Surrey Bat Group

News

Latest Newsletter now on-line
Alcathoe's, barbastelles, and lots more! Click here to view.

New stock of antibiotics for Surrey bat carers (June2010)
We have updated our stock of Synulox, suitable for treating injured bats. Contact Ross and Lynn if you need some.
Click for dosage and  instructions.

Bat Walks - help needed
We are running a number of public bat walks for organisations such as the National Trust this year, starting in April. Members are encouraged to come along to any of these with their bat detectors. An excellent opportunity to identify several species of bat, and to help spread our enthusiasm to members of the public.
Please help if you can - details on our Events page.

Myotis alcathoe discovered in England!
The presence of Alcathoe's bat, a species new to the UK, has recently been confirmed in England. The species is very similar to our resident whiskered and Brandt's bats.
More details at  http://www.bats.org.uk/news.php/75/new_bat_species_found_in_the_uk
The discovery was made in Yorkshire and Sussex, but a re-examination of Surrey survey data for the past couple of years has shown the new species to be present in this county too.

Want to be a Bat Carer?
A number of our members are involved with the rescue of grounded or injured bats, but few are able to undertake the work of rehabilitating them.
Those of you who attended Amanda Millar's recent talk on her bat hospital work will probably have an idea of what is involved. If you would like to help the group as a bat carer, please get in touch with Ross or Lynn to find out more.

Update to Survey Criteria for Planning Applications
The current planning framework with reference to bats has been updated to reflect the latest ALGE and BCT guidelines. Click here for details.

Web-based Bulletin Board
There are some very interesting discussions on the bat bulletin board at http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ukbats/
It has been set up specifically for bat workers and bat groups. Do have a look and register if you would like to contribute.