Bats and Butties

Join us for an evening Bat walk at Potteric Carr Nature Reserve and get your fangs into one of Bev's 'famous' chip butties!

Batty about bats? Come along to Potteric Carr to try one of our famous chip butties whilst you learn more about these incredible creatures and how we find them.

Start the evening off with a welcome drink and a delicious homemade chip butty. There will be a short talk about the bats found here at Potteric Carr and how we look for them and why they are important. We'll also have a bat-tastic quiz to get us in the mood for spotting our fanged friends.

Once you’re full up, walk off those chips around the reserve on a guided bat walk, using specialist bat detectors to spot our moonlit fliers. You can ask questions along the way and see what other nighttime wildlife you can spot as we go.

Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.

Tickets include one hot or cold welcome drink and one chip butty per person, additonal drinks can be purchased from the cafe. Please alert us to any dietry requirements before visiting and we will do our best to accomodate these.

Whilst we will do our best to endevour to locate and see bats, they are wild animals and we cannot gaurentee a sighting, a nighttime nature walk will be fun regardless!

Embrace your wild side - what to expect:

Accessibility and terrain

Much of Potteric Carr is accessible for standard wheelchairs and pushchairs. There are other paths that are more rugged that go round the Discovery Zone and Beeston Plantation.

Toilets and catering

Facilities on site include toilets (including accessible toilet and baby changing facilities) an onsite gift shop and café in the visitor centre.

What to bring/wear

This event takes place outside so brace yourself for the Yorkshire weather! Sturdy footwear is always recommended.

Waterproof clothing/insect repellent (weather dependent), torch (night events), binoculars.

Joining us on the day

Meet at the entrance to the nature reserve.