About the event

Booking is essential and spaces are limited. Please reserve your spot in advance and "Book On Here"!

Join bat expert Sarah Butcher for this DWT event at the Grand Western Canal Country Park near Whipton, Devon. The park stretches for over 11 miles along the Grand Western Canal between Tiverton and Lowdells, near the Somerset border. For this bat walk we have chosen this location near the villages of Whipton and Burlescombe, where we hope to discover several different species during this walk and talk event.

We will meet at the Beech Car Park at 21:15, for an introduction to bats from Sarah and to learn how to use the bat detectors. We will then walk to the canal as dusk approaches and see what bats we can identify via their echolocation calls. Although fast, we are also likely to see them whizzing past.

Book on to receive full joining instructions a couple of days before the event. If there are any questions in the meantime, please contact Lindsay on lmahon@devonwildlifetrust.org.

We are grateful to the Canal Ranger Service and Devon County Council for letting us host this event at the Grand Western Canal Country Park.

Tickets are available to book from 2nd June, spaces are limited.

Photo credit: Common pipistrelle (c) Tom Marshall