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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

Event ticket prices

Ticket typeTicket 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.

Contact info

National Trust booking system

Upcoming events

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on
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on
20 Dec 2024 to 26 Jan 2025
at
10:00 to 16:00
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Wild Imagination Exhibition with Sarah Taylor Silverwood 

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on
20 Dec 2024 to 2 Mar 2025
at
11:00 to 16:00
+ 72 other dates or times
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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.

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on
20 Dec 2024 to 2 Mar 2025
at
11:00 to 16:00
+ 72 other dates or times