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Somerset Bat Group

Somerset Bat Group was formed in 1985 to help protect bats in the county of Somerset, UK

Category: SBG News

Bat Group news Nov19 – Bat Boxes and Hibernation checks

Posted on 2 November 20192 November 2019 by somersetbatgroup in SBG News

The bats may be moving toward hibernation, but there are still bat activities going on!

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Thanks from the CEO of BCT

Posted on 25 October 201925 October 2019 by somersetbatgroup in SBG News

The group received a nice letter today from the CEO of the Bat Conservation Trust, to thank us for our donation to the project to create a national database of Bat ring numbers. 

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Urgent call to action – early October 2019

Posted on 4 October 20196 October 2019 by somersetbatgroup in SBG News

Lots to update you on this month, with reports, and an urgent request from help from the BCT. The group received an URGENT call to action from the BCT this week regarding the government’s centrepiece environmental legislation, the Environment Bill. 

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SBG News early Sept 2019

Posted on 5 September 2019 by somersetbatgroup in SBG News

We may be coming towards the end of the Bat season, but there is still lots going on, Walks, Bat Boxes and latest BCT news in this email.

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SBG newsletter late July 2019 – Surveys, conferences and awards

Posted on 26 July 201926 July 2019 by somersetbatgroup in SBG News

There is lots going on at the moment, with the NBMP Field Surveys just finishing, and the British Bat Surveys underway.   The Waterways surveys are due to start soon, and the Bats in Churches survey has kicked off, so there are lots of chances to get involved.

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Somerset Bat Group July newsletter – Surveys underway ….

Posted on 6 July 201915 January 2025 by somersetbatgroup in SBG News

The survey season is now well underway, the National Bat Monitoring Program (NBMP) Roost emergence surveys have just finished, while the Field Surveys are just starting.  

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Somerset Bat Group Newsletter early June 19 – Surveys, surveys, surveys …

Posted on 7 June 201915 January 2025 by somersetbatgroup in SBG News

It is the batty time of year, with lots of bats out, and activities going on.

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It’s survey time! Bat Group Newsletter Mid May 2019

Posted on 13 May 201915 January 2025 by somersetbatgroup in SBG News

The busy time of year is coming up, and in this newsletter, we have lots of opportunities to get involved in surveys

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SBG Newsletter – early May 2019

Posted on 5 May 201914 May 2019 by somersetbatgroup in SBG News

First events of the year, AGM minutes and BCT Update

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New set of bat detectors for SBG

New set of Bat Detectors for the group

Posted on 22 March 201922 March 2019 by somersetbatgroup in SBG News

The Somerset Bat group now has three sets of Detectors that we can use for public Bat walks

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SBG Newsletters & blogs

  • A big month for Bat Counts! – 7Sept26 7 September 2026
  • Huge news for grey long-eared bats- 2Aug26 2 August 2026
  • Late night bat counting- 2July26 2 July 2026
  • Grey is the colour, and lots of Boxing – 31 May 26 31 May 2026

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