Upcoming Events
View our upcoming events to see what’s on in your area. Attending an event gives you the chance to find out all about greater horseshoe bats, what you can do to help the bats and how to get involved with the Devon Greater Horseshoe Bat Project in your local area.
Have you attended a bat project event? We always welcome any feedback to help us plan future activity. Please take part in our quick online survey or email us at bats@devonwildlifetrust.org.
Bat project events are nearly always free of charge. However we welcome donations on the day to help us with our fundraising efforts to make our project a success. You can also donate online – please click here to support our work.
24 May 2018: Bat Talk and Walk, Blackdown Hills AONB
Join the Bat Project for an evening illustrated talk about bats, followed by a walk along the River Culm to discover which bat species can be found. 7.30pm – 10.30pm
SEE MORE DETAILS24 May 2018: Chudleigh Bat Friendly Gardening/Detecting
Learn all about bat friendly gardening by coming to help maintain the bat garden in Chudleigh at this evening event. 8pm – 10pm
SEE MORE DETAILS24 May 2018: Bats and trees training day (Great Trees in the Clyst Valley/Devon Greater Horseshoe Bat Project)
Join bat ecologist Sarah Butcher and Ruth Testa from the Devon Greater Horseshoe Bat Project as they look at which trees and landscapes are good for bats. Free lunch!
SEE MORE DETAILS24 May 2018: Bat Walk at Croyde Burrow
Join the AONB team, Rangers from Parkdean Holiday Park and some high tech bat detectors to explore and learn about the bats that inhabit this part of the North Devon Coast AONB.
SEE MORE DETAILS25 May 2018: Berry Head Bat Walk
A unique opportunity to see the rare Greater Horseshoe bats on an evening bat walk at Berry Head National Nature Reserve. 8pm – 9.45pm
SEE MORE DETAILS31 May 2018: Bovey Tracey – Evening Bat Walk
Come bat detecting with us on this evening walk near Bovey Tracey
SEE MORE DETAILS31 May 2018: Bat Walk along the South West Coast Path near Combe Martin
Join the AONB team and partners for a walk along the Coast Path near Combe Martin looking for the elusive Greater Horseshoe Bats.
SEE MORE DETAILS02 Jun 2018: Buckfast Abbey Garden Fayre
Visit our stand at the Buckfast Abbey Garden Event to find out all about bats and bat friendly gardening.
SEE MORE DETAILS09 Jun 2018: Bats & Communities Conference
Our Bats and Communities Conference is aimed at people who can make a difference in championing bats in their communities.
SEE MORE DETAILS13 Jun 2018: The Garden House – Bats and butterflies galore
Join a fun, interesting day where you will learn more about wildlife in the garden and how to help it. Various events taking place between 2pm – 10.30pm
SEE MORE DETAILS15 Jun 2018: Buckfastleigh bat detecting walk
A bat detecting walk following the ‘bat trail’ around Buckfastleigh
SEE MORE DETAILS19 Jun 2018: Dartmouth – Evening Bat Trail Walk
Join us for an evening bat trail walk as we follow one of our bat trails, a 3.5 mile circular walk from Dartmouth Castle via Little Dartmouth. 7pm – 9pm
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