Around a quarter of all our mammal species are bats and they are fascinating creatures!
Find out why bats are so brilliant and try to track some down on the reserve with the help of our friendly leaders and our bat detectors!
Laurie, who will be running this great event, helps out at a Sussex bat rescue hospital and she will be bringing along one of the residents to give you a unique opportunity to get up close and personal with one of these incredible creatures!
You'll then head out onto the reserve and use our bat detectors to try and locate and identify some of the bat species that we find here. Pulborough Brooks is a good place for bats - the combination of woodland, hedgerows and wetlands means that they can find places for roost and there are plenty of insects for them to dine on!
Perhaps the most readily found are the tiny pipistrelles who flit in and out of the canopy of the large oaks, hunting for the midges who would otherwise be biting you. But we also see the larger serotine bats, who feed on moths and beetles and when heard on a bat detector sound like they are tap dancing!
Brown long-eared bats are trickier to track down - they are much stealthier and make less noise when echo-locating. Laurie (who has bat license) took this photo of some when helping with a roost survey.
We still have some places on our evening walk on Tuesday 01 September which starts at 7 pm . Adults and families are very welcome - give us a call at the visitor centre on 01798 875851 to book your place.