Fiona Matthews and Matt Baker

Fiona Mathews and Matt Baker.

Academic features on Countryfile

Dr Fiona Mathews, Senior Lecturer in Mammalian Biology has appeared on the BBC programme Countryfile, introducing host Matt Baker to the many species of bats hibernating in Beer Quarry caves.

During the segment Dr Mathews showed Matt Baker inside Beer Caves where some of our rarest bats are roosting. The network of caverns provides the perfect habitat for no less than nine of the eighteen species of bat found in the UK.

The programme is available on BBC iPlayer until the afternoon of Sunday 31st March. The segment on bats starts at 5mins 40 seconds.

Date: 26 March 2013

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