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Wildlife in your garden: Batty about Bats!

By Danygraig.org | August 11, 2019August 11, 2019 by Danygraig.org

Do you have bats using your garden? Let us know in the comments section if you have seen bats flying over your garden taking midges, flies, beetles and moths to eat. Different species have different tastes in prey, and so their hunting methods may vary. Whatever insects they eat, flying uses a lot of energy so bats have very large appetites, Pipistrelle bats can eat as many as 3000 insects per night – good for getting…

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Have you seen the Dan-y-Graig deer?

By Danygraig.org | July 16, 2019 by Danygraig.org

This might be a shock, but we have some surprising neighbours living in the surrounding woods at the upper areas of Dan-y-Graig, Porthcawl. They like to keep a low profile, but if you’re lucky you might spot the Dan-y-graig deer. These remarkable photos were taken by a local resident as a deer bravely left its herd and stepped out of the woods onto the farmland located at the end of Dan-y-Graig Avenue. The deer quickly…