WELWYN NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY

You missed a fascinating talk in April - the discussion afterwards went on for a long time! The next one is all about Barbastelle BATS ... very much in the news recently .. and that's on Wednesday May 26th. 

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8pm on Wednesday May 26th ... our next free virtual talk. Joining details will be posted here just before the event.

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Last month we heard about re-introducing a mammal into Britain which had not been seen here for hundreds of years; in May we will be hearing about a mammal which is in danger of becoming extinct. Not only that, but the beaver is one of the largest wild animals: the barbastelle, at 4.5cm in length and with a wingspan of 26cm, is one of the smallest.

They are very difficult to find - obviously - but a colony with a minimum of 90 bats has been found near St. Paul's Walden by members of the Hertfordshire Barbastelle Project. Dr. Chantal Helm, a graduate of Witwatersand University in South Africa and a research fellow at Cambridge will be telling us about this amazing animal: obviously an evening not to be missed so please put it in your diaries now.      

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Judith Watson

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MEMBERSHIP

Why not become a member - only £15 a year? Until we can meet again, please send your details to our treasurer, Richard Darby, 3, The Cottages, Pottersheath Road, Welwyn AL6 9SU, accompanied by a cheque.