The Kent Bat Group aims to work for the conservation of bats in Kent. This work varies from raising awareness of bat issues, to surveying and monitoring bat populations, and caring for grounded bats.
Try making the Kent Bat Box – a simple construction that has a good track record for bat use. And if you do get bats in it please let us know.
Here are some examples of what KBG members get up to!
- Giving talks to schools and groups
- Manning the KBG stand at the Kent County Show and other events
- Surveying hibernation sites in winter
- Summer surveying and taking part in the National Bat Monitoring Programme
- Leading and participating in bat walks for the public
- Caring for sick and injured bats, then hopefully returning them to their roosts.
- Natural England roost visitor licence holders visit concerned householders to advise on bats in buildings.
Recent projects include:
- Creating a flight cage so we can soft-release rescued bats: See VIDEO of BBC 'Inside Out' featuring the cage at Wildwood
- Harp trapping swarming bats at Westerham Mines
- Ringing serotine bats at a large roost
- Putting bat friendly entrance grills over cave and dene hole entrances
- Surveying for Bechsteins bats in woodlands
- Bat box study of woodland bats