Bat Walk 2025
Take a walk in the park with our Ranger to see and listen to bats in the garden and park.
- Booking essential
Enjoy a dusk walk in the garden to see and listen to bats at Croome. We’ll use bat detectors to listen to the bats.
A variety of bat species can be found at Croome including Lesser Horseshoes, pipistrelles and Daubenton bats. They roost in some of the buildings and feed on the insects in the garden and park.
Meet at 7.30pm by our visitor reception for a cold drink and a snack. Then a walk in the garden to spot the bats. Finish time approx. 10pm.
Route approx. 2 - 3 miles. Sorry, no dogs.
Walk will only be cancelled in extreme weather conditions.
Times
Prices
| Ticket type | Ticket category |
|---|---|
| All | £15.00 |
The basics
- Booking details
Call 0344 249 1895
- Suitability
Suitable for children with an accompanying adult.
- Meeting point
RAF Visitor Centre (outside seating area).
- What to bring and wear
You’ll be outside all the time, so please dress appropriately in warm clothing with sturdy footwear. Bring a torch.
- Accessibility
The route will be approx. 3 miles long and will be on hard surface paths with limited seating.
Upcoming events
Pages from Nature: Walk through the Pleasure Grounds
Celebrate the 200 year anniversary of the publication of the 1824 guidebook to Croome, the Hortus Croomensis. Explore the views, scents and sounds of the garden at Croome using your own Hortus Croomensis booklet to guide you.
February Half term Patterns in Nature trail
Join us this February half term from 15-23 February. Have you ever tried looking closely at some of the flowers, leaves, lichens and insects we have around us?
Pages from Nature exhibition
Pages from Nature is a 200-year anniversary exhibition celebrating the publication of William Dean’s Hortus Croomensis; a detailed record of the vast and varied plant collection at Croome in 1824.
Wild Imagination Exhibition with Sarah Taylor Silverwood
Wild Imagination is a new animation and accompanying soundtrack by artist Sarah Taylor Silverwood.