Somerset Bat Group was formed in 1985 to help protect bats in the county of Somerset, UK
May 2025 will be the busiest month the bat group has ever had, there is so much going on! So in this packed bat group newsletter we have: - The season has officially started! Reports from our first Bat Box checks and Big Bat Counts. - At our annual meeting we had a great talk about our grey long-eared project - More dates added for the build a bat detector workshops.
In this Somerset Bat Group Newsletter we have: - Come along and listen to a talk about our grey long-eared project at our annual meeting. - In case you missed the recent batty talks, recordings are now online.
In this Somerset Bat Group Newsletter we have: - Come along to our annual meeting, and listen to a talk about our grey long-eared project. - Don't miss a superb talk on surveying bats in woodlands in North Devon and South West Australia on 6th March.
It seems that bats have been all over the news recently, and in this packed Somerset Bat Group Newsletter we have: - We are going to be looking for grey long-eared again this year. - Time for us all to reply to governments planning reforms.
The weather has been challenging for bats this September, with record rainfall, 2.5 times average over some parts of Somerset, it will be interesting to see what effect this has on bats mating and feeding up for the winter. The weather did effect some bat group events, but many were still able to go ahead and you can read all about them
This newsletter is being sent out early to bring you exciting news of success in our grey-long-eared project. Included is: - Reports from two trapping weekends, and details of the GLE caught and tracked. - There have been lots of Big Bat Counts happening across the county.
In this newsletter we have:: - A report from our free training workshop for the National Bat Monitoring Programme (NBMP). - The latest update on the grey long-eared project, come get involved in the next trapping!
Rare ping pong ball sized bat was close to death before rescue
"Merri" is believed to be a grey long-eared bat, a species among the rarest mammals in England