Judith<p>I went on a bat walk in <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/StoretonWoods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StoretonWoods</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Bebington" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bebington</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Wirral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wirral</span></a>, last night. It was VERY popular. I didn't count but there must've been 50 people including about 10 children who ran round noisily the whole time. 😄 </p><p>There were 4 or 5 volunteers with bat detectors which were tuned to "20" (or was it 25?) and "45". They didn't say what unit of measurement they meant but a quick web search says kHz. Those were the frequencies for Pipistrelle and Noctule Bats which are known to live in the woods.</p><p>I think we started the walk much too early as it was a good 45 minutes before the light faded and a bat appeared. You can imagine how boisterous the children were getting by now.</p><p>I had 4 or 5 bat sightings. Quite possibly the same one flitting back and forth. 🦇 🦇 </p><p>An interesting evening. The volume of people reduced my potential enjoyment and education but, on the other hand, it was great to see that so many people were interested enough to turn up.</p>