The Somerset Bat Group is part of the Somerset Wildlife Trust and a partner group of the Bat Conservation Trust (the national organisation for bat conservation in the UK).

Somerset has 16 of the 17 species of the resident British Bats.   Some species are common in Somerset, while others are endangered. The Bat Group is actively engaged in varied activities to help preserve these fascinating creatures, which are under great threat.

The bat group runs many events and surveys, including community Big Bat Counts.  Several of our members run Bat Walks in the Summer. We install and check bat boxes, and take part in many national bat monitoring and local surveys.  During the Winter we have held workshops and courses in Bat Care, Analysing Bat Sound, and Bat Identification.

Our website has a bat advice section, where you can find lots of information, including advice on dealing with an injured or grounded bat, or if you are concerned a development may harm bats.

We cover the county of Somerset, the Avon Bat Group, cover the former county of Avon, including North Somerset, BANES and Bristol.

Latest News

If you are a member of a community group who would like to run a local Big Bat Count please do get in touch.
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Upcoming Events

June – NBMP Roost surveys
8 July – Castle Cary Big Bat Count
See all SBG events

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newsletters

8Jun23 – Take part in NBMP
2Jun23 – A bumper set of bat event reports
Past SBG newsletters