Advice

If you have come across a grounded or injured bat please click here.

Otherwise the National Bat Helpline can answer concerns about local bats, or your questions if you are living with bats.  They also give advice on building works and reporting bat crime.

• Call the BCT helpline on  0345 1300 228

• Monday – Friday 9:30am – 4:30pm
• May to Sept  there is an additional Out of Hours Helpline 5:30pm – 10:30pm which is run by volunteers and is for emergency calls only.

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Links to more advice, those in bold on our website, the rest on the BCT website:

Want TO WATCH BATS?

• How to watch Bats  
• Where to look for bats
• What bat is that?  
• Advice on choosing the right Bat Detector
• When to watch? – basic sunset times – more advanced sunset info for Taunton

Coming across Bats

• Help with injured or grounded bat
• Bat found in a room
• What do I need to know about having bats?
  • Requests for a bat survey in Somerset
• Do I have bats?
• Advice for Vets – “A bat has being brought to our surgery”

Bats in developments and building works

• Bats and the law
  • Reporting Bat Crime
• Concerned a development may harm bats? 
  • SBG standing advice on planning applications    
• Advice for builders, developers and property maintainers
  • Bats and Breathable or Modern Roofing Membranes
  • Bats and artificial lighting guidance
• I’m working on a building with bats
• Licences to permit activities relating to bats
• Help and advice for churches with bats

Helping Bats

• Gardening for bats
• Bat Boxes  – Info pack
  • The bat group has had the most success with the Schwegler range, or the homemade Kent type box