Friday 5th August

From dusk til dark - 8:30pm-10:30pm

Join Arnos Vale's Bat Detectors in a dusk-to-dark cemetery tour.

 SOLD OUT

 Simon Gurr's illustration for Secret Cemetery Trail

As the bats fly by night to hunt, come on a two-hour adventure and be amazed by these beautiful creatures - the only winged mammals in the world.

Led by local Bat expert (and gravedigger!) Dan Flew, the "Bat Detectors" will be equipped with special sonic detectors to track and identify the different species of bat that use Arnos Vale.

Wear warm waterproof clothing, sensible footwear and bring a torch!

More on the Guide:

Daniel Flew is a member of Avon Bat group, a wildlife enthusiast, local Totterdown resident and is also a grave digger for South Gloucestershire council, giving him a unique expertise of Bat hunting in a cemetery. He says: "I have always had a passion for wildlife and spent most of my youth looking under logs and rocks!".

How to Book

Tickets are £7/£5 concessions (OAPs, Guardian Angels, children under 12 years).

Please visit the Box Office Reception located in the Gift Shop of the East Lodge building. This building is located to the left of the cemetery from the main Bath Road entrance. Reception is open from Monday - Saturday 10:00-4:00pm.

You can also send a cheque, made payable to Arnos Vale Cemetery Trust to the following address and your tickets will be posted out to you. Please add the £1.00 P&P to the total amount if you prefer to purchase your tickets this way. Address: Box Office Reception, Arnos Vale Cemetery, West Lodge, Bath Road, BS4 3EW.

For more information please contact Box Office Reception on 0117 971 9117 ext 212 or please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

You may be interested in some of our other events at Arnos Vale:

Wow! Arnos Vale Gets a Gorilla - here all summer!

Summer Flowers Guided Tour - 13th August

Photographic Workshop - 4th September

Marvellous Medicines Doors Open Day - 10th September

Fungi Foray Guided Tour - 24th September

Rajah Rammohun Roy Memorial Service - Sunday 25th September

Halloween heritage Guided Tour in October, Owl Prowl guided tour in November and our War Graves Tour also in November.

There are other exciting events planned for 2011 - please visit our events listing page for all the details.