Abbey best for hibernating bats

By The Newsroom
Published 16th Jan 2014, 14:32 BST
NEWMARKET JOURNAL May 2011 NATTERERS BATNEWMARKET JOURNAL May 2011 NATTERERS BAT
NEWMARKET JOURNAL May 2011 NATTERERS BAT
BATTLE Abbey is the best place in East Sussex to spot hibernating bats, according to experts.

Members of the Sussex Bat Group visited the Abbey last week to carry out the first stage of the annual bat hibernation survey.

The group found 11 Daubenton’s bats and three scarce Natterer’s bats hibernating within the site.

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

Battle Abbey property manager Jo Stewart said: “These numbers are slightly down on last year’s survey but the weather is slightly warmer than this time last year and today we noticed some juicy mosquitos around.