Here are a few of our achievements and activities from the last couple of years:

• Continued affiliation with the Bat Conservation Trust, the national charity solely dedicated to bats
• Provision of evening bat walks for group members and the wider community
• 20 Schwegler bat boxes put up at two Essex Wildlife Trust sites
• Circulation of an informative newsletter for members
• Involvement of members as bat ambulance drivers to collect orphaned and injured bats for treatment
• Continued liaison with Natural England to provide expert advice to householders, wood treatment companies, architects, builders, church authorities and planning officers
• Training and participation in car surveys of bats across the county

If you would like to get involved with bat conservation, please join us!

A quarterly newsletter for up to date bat information

Opportunities to take part in local and national bat surveys and to learn skills from more experienced members

High quality training on topics such as using bat detectors, analysing bat calls, bat identification in the hand, bat ecology and biology, bat care

A chance to become an 'ambulance driver' for injured bat collection

Opportunity to attend our AGM and members' days to influence the direction of the group