East Lancashire Bat Group

For all group enquiries, please email:

Dave Anderson, Keeper of Natural History, Towneley Hall Museum, Towneley Park, Burnley, Lancashire, BB11 3RQ

Or for more information, visit the East Lancashire Bat Group website:
http://www.eastlancsbats.org/

Summary of the Bat Group's activities:

Survey and Monitoring

  • The Bat Group regularly monitors hibernation sites, including those at Towneley Park and Bowland.
  • The Bat Group undertakes regular surveys, including Bat Box surveys in Burnley and Ribble.

BCT Surveys

  • The Bat Group undertakes the Field Survey, Waterway Survey, Sunset-sunrise Survey, pipstrelle Colony Count and Hibernation Site Count as part of the BCT's National Bat Monitoring Programme.

Other

  • The Bat Group has regular talks and walks for members and the general public.
  • The group attends local shows and other events.