Photo Jude Hirstwood
Yesterday the Noctule was invited to lunch when we were invited to speak to the Court Ladies Luncheon Club. On arrival we drove down a passage next to the Old Courthouse and got wildly distracted by a wooden building which had ” bat home” written all over it that lay nestled at the edge of a piece of woodland. Resisting the urge to explore we headed in through the rain to give the talk. They gave me lunch I was all set to refuse pudding when they produced home made meringue. which meant I had to be careful I did not doze off during my talk. At the end we gave the ladies a chance to meet the Noctule. The responses varied from absolute enchantment to deep suspicion but as always the bat behaved impeccably , but decided that the rain outside meant she should be entitled to extra mealworms when we fed her last night.