Report - Silica Bricks Ganister Mine, Sheffield, November 2017

[tarkovsky]

Could well be a bat monitor .......any pics ?

Ah just beat me to it! But great minds think alike obv...

 

[Baskham]

Hi, I’ve come across your report after stumbling across this mine myself with a few friends. We’ve been in once before but this time there is now some sort of device chained to the entrance of the second chamber. Is seems to be some sort of sensor, maybe motion or gas? We don’t know so this is our second mine exploration. It is linked via cable to a large battery pack looking thing. Do you know mich else about what this could be? It has appeared working the last

 

[Baskham]

Interesting! Do you have a pic? My first instinct is to say that it could be some kind of bat detector as I’ve recently seen one of those in another tunnel elsewhere.

Sorry, I’m new to this forum. I didnt mean to post my comment again aha. I don’t have clear pics but I am maybe going back up sometime this week so can take clearer pictures. The camera itself is about 10cm long and 2/3cm wide with the lens being 1cm wide max. Also couldn’t see any glass so must be infra red or something?

 

[Dirge the sergal]

It wasn't there a couple of weeks ago. I'll see if I can have a wander up this weekend to have a look.

 

[tarkovsky]

It wasn't there a couple of weeks ago. I'll see if I can have a wander up this weekend to have a look.

You could dress as a human sized bat and make some high pitched noises - they’d probably be very excited.

 

[Dirge the sergal]

You could dress as a human sized bat and make some high pitched noises - they’d probably be very excited.

Worried it's a prelude to them filling it in. Seeing if bats use it to roost. If not it might not be long before its gone

 

[tarkovsky]

Worried it's a prelude to them filling it in. Seeing if bats use it to roost. If not it might not be long before its gone

Yep was thinking the same.

 

[Dirge the sergal]

I feel I should make a joke about me being a furry and owning a bat fursuit but I think they would see through such a deception.

 

[Dirge the sergal]

Yep was thinking the same.

Ok. I've just spoken to southyorkshire bats group. It's one of theirs.

They are a hobbyist group so there us no risk to the mine.

They are monitoring the autumn swarming of the bats and seem very pleasant to talk to.

So if everyone could leave the equipment be, though it is fine to be around so long as it's not actually moved

 

[tarkovsky]

Ok. I've just spoken to southyorkshire bats group. It's one of theirs.

They are a hobbyist group so there us no risk to the mine.

They are monitoring the autumn swarming of the bats and seem very pleasant to talk to.

So if everyone could leave the equipment be, though it is fine to be around so long as it's not actually moved

Nice detective work

 

[pirate]

Ok. I've just spoken to southyorkshire bats group. It's one of theirs.

They are a hobbyist group so there us no risk to the mine.

They are monitoring the autumn swarming of the bats and seem very pleasant to talk to.

So if everyone could leave the equipment be, though it is fine to be around so long as it's not actually moved

Yer good work,be interesting to see what they find

 

[Baron Risible]

It is definitely a bat roost, we saw them, few years ago now. Hibernating from maybe October so be careful not to disturb.