Free family event Country Comes to Town comes to Swindon for the first time
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust has announced that its free family-friendly event Country Comes to Town will take place in Swindon in May.
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust has announced that its free family-friendly event Country Comes to Town will take place in Swindon in May.
Come along to this fun, family-friendly event to celebrate nature and wildlife with Wiltshire Wildlife Trust.
Plant flowers that release their scent in the evening to attract moths and, ultimately, bats looking for an insect-meal into your garden.
The Bechstein's bat is a very rare bat that lives in woodland and roosts in old woodpecker holes or tree crevices. Like other bats, the females form 'maternity colonies' to have…
The Alcathoe bat was 'discovered' in the UK in 2010 when it was confirmed as a separate species to the very similar whiskered and Brandt's bats. Little is known about its range and…
The greater horseshoe bat was once a cave-dweller, but now tends to roost in old buildings, such as churches and barns. It is rare in the UK and, like many other bats, declining in number.
The lesser horseshoe bat was once a cave-dweller, but now tends to roost in old buildings, such as stables and barns. It is rare in the UK and, like many other bats, declining in number.
Community Engagement Assistant, Oliver Davies, describes the recent bat walk events at Coombe Bissett Down and some of the species that have been recorded at the reserve.
The small, shaggy-furred Brandt's bat roosts in all sorts of houses, old or modern. It is similar to the whiskered bat and they often roost together, but in separate colonies. It feeds low to…
The small, shaggy-furred whiskered bat roosts in all sorts of houses, old or modern. It is similar to the Brandt's bat and they often roost together, but in separate colonies. It feeds along…