An Evening Bat Walk

Common pipistrelle bat

Common Pipistrelle by Nik Knight 

An Evening Bat Walk

Location:
Garnier Road car park, Garnier Road, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 9NP
Book
An evening stroll alongside the Itchen navigation with bat expert Nik Knight of Hampshire Bat Group.

Event details

Meeting point

Meet in Garnier Road car park,Winchester SO23 9PA OS map ref. SU486 281 What3Words/// residual.lads.rinses
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Date

Time
7:00pm - 9:15pm
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About the event

Join bat expert Nik Knight, County Recorder from Hampshire Bat Group, to learn more about the ecology of these fascinating animals. We will then have an evening stroll of about 2km in total alongside the Itchen navigation as the skies darken and bats begin to emerge from their roosts to hunt for insects. Bat calls are usually pitched at too high a frequency for humans to hear naturally.  We should be able to detect the various calls using bat detectors kindly loaned to us for the evening by Hampshire Bat Group. Historically the public perception of bats has been largely negative but bats are an important part of our ecosystem. Bats are now in need of our help as they face many threats including from loss of habitat and the decline in the abundance of nocturnal insects. Nik will talk about current work in raising people's awareness of bats and the importance of their conservation.

PLEASE NOTE in the event of a very wet or very windy evening this event will be cancelled.

Booking

Suggested donation

You can book a ticket for £5, £7 or £10 depending on how much you would like to donate to the Hampshire & IOW Wildlife Trust

Additional booking information

You do not need a Paypal account to make a booking via Eventbrite. Simply select the button "Pay by Credit or Debit card" under the log in details when you are redirected to the PayPal log in screen.

Know before you go

Dogs

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No dogs permitted
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Mobility

Please contact the organiser

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What to bring

Wear stout shoes and clothing approriate for the weather conditions on the evening, especially as we will be walking very slowly.  Bring a drink and a torch.

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Parking information

Park in Garnier Road Car Park, SO23 9PA map ref. SU 486 281 W3W/// residual.lads.rinses or in a layby along Garnier Road or in Winchester East (St Catherine's) P&R Garnier Road SO23 9NP top corner of area 5 where 5 min walk along footpath/cycle route.
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Bicycle parking

Garnier Road car park

Contact us

Winchester Local Area Volunteers
Contact number: 07804 764604