10th April 2025
This course, led by Ella Gibbs, Senior Ecologist at Place Services, is for anybody who works with historic buildings to learn how avoid disturbing bats or damaging their habitats. You will learn why and how bats use buildings and the important contribution this makes to their life cycle; how and when to carry out a preliminary bat roost assessment of a building; when to seek expert advice and an inspection of Potential Roost Features (PRFs); and, the legal protections of bats and why survey licences are needed. Attendees will be taken on a tour of the medieval barns at Cressing Temple, during which they will make their own assessment of the buildings for bat potential. Specialist equipment, such as endoscopes and bat detectors, and specimens of bats (both dead and alive!) will be available to inspect, as well as weighted examples that can be handled to appreciate their size.
Landscape Photography with phone cameras - workshop
13th April 2025
Improve your landscape photography using your phone camera.
20th April 2025
Spend a Sunday morning at Springwater Farm and find out how farmers Amelia and Jason are farming with nature in mind.
Getting 'Batty' at Battersea: An Evening Bat Adventure
23rd April 2025
Join us at dusk to discover the hidden world of nocturnal mammals! We will be discussing some of their mysterious behaviours and wonderful adaptations which have helped them become some of the most successful species around the globe. Learn how to use bat detectors to listen to their squeaky echolocation calls & how to identify different species common in the UK. We'll follow it up with a post-walk newsletter that will answer any burning questions you may have.
Bat Walk at the House of the Binns
29th April 2025
Bats emit ultrasonic sounds that our human ears can’t however when using bat detectors we can hear their chirps which often sound like smacks and clicks! Using different frequencies, we’ll attempt to identify which bat species are present and you can learn some fascinating bat facts along the way. The walk is led by NTS rangers in the grounds of House of the Binns.
