Chance to go batty on walk.Byline: By Adam Smith BAT fans are being given the chance to see the shadowy creatures in their natural habitat near Sutton Cold field. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is a British charitable organisation which works to promote conservation and protection of birds and the wider environment through public awareness campaigns, petitions and through the operation of nature reserves team at Middleton Lakes reserve are holding a evening bat walk on August 31, from 8pm to 10pm. Bat detectors will allow the calls of the different species to be heard and compared, and there will be plenty of opportunities to see them fly too. There are about 1,100 species of bat worldwide, but only 17 are found in Britain. Those most likely to be encountered at Middleton Lakes are the common pipistrelle and Daubenton's bat, though the brown long-eared and noctule noc·tule n. A large, reddish-brown insectivorous bat of the genus Nyctalus, found in Eurasia, Indonesia, and the Philippines and typically dwelling in the hollows of trees. bats also pass by occasionally. A spokesman for the RSPB RSPB n abbr (Brit) (= Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) → LPO f RSPB (Brit) n abbr (= Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) → said: "Bats do inspire fear or distaste in some, but all British bats are insect eaters, so people need have no concerns about meeting any blood-sucking species and it is a myth that they get entangled en·tan·gle tr.v. en·tan·gled, en·tan·gling, en·tan·gles 1. To twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; snarl. 2. To complicate; confuse. 3. To involve in or as if in a tangle. in hair. They perform a useful service by each eating around 3,000 midges midges see ceratopogonidae and culicoides. each night." There are two short family wild life walks scheduled for this Thursday, and on August 25. Both will be held between 11am and 1pm. Call 01827 259454 to reserve a place. There is a charge of pounds 1 for RSPB members and pounds 2 for non-members. |
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