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Family Friendly Bat Walk - Championing Nature's Autumn Heartbeat Moment
Event details
Meeting point
Kenworthy WoodsDate
About the event
After a delicious hot drink and snack, our Bat Walk Night will start with an introduction to these fascinating creatures and the equipment we will be using to detect them. We will then head in to the woods for a walk to see how many bats are out and about!
Flitting out of the rising darkness like shadows, these nocturnal mammals are as charismatic as they are misunderstood. Britain is home to 18 species of bat, the largest being the noctule which weighs as little as four £1 coins, and the smallest, the pipistrelle, weighing as little as a 2p coin, is known to gobble up more than 500 insects in an hour! Join the Championing Nature team to see which species are living in Kenworthy Woods.
Please come dressed for the weather conditions wearing sturdy footwear.
Booking
Price
FREEAdditional booking information
Meeting at the entrance to Kenworthy Woods, at the end of Willenhall Road.Parking - There is free street parking but please don't block any of the access gates. Please check your map before you set off to make sure your end point is ON Willenhall Road, as some sat navs direct only to the motorway bridge above the road not off and through the housing estate.
If you’re travelling by public transport the nearest bus stop is ‘Yew Tree Lane’ stop on Princess Parkway just head down the bus lane ramp to Willenhall Road then turn right (cross the Northenden Footbridge first if coming from the North). Bikes can be locked up at the park entrance or easily pushed up to the working area.
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Please be aware there are NO toilets onsite, the nearest are at Chorlton Water Park which is currently over a mile walk away due to bridge repairs.
Accessibility:
This site is mostly very flat with only limited small steeper sections, the paths are well maintained and wide.