Upcoming Events
View our upcoming events and learn how you can get involved with the Devon Greater Horseshoe Bat Project.
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Friday 28th July 2017 – Batty About Moths at Clennon Valley Lakes
Location: Clennon Valley Lakes Date: Friday 28th July Time: 8.45pm – late Come and be ‘Batty About Moths at Clennon Valley Lakes’! Torbay […]
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Wednesday 2nd August – North Devon Show
North Devon Show
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Saturday 12th August – Woodland management for butterflies, moths and bats.
Woodland management for butterflies, moths and bats.
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Sunday 13th August – Hennock Country Fayre
Hennock Country Fayre is a major event attracting hundreds of visitors.
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Saturday 19th August – Bovey Tracey Summer Show
Bovey Tracey Summer Show is organised by the Bovey Tracey Horticultural Society.
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Friday 1st September – Starry Night Bat Swim
Starry Night Bat Swim
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Saturday 2nd September – Kingsbridge show
A great start to our Bat Festival…
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Tuesday 5th September – Braunton Bat Talk & Walk
Come and learn about the Greater Horseshoe bat and join the North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Volunteers
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Monday 4-25 September – Prey or Predator Exhibition
Prey or Predator Exhibition
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Wednesday 6th September – Pips and Pints
Pips and Pints – an Autumn look and listen for urban bats
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Thursday 7th September – Bystock Pools Bat Walk
Bystock Pools Bat Walk. Evening visit to Bystock to listen for bats, night jars and owls.
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Thursday 7th September 2017 – Seaton Wetlands Greater Horseshoe Bat Discovery Walk
Join East Devon District Council Countryside Team and The Greater Horseshoe Bat Project for a twilight walk around Seaton Wetlands.
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Friday 8th September – Bat Walk at The Donkey Sanctuary
Bat Walk at The Donkey Sanctuary
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Tuesday 12th September – Bat Walk
Join this bat walk to find out more about the bats that enjoy living around Stover Country Park.
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Tuesday 12th September – Monday 5th October – Bat beacon exhibition
An exhibition exploring the story of the Greater Horseshoe Bat. See its prey and predator, communities and juveniles.
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Tuesday 12th September – Devon’s remarkable bats
Join Dr Fiona Mathews Associate Professor of Mammalian Biology at Exeter University and Chair of the Mammal Society to hear about the amazing biology of East Devon bats.
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Wednesday 13th September – Hedgerows and Landscapes for Nature
Dr Sam Bridgewater, Head of Nature and Conservation at Clinton Devon Estate will discuss Hedgerows and Landscapes for Nature
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Thursday 14th September – Braunton Bat Walk
Come and learn about the Greater Horseshoe bat and join the North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Volunteers
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Tuesday 19th September – Beer Quarry Caves Farmland Bat Walk
Location: Beer, East Devon Date: Tuesday 19th September Time: 11am – 1pm Beer Quarry Caves Farmland Bat Walk will take in […]
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Tuesday 19th September 2017 – Bat Walk at Croyde Burrows
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.
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Wednesday 20th September 2017 – Seaton Supper Talk
Join this free event to plant trees in a brilliant area for bats. Orchards and woodland areas are great habitats for bats.
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Tuesday 19th September – Horses helping horseshoes
Horses helping horseshoes – find out how dung is important for the wildlife in our local landscape
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Thursday 21st September 2017 – Bat Walk at Ham Farm
Join us to find out more about the bats which enjoy living around Ham Farm in the Avon Valley.
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*FULLY BOOKED* Friday 22nd September – Bat, moth and stargazing event
Location: Sharpham Estate, near Totnes Date: Friday 22nd September Time: 7-9pm See bats, moths and stars (hopefully) on this very […]
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Friday 22nd September – Berry Head Bat Walk
Location: Berry Head, Brixham Date: Friday 22nd September Time: 6.45pm – 8.30pm Berry Head Bat Walk. A unique opportunity to see […]
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Wednesday 27th September – Bat Habitat Spring Clean!
Location: Wheathill car park, East Budleigh Common SY040 847 Date: Wednesday 27th September Time: We’ll be here 9:30am – 2.30pm – […]
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Friday 29th September – Bat Walk
Find out more about the bats that enjoy living around Deer Park farm on this bat walk.
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Saturday 30th September – Colyford Medieval Goose Fair
Come and learn about the Greater Horseshoe bat at this event in the East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
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Saturday 7th October – Managing wildflower meadows
Learn about managing wildflower meadows from ecologists, Phil and Marian, at Pennyhayes Farm near Colyton and lend a hand conserving a flower rich meadow on their farm
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Sunday 8th October – Sharpham Apple Day
Orchards are a wonderful place for bats to hunt and forage. Try fresh Sharpham apple juice straight from Orchard Link’s apple press.
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Wednesday 11th October – Meadow Restoration in the Tamar Valley
Come and join in with some meadow restoration in the Tamar Valley on a practical volunteer task day with the Devon Greater Horseshoe Bat Project and Tamar Community Trust.
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Friday 27th October – An introduction to traditional hedge-laying
An introduction to traditional hedge-laying at Camphill Community Farm
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Saturday 28th October – Hedgerow management in East Devon Saturday October 28th
This hedgerow management improvement day is a chance to roll up your sleeves and help enhance the environment for both people and wildlife.
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Wednesday 8th November – Traditional hedge-laying
An introduction to traditional hedge-laying at Camphill Community Farm
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Saturday 18th November – Hedgerow management in East Devon Saturday October 28th
This hedgerow management improvement day is a chance to roll up your sleeves and help enhance the environment for both people and wildlife.
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Thursday 14th December – Meadow restoration in the Avon Valley
Join us for some meadow restoration in the Avon Valley
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Sunday 21st January – Orchard Planting for Bats 1st of 2 practical days in January
A practical volunteer task day with Devon Greater Horseshoe Bat Project.
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Wednesday 31st January 2018 – Orchard Planting for Bats 1st of 2 practical days in January
A practical volunteer task day with Devon Greater Horseshoe Bat Project.
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Past Events
Read about our previous events and get in touch if you are interested in getting involved in one like this again.
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Volunteer event at The Donkey Sanctuary – Saturday 1st July
If you have volunteered for the project, taken part in a survey, or would just like to find out more about getting involved with helping the endangered greater horseshoe bat, then please come along to this free event.
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Bat Emergence event – Friday 14th July
Otterton Mill is an important maternity roost for Pipistrelle bats. book a table for a dinner with a difference and the chance to see the bats emerge from our historic buildings at dusk.
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Wednesday 3rd May 2017 – Braunton Bat Walk
Bat Walk around Braunton Beacon and Church
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Wednesday 10th May 2017 – Dartington Bat Walk
Join us for some bat spotting using detectors on this evening walk around the beautiful Dartington Estate.
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Thursday 11th May – Stover Country Park Bat walk
bat walk
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Friday 28th July – Starry Night Bat Swim
Starry Night Bat Swim
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Saturday 25th March – Tree Planting in the Teign Valley
Join this free event to plant trees in a brilliant area for bats. Orchards and woodland areas are great habitats for bats.
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Tuesday 14th March – Combe Martin Bioblitz event
Join us at this at this day of marine surveying, come and meet us on our bat project stand.
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Monday 13th March – Combe Martin Museum evening talk
Date: Monday 13th March Time: 7:30-9 pm Venue: The Sail Loft, Combe Martin Museum Find out all about the Devon […]
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Wednesday 15th March 2017 – TALK – Devon batscapes revisited
A talk from Devon Greater Horseshoe Bat Project Manager, Ruth Testa, arranged by Exeter DWT local group.
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Wednesday 22nd February 2017 – Deer Park Farm – bat habitat walk
Join a farm walk to find out more about the bats who live around Chudleigh.
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Thursday 23rd February 2017 – Scrub Bashing in the Avon Valley
Join us to help cut back encroaching scrub on this beautiful wildflower meadow which provides important foraging habitat for the local Greater Horseshoe Bats.
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Thursday 19th January – Data Analysis training for volunteers
Join us for Anabat Data Analysis training in Exeter
This training in Anabat Data Analysis will also allow those with good IT skills and an interest in computing, data analysis, accuracy and a meticulous nature to gain new skills which in turn benefit the project.
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Wednesday 25th January – New Year Orchard Planting for Bats 2nd of 2 practical days in January
new year orchard planting for bats
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Wednesday 18th January – New Year Orchard Planting for Bats 1st of 2 practical days in January
new year orchard planting for bats
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Monday 28th November 2016 – Practical & Strategic Parasite Control in Cattle
Practical & Strategic Parasite Control in Cattle
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Sunday 16th October – Apple, Pizza and Pumpkin Open Day
Join us and visit our stand on Sunday 16th October for an Apple, Pizza and Pumpkin Open Day at Embercombe in the Teign Valley
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Thursday 13th October – Data Analysis training for volunteers
Join us for Anabat Data Analysis training in Exeter
This training in Anabat Data Analysis will also allow those with good IT skills and an interest in computing, data analysis, accuracy and a meticulous nature to gain new skills which in turn benefit the project.
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Tuesday 1st November – Data Analysis training for volunteers
Join us for Anabat Data Analysis training in Exeter
This training in Anabat Data Analysis will also allow those with good IT skills and an interest in computing, data analysis, accuracy and a meticulous nature to gain new skills which in turn benefit the project.
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Borrow a Bat Detector!
Bat detectors are now available to pick up at a number of locations across Devon . . .
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BatFest 2016 underway!
With events ranging from walks, to talks, and even a night-time open air swim, we’ve gone all out to make BatFest 2016 a huge success . . .
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Monday 25th July – Buckfastleigh Bat Blitz
Date: Monday 25th July (initial session – see below for further details) Location: Buckfastleigh Town Hall (Room 3) Time: 4-6.30pm (arrive between […]
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Friday 5th August – Brixham Bat Blitz
Be part of this ‘Bat Blitz’, where multiple bat detectors are placed around the town. Using static recorders and hand […]
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Monday 8th August – Gunnislake Bat Blitz
Date: Monday 8th August (initial session – see below for further details) Location: Tamar Valley Centre, Drakewalls, Gunnislake http://www.tamarvalley.org.uk/explore/visiting-the-tamar-valley/tamarvalleycentre/ Time: 4-7pm (arrive […]
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Monday 22nd August – Avon Valley Bat Blitz
Date: Monday 22nd August (initial session – see below for further details) Location: Avon Mill Garden Centre, Loddiswell (www.avonmill.com/find-us/) Time: 3.30-6pm (arrive […]
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Friday 26th August – Branscombe Night Walk
Come along and enjoy an evening of moth trapping and bat detecting; at this National Trust event, in this lovely setting […]
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Saturday 3rd September – Kingsbridge show
Come along to the Devon Greater Horseshoe Bat Project stand!
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Sunday 24th July – Avon Day @ Avon Mill
Come along to find out more about the wildlife at this event in South Devon. We will have a stand […]
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Saturday 3rd September – Saving Wildflowers
Help us conserve flower rich meadows…
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Monday 5th September – Buckfastleigh Bat Blitz
Join us to find out more about Buckfastleigh Bat Blitz!
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Monday 5th-26th September – Bat Beacon Exhibition
Come along to a Greater Horseshoe Bat exhibition at the Flavel Arts Centre in Dartmouth!
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Thursday 8th September – Tamar Valley Bat Trail Walk
Explore the new Tamar Valley Bat Trail with the Project’s Anna Davidson…
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Friday 9th September – Berry Head Bat Walk
A unique opportunity to see the rare Greater Horseshoe bats at Berry Head, a Geopark Gateway Site
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Friday 9th September – Donkey Sanctuary Bat Walk
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Friday 9th September – Bats about Swimmimg Starry Night Bat Swim
Enjoy a relaxing swim in a pool gently lit by twinkling candle lights and fairy lights…
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Tuesday 13th September – Braunton Bat Walk
Explore how bats navigate around the village of Braunton. in North Devon AONB.
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Wednesday 14th September – Bat talk/walk at the Donkey Sanctuary
Get involved with a day of events to celebrate the launch of our Bat Beacon!
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Saturday 17th September – Croyde BioBlitz Family Event
A day of environmental activities and wildlife surveys in and around Croyde…
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Saturday 17th September – Croyde BioBlitz Bat Walk
Join the North Devon AONB team to explore the area around the lower Croyde stream…
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Thursday 22nd September – Braunton Bat Walk
Explore areas around Braunton and find out more about Greater Horseshoe Bats…
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Friday 23rd September – Brixham Bat Blitz
Be part of this ‘Bat Blitz’, where multiple bat detectors are placed around the town. Using static recorders and hand […]
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Friday 23rd September – Teignmouth Science Café Bat Talk
Join Helen Parr from the Greater Horseshoe Bat Project at this Teignmouth Science Café Bat Talk!
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Friday 23rd September – Free Bat Talk at The Flavel
Join Ed Parr-Ferris at The Flavel…
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Friday 23rd September – Brixham Bat Blitz
Book onto this evening Bat Blitz event at Berry Head!
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Monday 11th July – Braunton Bat Blitz
Date: Monday 11th July (initial session – see below for further details) Location: Braunton Parish Hall (location) Time: 4-6.30pm (arrive between these […]
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Friday 8th July – Brixham Bat Blitz
Be part of this ‘Bat Blitz’, where multiple bat detectors are placed around the town. Using static recorders and hand […]
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Friday 1st-Saturday 2nd July – Chudleigh Bioblitz
Come along to find out more about the amazing bats that live near here, as well as lots of other wildlife, […]
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Homes for Bats appeal
We urgently need to raise at least £26,000 to protect and renovate some of Devon’s key greater horseshoe bat maternity roosts, to provide new roosting habitat, and to improve access to vital food supplies.
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Sunday 3rd July: Berry Head Bats – landscape and lore
Where: Brixham/Berry Head Time: 2pm- 4pm Join us, along with project partner South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, for […]
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Wednesday 11th May – Dartmouth Orchard Bat walk
Come along and enjoy an evening finding out more about bats & orchards. You will learn about the work of the […]
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Sunday 26th June – Buckfastleigh Bat Day
Come along to find out more about the amazing bats that live near here. Location: Higher Kiln Quarry, Buckfastleigh Time: 10am-3pm […]
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Wednesday 25th May – Bat walk & talk evening event
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Sunday 15th May – Dartmoor Festival
Visit our stand at this Spring festival in the beautiful setting of Yarner Woods. We will be chatting to visitors about the […]
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Saturday 23rd April – Bat Project event
Find out more about volunteering on the project with a day of talks and workshops Where: Parke Estate, Bovey […]
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Sunday 17th April: Avon Valley Hibernation Hike
A walk in the countryside to look at the habitats that bats love to use Where: Avon Valley Time: 10am […]
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Wednesday 10th February: Donkey Sanctuary practical conservation event
Join us for a free hedgelaying event Where: The Donkey Sanctuary, Sidmouth Time: 10am – 4pm website here Booking essential: […]
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