Bats are out for the count.BATS will be the centre of attention at Moorbank Botanic Garden a garden devoted to the culture of plants collected for the purpose of illustrating the science of botany. See also: Botanic . "Bat in the Garden" aims to set the record straight about one of Britain's most misunderstood mammals. The event is part of the Count Bat project to inspire more people to help conserve bats. There are currently 17 species of bats in the UK, 10 of which can be found in Northumberland. Sunday's free open day welcomes people of all ages to take a tour of the garden and follow the batplant trail to find out about bat-pollinated plants such as mangrove mangrove, large tropical evergreen tree, genus Rhizophora, that grows on muddy tidal flats and along protected ocean shorelines. Mangroves are most abundant in tropical Asia, Africa, and the islands of the SW Pacific. and banana. There will also be the opportunity to meet a bat expert and take part in batty arts and crafts arts and crafts, term for that general field of applied design in which hand fabrication is dominant. The term was coined in England in the late 19th cent. as a label for the then-current movement directed toward the revivifying of the decorative arts. . Diana Hagues, Count Bat Project officer said: "Bats are a vital part of our native wildlife and are widely recognised as indicators of a healthy environment. "Today there are fewer bats than ever, and they desperately need our help." |
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