Bats Repeatedly Found in House
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If you are frequently finding bats in your house, especially baby bats, then it may indicate that you have bats roosting in your roof. This is nothing to worry about - thousands of householders across the UK live happily with their bat roosts.
If you have been moving items round in the loft space, and then notice that bats keep coming into the house then it might be that you have inadvertently blocked the hole that they use to exit the roof. This means that the bats are finding their way into the house as they have been forced to look for an alternative exit point. You should go back to the loft and carefully move away anything that is potentially blocking an exit (for example, anything that is against outside walls), and then contact your local Statutory Nature Conservation Organisation for a free roost visit from a volunteer bat worker, who will be able to give you advice. You can also contact BCT to find out more about this service.
Baby bats are usually born in June. They are very small and have little fur. When their mothers go out to feed in the evening, the unsupervised babies sometimes end up in strange places in the house (e.g. the kitchen sink or shower) as they are small enough to fall down tiny cracks next to pipes or between floorboards. If you do find a baby bat, please click here for advice on what to do with it. You may also wish to contact your local Statutory Nature Conservation Organisation to request a roost visit.
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