About the event

We are delighted to join forces with The Green Place in Sileby, the Leicestershire and Rutland Bat Group and our moth expert to host a 'Creatures of the Night' fundraising event.

The evening takes place in the leafy gardens of The Green Place.  Our moth expert Finn will be setting traps to safely catch these nocturnal visitors so they can be identified and recorded before being released.

There’s plenty to do including watching wildlife themed films throughout the night in the upstairs cinema room, enjoying a drink in a quiet corner of the garden, using detectors with the bat group to identify bats in the area and making popcorn or toasting marshmallow in the festival glade. 

In the past the security cameras have also captured hedgehogs, foxes and the odd badger wandering about too, so you never know what to expect!

The Green Place café and bar will be open for snacks and drinks throughout the evening.  They will also be selling bat boxes, butterfly hotels and bird boxes made with reclaimed wood by their volunteers.

Funds from the tickets sold will go towards the vital work of Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust and Leicestershire and Rutland Bat Group as well as The Green Place.