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Rare bat found at Dover Castle by Kent Bat Group, says English Heritage Published: 06:00, 14 January 2021 Its not been seen in Kent for more than 100 years but now the rare and elusive Horseshoe Bat has been discovered roosting by two bat ecologists in one of the countys castles. The Greater Horseshoe bat was found roosting in the currently closed Dover Castle by Claire and Toby Munn of the Kent Bat Group. A horseshoe bat roosting Picture: Claire Munn (43940621) And the first sighting of the sp...

Rare Greater Horseshoe bat roosting at Dover Castle is first such sighting in Kent in 100 years Published: 06:00, 14 January 2021 A sighting of the rare greater horseshoe bat roosting at Dover Castle is recognised as the first in the county in 100 years. The astonishing find was identified by experts Claire and Toby Munn of Kent Bat Group (KBG), and by sheer coincidence it was spotted in its namesake Horseshoe Passage which forms part of the defences added during the Napoleonic Wars. Greater ho...