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Here is a list of some of our 2024 walks, talks and events.
- Bat Watching at Paston Great Barn for National Nature Reserves Week – Friday 31st May. *Sorry Sold Out*
- Deepdale Farm Open Farm Sunday – Saturday 2nd June. All day event. Free. Booking: deepdalefarm.co.uk/open-farm-sunday-2nd-june-2024/
- Gissing’s Classic Cars & Country Pursuits – Saturday 2nd June, 11.00am – 4.00pm, Rectory Road, Gissing. Admission £5 (children free).
- Love Bats, bat walk and talk for Great Big Green Week – Thursday 6th June, 8.45pm, Eye, Suffolk. (£5 suggested donation.)
- Wild About Mannington Day – Saturday 15th June, 10.00am – 4.00 pm. Admission £10 (children free). manningtongardens.co.uk/events/wild-about-mannington-day
- Surlingham Church Bat Night – Saturday 13th July, 8.45pm. Talk, followed by a chance to watch/count the bats emerging. Free event for members. Contact us norwichbatgroup[at]gmail.com for full details.
- Bat Walk at Burnham Deepdale – Saturday 27th July, 8.30pm. Bat walk at Deepdale Farm. Booking essential: deepdalefarm.co.uk/bat-walks/
- Family Bat Night and Walk at Fairhaven Water Gardens – Tuesday 13th August. Booking via Fairhaven Water Garden: fairhaven.visihost.co.uk/#eventcalendar_24|5281
- Bat Walk for Norfolk Wildlife Trust local Group – Wednesday 14th August. Whitlingham Country Park. Contact us for more details.
- Bat Walk for Lakenham 25 – Friday 16th August, 7.30pm – 9.30pm, Brazen Gate, Lakenham, Norwich. wildlakenham.org.uk/events/
- Bat Walk for Norwich Archaeological Society – Saturday 17th August, Caistor Roman Town. Booking essential: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bats-tickets-945521830247
- Bat Walk at Quaker Wood – Monday 19th August, Quaker Wood. Contact us to book.
- Bat Walk with Eye Outdoors Group – Wednesday 21st August, Eye. Contact us for more details.
- Bat Walk at Hoveton Great Broad – Thursday 22nd August, Hoveton Great Broad. Booking via: hovetongreatbroad.org.uk
- Bat Walk at Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse – Friday 23rd August, Gressenhall. Booking via: www.gressenhall.norfolk.gov.uk
- International Bat Night – Saturday 24th August
- Bat Walk at How Hill – Monday 2nd September, How Hill. Bat walk for the Broads Authority. Booking essential: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-evening-with-the-bats-and-moths-of-how-hill-tickets-837475721427?aff=oddtdtcreator
- Bat Nights at RSPB Strumpshaw Fen – Friday 6th September, 7.15pm – 8.45pm and Wednesday 18th September, 6.30pm – 8.00pm. £6-£13. Booking essential: events.rspb.org.uk/
- Bat Night at Fairhaven Water Gardens – Wednesday 18th September. Booking via Fairhaven Water Garden: fairhaven.visihost.co.uk/#eventcalendar_28|7118
- Bat Walk with Friends of Eaton Park – Thursday 26th September, 6.30pm – 8.00pm. Eaton Park, Norwich. More details: friendsofeatonpark.co.uk/events-activities/
- Bat Walk at Ranworth – Tuesday 1st October, 6pm Ranworth Broad. Bat walk with the Broads Authority and Natural England. Booking essential: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ranworth-bat-walk-tickets-995274261107
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Some selected photos from past events
Wild Lakenham bat walk, 7th August 2023
Bat and boat trip in association with the Broads Authority – Whitlingham Broad Country Park, 17th September 2019.
Gressenhall bat night, 13th September 2019.
Bat and boat trip in association with the Broads Authority – Whitlingham Broad Country Park, 28th August 2019.
Talk on the Bats and Mills in the Broads, by Andrea Kelly, Senior Ecologist at the Broads Authority, Thursday 12th April 2018
Water, Mills and Marshes is the Broads Landscape Partnership Project, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund. The project has a big focus on recording and repairing some of the iconic drainage mills on Halvergate marshes, an area which boasts one of the greatest concentration of such mills in Europe. As well as the heritage focus, the enhancement of mills as places for wildlife was explored, with a focus on providing enhancements for bats.
Keep an eye on the website to see what else is coming up. Contact us if you want to know more.
For the latest news of events and training, sign up to emails through our membership page
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Some selected photos from past events
Bat and boat trip in association with the Broads Authority – Whitlingham Broad Country Park, 17th September 2019.
Gressenhall bat night, 13th September 2019.
Bat and boat trip in association with the Broads Authority – Whitlingham Broad Country Park, 28th August 2019.
Talk on the Bats and Mills in the Broads, by Andrea Kelly, Senior Ecologist at the Broads Authority, Thursday 12th April 2018
Water, Mills and Marshes is the Broads Landscape Partnership Project, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund. The project has a big focus on recording and repairing some of the iconic drainage mills on Halvergate marshes, an area which boasts one of the greatest concentration of such mills in Europe. As well as the heritage focus, the enhancement of mills as places for wildlife was explored, with a focus on providing enhancements for bats.
Keep an eye on the website to see what else is coming up. Contact us if you want to know more.