2026 events
Members event
Pips and Pints #3
Devils punch bowl
4th July
Meet at the The Devil's Punchbowl Hotel at 19:20
Booking link TBC
Public walk
Winkworth arboretum, talk and walk
10th July
National Trust event, lead by SBG volunteers
Booking link TBC
Public walk
Winkworth arboretum, talk and walk
11th July
Surrey Bat Group event, lead by volunteers
Booking link TBC
Public walk
Winkworth arboretum, talk and walk
24th July
National Trust event, lead by SBG volunteers
Booking link TBC
Public walk
Joanna Wildlife Hospital talk and walk
1st August
Details TBC. Likely to be around Bramley
Public walk
RHS Wisley, Bat talk and walk
6th August
RHS event, lead by SBG volunteers
Public walk
Winkworth arboretum, talk and walk
7th August
National Trust event, lead by SBG volunteers
Booking link TBC
Public walk
RHS Wisley, talk and walk
14th August
RHS event, lead by SBG volunteers
Public walk
Winkworth arboretum, talk and walk
11th September
National Trust event, lead by SBG volunteers
Booking link TBC
Members social
End of season social
12th September
A walk to see and listen for bats with a catch up at the pub afterwards. All members welcome.
Booking link TBC
Members event
Pips and Pints #4
Titsey
8th August
Meet at Titsey Brewing company at 18:30
Booking link TBC
Ongoing events
Bat surveys
The group usually undertakes a number of bat surveys each year, including emergence surveys, trapping and radio tracking. Members will be emailed with dates.
Note that anyone attending surveys involving close contact with bats will likely be expected to be fully vaccinated against Covid and to have a negative LFT within the preceding 24 hours, as well as wearing an FP2 or FP3 face mask when near bats.
Bat box checks
The group has a number of well established bat box schemes in the county and we undertake checks of these periodically in spring and autumn. Details will be sent to those on our e-mail list.
Hibernation site checks
During January and February we carry out a programme of hibernation site checks at various venues throughout the county. For conservation reasons places on these visits are extremely limited but all members are welcome to apply: details will be circulated to members in December.
Bat walks
Surrey Bat Group leads a number of bat walks each summer, often for organisations such as the National Trust. They are usually held between May and September.
Members of the public will usually need to book in advance, and they may be charged for attendance, but bat group members with detectors are encouraged to come along and help out.
Public education
In addition to bat walks, we carry out various activities such as promoting bat conservation at various open days and giving talks to schools, scout groups and various societies. Help is always welcomed with these: we will contact all members by email with details of these as they arise.
Training
We run a beginner's bat detector training evening each April, along with occasional training in other skills such as radio tracking and use of night vision equipment.