Lincolnshire Bat Group

General Enquiries: info@lincsbatgroup.co.uk ;
To submit bat records: records@lincsbatgroup.co.uk ;
Lincs Bat Helpline (if you have found a ground or injured bat): 01775 766 286

For more information, go to:
www.lincsbatgroup.co.uk


Summary of the Bat Group's activities:

Survey and Monitoring

  • The Bat Group regularly monitors specific roots, including through Colony Count and Hibernation Surveys; some members do weekly colony counts throughout the summer.
  • The Bat Group regularly survey specific sites. For example, SSSI parkland site was surveyed several times in the last year.

Research projects

  • Some members of the Bat Group are beginning to gain experience in bat ringing and associated studies. Some are also exploring the use of Anabat.

BCT Surveys

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

Bat Talks

  • The Bat Group holds regular talks for the general public.

Bat Walks

  • The Bat Groups holds regular bat walks for members and the general public.

Other Activities

  • The Bat Group has been working closely with the county Biological Records Centre to digitise its records database.
  • The group attends approximately 5 Country and village shows a year.

Publications