Insights

Egyptian Fruit Bats

We were recently lucky enough to travel overseas to do some roost counts of Egyptian Fruit Bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus)  We don’t...

Noctule, Britain’s Largest Bat

This Noctule was discovered on one of our Bat Box monitoring sessions with one of our local Bat Groups. Noctules...

Natterer’s Bat in Hibernation

  All of the UKs bat species hibernate, a state known as torpor. This enables them to survive when cold...

Bat Emergence (Common Pipistrelle)

A Common Pipistrelle emerges from a small gap just above the left-hand window during one of our emergence surveys.

A recent Bat release after rehabilitation

Watch our video of a rehabilitated Bat release.

Brown Long-eared bat emergence

Watch our video of a Brown Long-eared bat emerging at night.

What are the guidelines for building a bat box?

There are many instructions available detailing how to build bat boxes. But it is important to understand that once a...

Do I need a bat survey for planning permission?

If you are applying for planning permission, you may need a bat survey if your proposed development is likely to...

When is a bat survey required?

You should ask for a survey if a development proposal is likely to negatively affect bats or their: Roost habitats...

What is a bat survey?

Bat surveys are often requested by the local planning authority when someone is seeking to develop an existing site or...