Kent Bat Group

About Kent Bat Group

We've been working to help protect the county's bats and learn more about them since 1983. The Kent Bat Group (KBG) aims to work for the conservation of bats and their habitats in Kent. This work varies from raising awareness of bats through talks to a wide range of audiences, to surveying and monitoring bat populations and to caring for grounded bats.

To advance the protection and conservation of bats, their roosts, feeding areas and hibernacula in Kent.
To educate the public in all matters related to bats, including the production of relevant literature.

Since Kent Bat Group’s formation in 1983 we have built up a dataset of more than 30,000 bat records. This vital resource is held at Kent & Medway Biological Records Centre and is consulted by developers, land managers and researchers, amongst others.

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The KBG networks with other wildlife charities and land managers to conserve roost sites and bat habitats.

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We produce a quarterly newsletter for members with up to date news and information.

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Caring for and rehabilitating sick and injured bats, then, hopefully, returning them to their roosts. There is a dedicated KBG flight cage at Wildwood where recovering bats can be prepared for release.

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Our members give talks about bats to schools and groups, and man KBG stand at public events.

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Taking part in BCT's National Bat Monitoring Programme including colony counts, Waterways survey, Monitoring hibernation sites in winter and sunset and sunrise surveys.

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