Article: BATMAN RETURNS; BATS are often still seen as the blood-sucking friends of Dracula but, as discovered, the reality surrounding the furry flying creatures could not be more different.(News)

Byline: Sarah Welsh

IT'S official. Bat-watching is fast becoming one of Cardiff's more popular pastimes.

You might not imagine that a great way to spend an evening would be tracking the furry mammals across a city park as darkness sets in, but many in the Welsh capital would disagree with you.

Organised bat walks run by Cardiff County Council's Park Service have increased in popularity so much that those wishing to attend them now have to book well in advance.

There are 15 species of bats still living in Britain today, although numbers ...

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