Greater horseshoe bat
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The greater horseshoe bat is an insectivorous bat of the genus Rhinolophus. Its distribution covers Europe, Northern Africa, Central Asia and Eastern Asia. It is the largest of the horseshoe bats in E
Greater horseshoe bat Hrdovicka
Skull of Rhinolophus ferrumequinum - MHNT
Woodcut from R. A. Sterndale, 1884
Chilmark Quarries
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Chilmark Quarries is a 9.65 hectare biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest, in the ravine south of the village of Chilmark in Wiltshire, England.
Greater horseshoe bat
…Bath, and Littledean Hall in the Forest of Dean. Its winter hibernation sites include Banwell Caves and Compton Martin Ochre Mine in the Mendip Hills, Chilmark Quarries in Wiltshire, and Combe Down and Bathampton Down Mines near Bath. In Dorset, the species roosts at Bryanston, Creech Grange and in Belle Vue Quarry…
Stone being worked at Chilmark, 2007