William Pengelly Cave Studies Centre - Bat walks 2025

William Pengelly Cave Studies Centre

Russets Lane, TQ11 0DY, Buckfastleigh, Devon, United Kingdom

William Pengelly Cave Studies Trust

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About the Pengelly TrustThe Trust is named after William Pengelly, F.R.S, 1812-1894 and is a UK based organisation with an international membership. It was established in 1962 to further the study of caves and to promote the conservation of the cave environment. It operates a cave studies Centre at Buckfastleigh, Devon.ResearchThe Trust supports a wide range of research at the centre and elsewhere. There has been a variety of large and small projects in areas such as cave water percolation, cave location techniques, cave palaeontology and bat studies.EducationThrough its publications, lecture series and visiting programme at the Centre, the Trust seeks to introduce people to the study of the cave environment. It has broad contacts within the wider worlds of cave sciences and caving and links to a wide range of local, national and international organisations in these fields.ConservationMuch of the work of the Trust is concerned with conserving caves, and the displays in the museum at the Centre demonstrate aspects of this work, and introduce visitors to many aspects of speleology. Through its members and friends the Trust links to other organisations concerned with aspects of conservation in the cave environment.Publications and libraryThe Trust formerly published a Journal, Studies in Speleology, which included papers on a wide range of speleological topics, written for the general reader as well as for the specialist. A newsletter is produced several times a year, with news of the work of the Trust and of its members and articles of general interest. In addition there is a range of booklets and other materials dealing with aspects of cave studies at the Centre and elsewhere. Copies of all publications can be purchased at the Centre or through the booking secretary.The Trust maintains and extensive reference library at its Centre at Buckfastleigh.Friends of the TrustIndividuals and organisations that are friends of the Trust are entitled to use of the Trust library, a free copy of the newsletterand preferential rates for residentail use of the Centre.Details of the Trust and the programmes and services that it offers are provided on its website at https://pengellytrust.orgThe William Pengelly Cave Studies Trust is a Charitable Incorporated organisation (CIO) registered with the Charity Commission, number 259303