As part of our Tidy Towns Wildlife Education programme, local resident and environmentalist Barbara McInerney presented a Bat Talk/Walk to which 104 persons attended. This event followed Barbara’s work with local scouts and residents in building and erecting bat boxes throughout the twin village areas (note bat boxes in trees outside Rathcormac church).
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