The Bats of Great Britain
Discover the Bats of Great Britain, with curated guides, articles and useful websites
Articles
Where to see bats
(Wildlife Trust)
Our guide to the UK’s bats
(National Trust)
Identification of British Bats PDF
(Notts. Bat Group)
Where do bats live and do they use echolocation?
(Woodland Trust)
Bats in your garden
(RHS)
Useful Websites
Umbrella organisation for the rapidly growing network of bat groups, providing support, training and advice. Website has extensive information about all the UK species, National Bat Helpline phone number, news…
List of Great Britain’s Bats, with linked pages for each type of Horseshoe, Common or Vesper Bat.
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RSPB Spotlight Bats
Nancy Jennings uses up-to-date research to provide insights intothe lives of these elusive mammals, covering the biology, diversity, evolution and ecology of bats, as well as their interactions with humans and folklore.
Bats of Britain and Europe
This concise and definitive guide presents all 45 bat species that regularly occur in Europe (of which 17 are known to breed in the British Isles).