Bat species - Unidentified bat species

Bat species are all very hard to identify without sound equipment. Nevertheless it is important to know where bats of any species live as they all protected in law. For this reason you can record ‘bat’ without knowing the species.

This page is intended to help collect records for any bats which cannot be identified by the observer. By providing information to county experts of local areas where concentrations of bat records occur, we can enable them to visit sites with suitable equipment in order to determine the species.

Often around old trees, derelict buildings, lakes and caves.

Bats are widespread and quite common in Britain.

Bats are quite common in Leicestershire and