Despite the wet August the events have been going well. We had a great morning for the childrens butterfly walk, an enthusiastic bunch of budding butterfly detectives set off for a walk around Berry Head looking for as many different butterflies as we could see. The keen eyes of the children spotted lots of Meadow Browns and Gatekeepers in the meadow, and were treated to a Dark Green Fritillary caught in the butterfly net - fantastic! The walk followed sheltered areas of the site, with some good buddleia bushes to help us they also enjoyed Peacocks, Small Tortoiseshells, Silver Washed Fritillaries and Coma's. They then constructed their own butterflies to take home, out of willow and tissue paper.
The Bat walks have been as popular as ever, with around 40 people on them. The groups have been treated to some great sightings of the Greater Horseshoe Bats as they emerge from their roost, with lots of Pipistrelles aswell, we even got to watch a group of Harbour Porpoise one evening while we were waiting for the bats to emerge!
