Bat walk at Big Pool Wood | North Wales Wildlife Trust

Join our Reserves Officer for a night-time walk around this wetland and woodland reserve looking and listening for bats.

Event details

Meeting point

Meet at the layby at the reserve entrance. ///mammals.drum.peroxide

Date

Friday 18 September 2026

Time

9:00pm - 11:00pm

About the event

We'll meet on site before dusk, look at different types of bat boxes and discuss bat ecology and signs to look out for. Then, we'll take a gentle walk through the reserve with bat detectors to listen out for echolocations.

Booking

Price

£2

Additional booking information

Booking required

Suitable for

Families, Adults, Experts, Beginners

Know before you go

Dogs

On a lead

Mobility

This is a highly accessible site, entirely on the flat on paths and boardwalks, with seating available every few hundred meters. Limited disabled parking is available closer to the reserve entrance on request.

What to bring

Please bring suitable footwear. If possible bring a small torch/headtorch.

Parking information

Find a safe parking spot on the roadside near to the riding school (SJ 102 838).

Facilities

Disabled parking

Contact us

Paul Furnborough

Contact number: 07880 033562

Contact email: paul.furnborough@northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk

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