We gathered at dusk in Mayow Park.
Dr Iain Boulton welcomed everyone to another Friends of Mayow Park bat walk. People gathered round to hear his introduction to the bats of Mayow Park.
He explained that all UK bats eat insects, that they are flying mammals and seek out flying insects using echolocation. Mayow Park has common pipistrelles living in and around the park. To find out more visit this bats website.
Iain brought his bat detectors and explained how to use them before giving them out to participants. The evening was warm and humid, moths and other insects were flying, so we were hopeful of hearing and even seeing some of the pips of our park.
We were not disappointed. As we walked towards the orchard some excited children heard the bat calls on their bat detectors and . . . some were quick enough to see these speedy flyers. Soon adults and children spotted these small animals hunting around the orchard.
Lots of thank yous:
- thank you to all the people who came out on a Saturday evening
- thank you to Iain for giving your time and sharing your knowledge of bats
- thank you to Glendale (who manage the park on behalf of Lewisham Council) for keeping the park gates open so we could hold this event
- thank you to our volunteer stewards
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