Vincent Wildlife Trust celebrated International Bat Night last Saturday by leading a guided bat walk at Colby Woodland Garden near Amroth.

The eight-acre Pembrokeshire National Trust attraction is home to a host of bat species, including lesser horseshoe bats and the elusive barbastelle, the trust’s Natur Am Byth target species.

Attendees were able to use the trust’s heterodyne detectors to listen to bats foraging for insects and were treated to pipistrelle bats putting on quite a show of swooping through the torchlight to feed!

Founded 50 years ago by Vincent Weir, Vincent Wildlife Trust (VWT) prides itself on using sound scientific research and developing innovative wildlife conservation actions that it says have had a real impact on species populations.

Today, its work focuses on threatened mammals, including rare bats.

According to the National Trust, the bats hunt for insects at dusk along the treelines and streams, and summer visitors to Colby can sometimes hear baby bats squeaking inside tree cavities.

For more details about Colby Woodland Garden, opening times and events, visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/wales/colby-woodland-garden