Bat Walk at Primrose Lodge

Event Description: Ribble Rivers Trust will be doing a bat walk on Wednesday the 23rd of April starting at Trinity Church and then heading to Primrose Lodge. Bats are fascinating and ancient creatures, and now that they've awoken from hibernation we’d like to tell you a little more about them. The session will begin with a presentation on bats, exploring the roles bats play in our ecosystem, UK bat species ID, and how important conservation work is to preserving their populations. Afterwards we will head out through the Church grounds and towards Primrose Lodge to do some bat detection. Bat’s navigate using echolocation, and using our handy bat detectors we can pick up on these ultrasonic calls and use the frequency patterns to find out what species they are.

We will also be providing tea, coffee, and biscuits. 

Location: We will be meeting at Trinity Methodist Church And Community Hub. The postcode is Wesleyan Row, Clitheroe BB7 2JY and the what3words address is //wove.enrolling.bedrock . There is limited parking available at the church, so we recommend parking at Lowergate car park (w3w: hides.splash.embedded) or the Market car park (w3w: measures.wobbling.whom). 

Important Info: The session will consist of a 30-45 minute indoor presentation follwed by a walk to Primrose Lodge, using bat detectors. You will need to bring a torch with you (a phone torch works too). In the event of strong winds or heavy rain the walk part of the event will be cancelled, and we will instead be doing an indoor session with the presentation and some fun bat-themed activities (making bat boxes, kids bat colouring sheets, etc). There are also toilets on site.

Difficulty: The site is very accessible and this event should be appropriate for all groups of people. There will however be some road walking so bear that in mind. 

LOCATION

Trinity Methodist Church And Community Hub, Wesleyan Row, Clitheroe BB7 2JY

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