gus horsley
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I recently did a trip to ***** Mine and saw a bunch of a dozen or so guys changing out of their oversuits at the car park. Said hello, etc, then went underground. At a certain point there's normally a colony of greater horseshoe bats, except on this occasion there wasn't, only a dissipating cloud of cigarette smoke. It seemed a bit of a coincidence that this was the only place that I could see and smell fag smoke and the only place the bats are usually found. I didn't see any bats on that trip although counts of 50 plus are regular. There wasn't much I could do except fume (pardon the pun).
I've been exploring caves and mines for over 40 years and in this time I've noticed what I think is a different attitude towards mine and cave conservation, possibly because one environment is natural and the other artificial.
I've been exploring caves and mines for over 40 years and in this time I've noticed what I think is a different attitude towards mine and cave conservation, possibly because one environment is natural and the other artificial.