Because so little is known about the numbers and habits of the long-eared owl, it is not afforded any protected status.

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While demolishing a 100-year-old brick farmhouse in Suffolk, England, a maternity roost for brown long-eared bats was found in the attic.

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"We know they have an association with forestry plantations, " said Chris, who has been working on long-eared owl conservation since the early 1990s.

BBC: Survey in Devon forests aims to shed light on rare owl

Forget champagne, watches and cars: in the next James Bond film, the villain might be found in a Brazilian Atlantic forest hideaway, stroking a long-eared jerboa in a diamond collar.

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Then the bat detectors - which can be set to the frequency of pipistrelle, Daubenton's water bats and the impressive long eared bat - burst into life.

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These books in particular inspired a generation of schoolchildren to take up astronomy and it was a regular occurrence for Sir Patrick to be presented with dog-eared copies of long forgotten titles by eminent professors looking for his signature.

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