‘Bat night’ at Dungannon Park

Published on 01/08/2012 08:47

ARE you interested in bats? Would you like to find out more about these creatures of the night?

Why not come along to your local ‘Bat Night’ and find out about these misunderstood flying mammals, including revealing the truth about some of the ‘Old Wives Tales’ associated with them!

Mark Edgar, Biodiversity Officer with Dungannon, Cookstown, and Magherafelt councils explained, “This is the third in the series of events as part of the Biodiversity Games, which is a recording project supported by the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund, ‘Your Heritage’ Programme in partnership with seven other Biodiversity Officers. The aim of the project is to get people involved in helping their local biodiversity and to ‘get recording’”

Mark explained, “Bats are shy and unobtrusive animals, seen only in the dim light at dusk. Their wings make them look bigger than they really are, and as they swoop down after insects, people may sometimes feel uneasy. Just not knowing much about them leads to misconceptions.”

Dispelling a couple of the most common myths about bats, Mark says, “Bats are not blind – they actually have good eyesight; and, bats will not drink your blood, - well at least the ones we get in Northern Ireland don’t! To find out more about our bats, please come along to one of the evenings.”

Tuesday 7th Aug, 7.30pm, The Marina Centre, Ballyronan

Friday 10th August, 7.30pm, The Pavilion, Dungannon Park, Dungannon

There will be a few bat detectors available which convert the high pitched calls of the bats used for echo location, to a lower frequency audible to humans. which we know very little.

If you are interested in finding out more about bats, Mark would be delighted to see you on the night. (Please wear suitable clothing and a torch would be useful.) For further information on this event, or if you are interested in the Mid Ulster Biodiversity Project in general, please contact: Mark Edgar, Biodiversity Officer, Dungannon, Cookstown, and Magherafelt councils, Tel: 028 8772 03766, or by e-mail: mark.edgar@dungannon.gov.uk or to find out about some of the projects, log on to www.biodiversityni.com

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