Wildlife walks
South Gloucestershire has some outstanding countryside and wildlife. We have developed bat audio trails to help you discover the wildlife in your local area.
Bat audio trails
We have 4 bat audio trails across South Gloucestershire. They help local people to discover and find out about bats and other wildlife in their area.
Each walk follows a marked trail, takes about 1 hour to complete and range from 1.2km to 2.5km in length.
The trails are marked with glow-in-the-dark discs to help you find your way around at dusk, which is the best time to see the bats. The discs also have information in braille.
There are bat audio trails for:
- Avon Valley Woodlands nature reserve in Hanham
- Warmley Forest Park in Warmley
- Wick Golden Valley nature reserve in Wick
- Willsbridge Valley nature reserve in Willsbridge
Where to get a trail pack
You can collect and loan a bat audio trail pack from your local library. In your pack will be:
- bat detectors
- routes
- information on bats you are likely to see
- a brief history of the woodland area
- a CD guide disk (making the trails accessible for people who are visually impaired along with way mark posting including information in braille)
You can also download a general information pack for the 4 bat audio trails.
Other walks
Discover information on other kinds of walks in South Gloucestershire on our One You health and wellbeing website.