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A new room will bring hundreds of bird houses to the renowned Treehotel in the small village of Harads, Swedish Lapland. Designed in close collaboration with Swedish ornithologist Ulf Öhman, it is suspended in the pines of Harads and seeks to enhance the surrounding biosphere. The hotel room is titled Biosphere and is the latest addition … Read more
Spring is here and there are signs of it all around us, from birds singing and flowers blooming to longer days and the return of sunshine. A connection to nature has a positive impact on both physical and emotional wellbeing, and to celebrate the arrival of the spring the RSPB has created a list of … Read more
If your child has a keen interest in the natural world and conservation, they will love this new book by author and illustrator Charlotte Milner. Packed full with fascinating facts about our only flying mammal, The Bat Book contains bold, charming illustrations exploring the amazing upside world of bats. With over 1,300 species found around … Read more
Knowsley Safari near Liverpool is offering visitors the chance to get up close to their resident bat population this week during an after-hours walk. This educational night time event takes place on Thursday at 7pm and has been added by the wildlife park as a second date due to popular demand. As the sun goes down, … Read more
The largest hibernation of pipistrelle bats in the UK has been recorded at Seaton Delaval Hall in Northumberland. Sixty-one pipistrelle bats were found in stone crevices and in the arches of a balcony at the hall earlier this year, revealing previously unknown information about the bats’ hibernation habits. Ecologists had believed that the pipistrelle prefers … Read more
The Wildlife Trusts is encouraging us to get closer to bats and understand more about these fascinating little mammals. They suggest many ways to help them thrive, including going batty in your back garden. There are lots of little things that we can do that have a big impact on bats, from planting night-scented flowers … Read more
Visit the Discovery Trail at West Midland Safari Park over the half-term holiday and meet some of the spooky creatures associated with Halloween. Often connected with magic and mystery, some of the park’s smaller inhabitants are keen to bust common myths and show how cool they are, rather than creepy. Cloaked in superstition, bats typically … Read more
A project has been set up by Gatwick Airport and the Gatwick Greenspace Partnership to highlight the wide variety of animals and plants living happily by the side of one of Europe’s busiest airfields. ‘Gatwick Goes Wild’ will see a special week long programme of events designed to bring staff, passengers and nearby residents closer … Read more
West Midland Safari Park have been busy hosting a dedicated conservation week to raise awareness and funds for bats. Protect Bats Week, in association with the Bat Conservation Trust, runs until Sunday 14th May and aims to inform guests about the amazing world of bats, and what species can be found in the U.K. A variety … Read more
Wildlife charity People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) has launched the latest element in their ongoing orchard conservation work – an interactive community orchard map that lists around 400 community orchard groups across the UK, found at www.ptes.org/community-orchards. PTES has identified over 35,000 traditional orchards remaining in England and over 7,000 in Wales. Alarmingly, this work … Read more
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