If you require help with a grounded or injured bat click here .
Look out for our new and improved website, coming in Autumn 2023!
Brown long-eared bat © Sean Hanna Nathusius' pipistrelle bat © Sally-Ann Hurry
The group aims to:
Advance the protection and conservation of bats, their roosts, feeding areas and hibernacula in Kent;
Educate the public in all matters related to bats, including the production of relevant literature.
The Kent Bat Group (KBG) was formed in 1983 to conserve bats across the county, following a significant decline in bat populations across the UK.
Please explore these webpages to find out more about the bats in Kent and how to help them.
You can support bat conservation in Kent in a variety of ways:
Please note KBG does not undertake commercial ecological surveys nor do we provide advice in regards to planning applications, objections or bat crime. Please refer to the Bat Conservation Trust with any such concerns.
Leisler's Bat - © Hazel Ryan Flying Brown Long-Eared Bat © Roger L Jones Waiting for bats © Jill Tardivel
NB The photographs on this website and associated pages are the copyright either of The Bat Conservation Trust, Kent Bat Group or individual members.
Kent Bat Group is a registered charity (No 1079767) and a partner bat group to The Bat Conservation Trust (BCT).
