The group has been participating in roost counts for many years, results are shown below.
2021
The Covid-19 pandemic is still having an impact this year, with numbers counted very similar to 2020.
- 2 Common pipistrelle roosts counted
- 1 Brown Long Eared roost counted
- 2 Greater Horseshoe roosts counted
- 3 Lesser Horseshoe roosts counted (+1 on 2020)
- 2 Natterer’s roost counted
- 2 Serotine roosts counted
More details of Roost emergence count maps for 2021 are on the BCT website.
2020
The Covid-19 pandemic had a big impact, but some roosts were still counted.
- 3 Common pipistrelle roosts counted (-1 on previous year)
- 0 Soprano pipistrelle roosts counted (-1 on previous year)
- 1 Brown Long Eared roost counted (-1 on previous year)
- 2 Greater Horseshoe roosts counted (-1 on previous year)
- 2 Lesser Horseshoe roosts counted (-5 on previous year)
- 2 Natterer’s roost counted
- 2 Serotine roosts counted (+1 on previous year)
2019
- 4 Common pipistrelle roosts counted
- 1 Soprano pipistrelle roost counted
- 2 Brown Long Eared roosts counted (+2 on previous year)
- 3 Greater Horseshoe roosts counted (+1 on previous year)
- 7 Lesser Horseshoe roosts counted, with bats found at 6
- 2 Natterer’s roost counted (+1 on previous year)
- 1 Serotine roost counted
Roost emergence counts – Interim Somerset results map