A SENSE OF THE SEASON… THE FLITTER OF BATS

APRIL IS THE MONTH WHEN ALL THE UK’S 18 SPECIES OF BATS COME OUT OF HIBERNATION, HUNGRY AFTER SIX MONTHS WITHOUT FEEDING. HISTORIC CHURCHES AND THEIR GROUNDS ARE GREAT PLACES TO SPOT THEM. VISIT AT DUSK TO CATCH THE FLITTERING SILHOUETTES OF THESE TINY MAMMALS, WHO MAKE THEIR HOMES IN NOOKS AND CRANNIES. WATCH AS THEY WHEEL OVERHEAD, SWOOPING PAST AT UNEXPECTED MOMENTS TO CHASE DOWN INSECTS USING ECHOLOCATION. MORE DETAILS AT BATSINCHURCHES.ORG.UK.