The Norfolk Bat Group is a voluntaray wildlife conservation group focussing on the conservation of wild bats within the English county of Norfolk. The Norfolk group were first formed in 1961 and were the first of the present day ninety county based bat groups in the UK.

Site copyright © The Norfolk Bat Group

Co-ordinator/Chairman

John Goldsmith (john.golds@paston.co.uk)

Editors of Norfolk Natterer

Mark Benfield (markbenfield@netscape.net)
Tony Tilford (presto@paston.co.uk)

Useful Contact Points

IF you intend doing ANY work on your property, house or land that might disturb bats the law says that you should contact English Nature for advice. Please note that this contact concerns the Norfolk area only.

Ms Louise Oliver
Species Protection Officer
English Nature
60 Bracondale
Norwich, NR1 2BE

"Louise Oliver" (Louise.Oliver@English-Nature.Org.UK)
Tel: 01603598400

Currently the Bat Conservation Trust, in London, have a contract with the Norfolk Team of English Nature to deal with routine Norfolk bat enquiries:
The Bat Conservation Trust
Unit 2, 15 Cloisters House
London SW8 4BG
Tel 020 7627 2629

Bat Helpline: 0845 1300 228 (local rate)
(enquiries@bats.org.uk)

If you require confidential advice about bats from an East Anglian independant ecological consultant, or you have a survey or development query, you could take a look at the website:

http://www.aurum-ecology.co.uk