Tiger cubs, AI bat hunt and pumpkin time
Key Points:
- Thousands have been picking pumpkins across the West for Halloween, with Gloucestershire's Over Farm hosting a popular annual pumpkin festival attracting tens of thousands of visitors.
- Two rare 14-week-old Amur tiger cubs, Anya and Ginny, have taken their first steps at Longleat Safari Park in Wiltshire and will be part of the European Breeding Programme.
- AI technology has aided Britain's largest woodland bat survey, recording rare species like the red-listed Barbastelle in Somerset and surrounding counties.
- A wartime-themed poppy display in Wiltshire highlights the role of the Women's Land Army and farming during wartime, while a Star Awards ceremony in Trowbridge recognized achievements of children in care.
- Severe weather in Somerset caused flooding and washed away the old clapper bridge at Tarr Steps, with rising water levels impacting local river conditions.