BCT have issued Covid-19 advice so field surveys can continue this year, please see the latest advice on the BCT website.
This survey aims to find out how noctule, serotine, common pipistrelle and soprano pipistrelle are faring across the UK.
You can either:
- help out with an existing field survey,
- or if more experienced take on a field survey yourself, choose from the list of Somerset surveys up for grabs below.
The field survey involves visiting your site on two evenings to carry out surveys, during a triangular walk in a one Km square area. The first survey should be between 1st and 15th July and the second survey between 16th and 30th July. The survey begins 20 minutes after sunset and usually takes about 90 minutes.
Field Survey sites up for grabs!
You will need a heterodyne (tuneable) bat detector and experience of identifying the target species. The group have a limited number of bat detectors which we can lend to volunteers, please contact us arrange a loan.
You can either select one of the existing sites below up for grabs, or email the BCT, or ask for a selection of randomly allocated squares near to you.
ID – Location – Grid Reference
- 115 – Minehead – SS8841
- 454 – West Huntspill (near Highbridge) – ST3045
- 447 – Crewkerne – ST4609
- 942 – Badgeworth – ST7945
- 476 – Wavering Down, Compton Bishop Country Park – ST4055
If you would like to survey one of these sites, please email nbmp@bats.org.uk and let them know the ID number of the site you are interested in taking on.
NBMP Field Survey results
Full details of all the NBMP survey results for Somerset can be found on this page.