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.
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Norfolk Bats
Of the 16 different types of bat that live and breed in Britain, only 13 have been
recorded from Norfolk in the past 50 years. Their secretive nocturnal habits and
hidden daytime roosting sites coupled with the fact that they spend almost half the
year hibernating makes them a difficult group of animals to study. Bats and their
roosts are fully protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
There is still an enormous amount to learn about the habits and distribution of these understudied
and misunderstood animals and everyone is encouraged to help with this task by reporting any found
or seen, and to encourage the conservation of known roosting sites.
John Goldsmith.
We are aware of certain consultants and government agencies downloading and using this data and
passing it off as their own work.
Permission for reproduction of material from the NBG web site is required from anyone and everyone. Any further
copyright lapses will be listed on this website with names and organisation then the relevant ISP
informed that a breach of copyright has occurred.
