We will be holding our next Bat Walk on Abbey Fields on Wednesday, 25th April 2012 at 8.30pm. This will be led by Jon Russ of the Warwickshire Bat Group - meet in St Nicholas Car Park. Please read report below from a previous year’s Bat Walk:
A dry calm evening was an ideal setting for our Bat Walk last year, although it was not so much a walk, but a short few steps from the Barn through to the top part of the lake and then round to the feeding platform. We were a group of 22 adults and 4 children, not all members and considerable interest was shown, as many had never seen or heard bats before.
With the help of John Waller of Warwickshire Bat Group, and armed with hand held detectors and a large torch, we managed to find three different bats, all close to the children’s play area. We were first introduced to Noctules which have long thin wings so that they can fly fast and high over the tree tops reaching speeds of 30mph; then Britain’s smallest bat the Pipistrelle, which is only 4cm long and weighs about 5 grams. Finally the Daubenton, which have a medium wing and cruise just above the waters surface like little hovercrafts. It was a very successful evening, and everybody thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
We are in the process of arranging a Bat Walk for 2012 so keep an eye on the Future Activities page where the date will be posted.