Injured Bats

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October / November Record of the month

Bridget Parslow

Who lead a walk at California Country Park for the 1st Finchamptead

Scouts and recorded soprano pipistrelles and Daubenton's over the lake

September Record of the Month

Glyn Edwards

The record was obtained from Black Country Park during one of Glyn's very successful public walks. He recorded common pipistrelles around the lakeside and numerous Daubenton's skimming across the lake's surface which the public could enjoy by torchlight.

August Record of the Month

Joanne Lucas, Bridget Parslow and James Shipman

a soprano maternity roost numbering 76 bats

July record of the month

Rose-Ann Movsovic

featuring a noctule roost numbering 11 bats at

Leighton Park School in Reading.

June Record of the Month

James Shipman

who is also the top recorder of the month

so well done James :)

The group cares for a number of sick and injured bats each year with the aim of releasing them back to the wild.

If you have found an injured bat or need practical advice regarding bats please contact our bat helpline on 07005 803201.

We aim to answer all calls to the helpline immediately, but it is a free service run by volunteers and occasionally your call might go to an answer phone.

We will be in touch as soon as possible so please leave a contact name and telephone number.

If you are awaiting a response and you feel it would be better for the bat to be moved somewhere safe you can help us by following this procedure.

Locate a box (a shoe box is ideal) and make sure that it has holes for air, but no gaps big enough for the bat to crawl through.
Put a small towel or piece of cloth in the box for the bat to shelter in.
Wear gloves and then take the box to the bat, carefully encouraging it in with the edge of your gloved hand.
(It may be possible to lift the item the bat is resting on, into the box first.)
Place the box and the bat in a quiet room, out of reach of pets.
Provide water by putting a small container in the box (ideally a plastic milk bottle cap) with a well dampened piece of kitchen roll inside.
There is no need to provide food at this stage.

We will be in touch as soon as possible with further guidance or to collect the bat for further care.

Here a number of brown long-eared bats that were temporarily in captivity whilst works took place on the loft that is their roost. N.B removal of bats from the roost was carried out by a licenced bat-worker under guidance from Natural England.

This photo is of Rose a noctule bat who was too badly injured to be released but now lives happily in Caversham and makes regular guest appearances at school talks and other educational events.

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