Family Bat Walk at Fort Burgoyne

Event Date: 29/08/2025 19:30 - 21:00

This event is part of WCCP's Summer Festival

As the sun sets, join Ranger Lauren for an exciting adventure at Fort Burgoyne.

This event is perfect for the younger generation eager to learn more about bats, why Fort Burgoyne is so important for these nocturnal creatures and how to use bat detectors.

The evening will include:

• The opportunity to join in with a game of ‘Bat & Moth’!
• Borrowing a bat detector and learning how we can use them to eavesdrop on bats’ echolocation calls.
• Venturing into the Fort’s ditch, detectors in hand to locate and identify the bats flying around us.

This event is suitable for those aged 7+. Children must be accompanied at all times.

£2.50 per child, £5.00 per adult- booking essential.

Meeting point:

Fort Burgoyne, Fort Burgoyne Road, Guston, Dover, CT15 5FN
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The gates into Fort Burgoyne will open at 7:15pm and the event will start at 7:30pm. The gates into the Fort will close at this time and latecomers will not be admitted.

Parking:

There is free parking within Fort Burgoyne.

Dogs:

Dogs on lead welcome.

Toilets:

There are toilets on site.

Accessibility:

We regret to announce that this event is not wheelchair accessible. We endeavour to make our events as accessible as possible, but due to the nature of some of our sites, this is not always possible. We deeply apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Weather and clothing:

Please wear appropriate clothing for the weather and for dropping temperature as night falls. We recommend long sleeves and trousers to reduce the risk of insect bites.
Please wear sensible footwear. Please no flipflops, sandals, crocs or other open toed shoes.

Other equipment:

Please bring a torch. If you have your own bat detector you are welcome to bring it along, WCCP have a small number which will be handed out for attendees to use.