A bat survey carried out by Tenby Town Council's own wildlife expert has led them to ask Pembrokeshire County Council to reconsider their decision on illuminating the town's historic town walls.
The council had been told that lighting was not possible because there was evidence of bats living in the walls.
However, former Mayor, Clr. Trevor Hallet, has now undertaken his own bat detecting survey between White Lion Street and Belmont Arch and failed to find any trace of bats living there. "The only trace was a bat flying by at the Imperial end of the walls and that was right by the cliffs," said Clr. Mrs. Sue Lane at Tuesday night's meeting of the town council. "That to me would not be enough evidence not to light up the town walls," she added.
Clr. Mrs. Lane said that on two separate occasions bats had been detected in the trees outside St. Mary's Church which was floodlit at night. "The bats hang around there because they feed on the insects which are attracted by the light, so it is beneficial to them too."