The aim of the bat sound monitoring project is to increase the number of records of bats within the River Duddon’s catchment using bat detectors.
These detectors are able to detect sound in the ultrasonic range that bats use to echolocate. Bats use echolocation to navigate in the dark, to find their food (e.g. moths, midges, beetles, spiders and more!) and also communicate with other bats.