Red Warning - Storm Darragh

 Hi Pawb

Just a quick update this week

And what a week, whilst all our sites are open to the public there are some route closures, as you would expect.

We lost some really impressive Sitka Spruce at Llyn Llech Owain Country Park which is sad to see, but does demonstrate how shallow rooted they are. At Ynysdawela thankfully there was only minor damage with no significant tress being lost.

Nature will heal itself in time.

Better news, an ecological consultancy was engaged to conduct a survey of the bat population at Ynysdawela nature reserve during the summer and autumn of this year.

Nine species of bats were recorded using acoustic sensors deployed for set amounts of time across the reserve.

Unsurprisingly the most frequently recorded bats were Common and Soprano Pipistrelles, with Noctule and Brown Long-eared making appearances.

Most surprisingly were single records of Nathusius Pipistrelle, Greater Horseshoe, Leislers, Serotine and an unidentified Myotis species; these species were thought to have been commuting through the reserve, nonetheless great records.

Find out more here, Leisler's bat - UK Bats - Bat Conservation Trust