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 Bat Group News

Summary of bats found in the Thetford Forest bat boxes on Sunday April 23rd 2006

Long eared39
Leisler6
Noctule6
Pip51 (4 of which were escapees!)
TOTAL:-102

2004 News

Paston Barn update - 02/03
Paston Barn update - 09/00

Anglia TV filming "About Anglia" film on making Bat Boxes in Thetford Forest - 20/10/99

Barbastelle update - 14/7/99
Latest Barbastelle find - 22/06/99

Albino bat found
Albino Natterer Found at Thetford
Original Item 27/7/98
Barbastelle bats breeding in Norfolk
Barbastelle bats breeding roost found in Norfolk.
Original Item 21/7/98
Update 27/7/98
Update 29/7/98
Vandalism at the roost site 1/8/98
jpgs from the Barbastelle roost 10/8/98
Radio Tracking the Barbastelles 25/8/98
Numbers dwindle at the roost 28/8/98
Barbastelle report 13/1/99
Barbastelle report August 99

Nathusius's Pipistrelle
Have we discovered Nathusius's Pipistrelle in Norfolk?
Original Item 21/7/98
News page update October 20th 1999. Thetford Forest