High Batts is open again following the flooding just after Christmas. It’s rather muddy in places so please take care when visiting.
Re-opening of the Reserve
The Reserve will re-open on Wednesday 2nd December. Most of the flood damage has been cleared but paths may still be muddy so please take care. Covid-19 procedures are still in place so follow the signed route and practice social
Closure of the Reserve
The Reserve has been flooded during the past weekend and several areas are still inaccessible and there is much work to do because of the flooding. Because of this and the Covi-19 related lockdown, the Reserve is closed until 3rd
Beautiful moths
High Batts volunteers have been undertaking regular trapping sessions at the Reserve and on 1st August had a mega event with 7 traps in use. The results were excellent with 196 species identified, 21 new to HIgh Batts and 3
Another muck-in
We have our second muck-in of the year scheduled for Saturday morning 15th August from 9.30 to 12.30. Do join us if you can but drop us an email to let us know you are coming so that we can
Members’ Muck-in Event
We will be holding our first Muck-in for the year on Saturday 18th July from 9.30 to 12.30 when we will be tackling the bracken and Himalyan Balsam. Please let us know if you can attend so that we can
Please record what you see
During the closure of the Reserve we have missed out on recording the wildlife and what’s been happening, so we have a big gap in our data. It’s important to do some catching up if we can and the records
Re-Opening of High Batts for Members
High Batts will be available for visits by members from Monday 25th May 2020, following some relaxation of the lockdown. There will be some new rules in order to follow the Government’s instructions for controlling the spread of Covid 19
Closure of the Reserve
High Batts is currently closed for members and for Group visits because of the Covid-19 emergency and in line with the Government advice. We will re-open as soon as it is possible and safe to do so.
Cancellation of events
Because of the Covid-19 pandemic and in line with the Government’s advice, we have cancelled all our events until further notice. This includes the Open Day, Members’ Muck-ins, and the workshops and guided walks. We will let members know when