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# Essex Bat Group

EBG Website

## Sitemaps

- [XML Sitemap](https://essexbatgroup.org/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website.

## Posts

- [Blog](https://essexbatgroup.org/blog/)
- [Can't See the Bats for the Trees](https://essexbatgroup.org/2017/05/cant-see-the-bats-for-the-trees/) - This is a test post Image copyright Andrew Palmer Essex Woodland Bat Project Essex Bat Group is starting a new project looking at the bat communities of the county’s woods. Woodland is one of our oldest and possibly least altered habitats, and yet most of our woods have never been surveyed for bats and we

## Pages

- [Home](https://essexbatgroup.org/) - Welcome to the Essex Bat Group website If you find a bat in need of rescue please click on the 'Bat Rescue' tab above and you will find contact details and advice. ^..^ Found a bat in need of help? If you find a grounded bat or are concerned about a bat's welfare, then please
- [Seeking urgent assistance](https://essexbatgroup.org/need-help/seeking-urgent-assistance/) - Bats sometimes get themselves into life-threatening predicaments: Getting stuck in obscure places; becoming grounded; or coming up against the neighbourhood cat. If you find a bat in Essex, please call one of the Essex Bat Care Helpline Volunteers for immediate help and advice (contact details below). For bats found in other counties, please contact BCT
- [Bat Rescue](https://essexbatgroup.org/need-help/) - Bats sometimes get themselves into life threatening predicaments: Getting stuck in obscure places; becoming grounded; or coming up against the neighbourhood cat. If you find a bat in Essex, please call one of the Essex Bat Care Helpline Volunteers for immediate help and advice (contact details below). For bats found in other counties, please contact
- [Members Area](https://essexbatgroup.org/members-area/) - This area is password protected for the sole access of Essex Bat Group members. If you are a member and do not as yet have a password please contact us using the Contact form. If you are not a member please consider joining us: Join EBG. Membership costs just £5 per year or £12 for
- [2026 Events](https://essexbatgroup.org/participate-2/events-2/) - For information on our fortnightly roost counts at Hanningfield Reservoir (April-October 2026), please see our Roost Counts page. Please find us on Facebook for the latest batty news. Don't forget that members of the Essex Bat Group have access to the Members Area with recordings of our latest talks and information on our members only events.
- [Advice if you have found a bat](https://essexbatgroup.org/need-help/advice-help/) - Leisler's bat. Bats in captivity are fed on mealworms and waxworm larvae. This is not their natural diet, but will suffice until they can be released back into the wild (image copyright: A Palmer) Handling bats Bats are very placid and shy animals with tiny teeth. However, a stressed or injured bat might be grumpy
- [Bats and the law](https://essexbatgroup.org/about/bats-and-the-law/) - Page under construction. Please refer to the Bat Conservation Trust's page: Bats and the law
- [Bats and development](https://essexbatgroup.org/about/bats-and-development/) - Bats are occasionally found during building works. Works should stop and advice sought from Bat Conservation Trust (image copyright: A Palmer) All bats and their roosts are protected by national and European legislation. Additionally, Local Planning Authorities have a legal responsibility to ensure that biodiversity (which includes bats) is considered in the planning process. This
- [Newsletter Archive](https://essexbatgroup.org/about/newsletter-archive/) - Click on the links below to read our older newsletters (at least 12 months old). Recent newsletters are sent directly to members and are also available in the Members area. Summer 2011 Autumn 2011 Winter 2011/12 Spring 2012 Summer 2012 Autumn 2012 Winter 2012/13 Summer 2013 Autumn 2013 Spring 2014 Summer 2014 Autumn 2014 Winter
- [Roost Counts](https://essexbatgroup.org/participate-2/roost-counts/) - Help count hundreds of bats! No charge to participate, suitable for all. Soprano Pipistrelle Maternity Roost – EWT Hanningfield Visitor Centre, near Billericay The main roost is in the visitor centre roof (behind), but bats also use the large bat box in the foreground (image copyright: Daniel Bridge) When Essex Wildlife Trust built
- [Research opportunities](https://essexbatgroup.org/participate-2/news-5/) - Volunteer opportunity for a bat detective interested in historical buildings We are looking for a volunteer to carry out research for our Bat Hibernacula Project. We are keen to identify both existing communal hibernation sites and places which might be suitable for conversion into hibernacula. The kind of features we are looking for include tunnels,
- [Essex Woodland Bat Project (EWBP)](https://essexbatgroup.org/participate-2/projects/ewbp/) - Our woodlands are some of our least visited habitat and as a result we know little of the bats that live there (image copyright: A Palmer) Essex Bat Group is starting a new project looking at the bat communities of the county’s woods. Woodland is one of our oldest and possibly least altered habitats, and
- [Thorndon Bat Project](https://essexbatgroup.org/participate-2/projects/thorndon-bat-project/) - Thorndon provides rich and diverse habitats which are ideal for bats (image copyright: Graham Hart) THE THORNDON PROJECT HAS NOW ENDED. If you would like a copy of the report please email enquiries@essexbatgroup.org
- [Links](https://essexbatgroup.org/about/links/) - Here are some useful links (links open in a new page): Links to important partners of ours: Bat Conservation Trust Essex Field Club Essex Wildlife Trust Our neighbouring and regional bats groups: London Bat Group and Facebook: LBG Facebook Suffolk Bat Group and Facebook: SBG Facebook Herts & Middx Bat Group and Twitter: HMBG Twitter Cambridgeshire
- [Weald Bat Box Project](https://essexbatgroup.org/participate-2/projects/weald-bat-project/) - The Weald Bat Box Project is a bat box monitoring scheme at Weald Country Park in Brentwood, Essex. All 10 of the resident species in Essex have been recorded at Weald Country Park. .The box checks started in 2018 using a variety of bat box types across a variety of habitats. Surveys will be undertaken
- [The Danbury Barbastelle Project](https://essexbatgroup.org/participate-2/projects/danbury-project/) - What is The Danbury Barbastelle Project ? This project is investigating how barbastelle bats use the Danbury Living Landscape which is a managed landscape to the east of Chelmsford. It is a mosaic of woodland, common land, heathland and farmland. The Project was formally launched in 2019. The objectives are : To produce a barbastelle
- [Contact us](https://essexbatgroup.org/contact/) - Please read this before making contact by email: If you need help with a bat then please go to the Bat Rescue tab and use one of the telephone numbers provided. This website is run by Essex Bat Group in the East of England, Great Britain. If you are outside of Britain, please contact Bat
- [Join us](https://essexbatgroup.org/participate-2/join-us/) - We are indebted to our members for their support and enthusiasm. If you would like to help your local bats, please download the membership form by clicking the link below: EBG-membership-form_2020 Membership costs just £5 per year or £12 for three-years. As a member of Essex Bat Group you will receive our newsletter and have
- [Projects](https://essexbatgroup.org/participate-2/projects/) - The Essex Bat Group are actively involved in a number of research projects designed to better understand the distribution and ecology of bats present in the County. There are four countywide initiatives plus a host of local projects. If you would like to get involved in any of these projects, then please let us know.
- [Serotine Project](https://essexbatgroup.org/participate-2/projects/serotine-project/) - This exciting project kicked off in summer 2019. We are currently looking for volunteers who would be interested in helping us to improve our understanding of the distribution and conservation status of this species in Essex by surveying churches and favoured serotine foraging habitats in their local area. This is a great opportunity to contribute
- [Remote Roost Monitoring Project (RRMP)](https://essexbatgroup.org/participate-2/projects/rrmp/) - One of 500 plus churches in Essex, many of which hold bats roosts. These roosts are often very small and seasonal. Evidence of bats may be limited to a few droppings. Recording bat echolocation can be used to determine which species are present. (image copyright: A Palmer) Since 2015, Essex Bat Group has been conducting
- [Essex Nathusius’ Pipistrelle Project (ENPP)](https://essexbatgroup.org/participate-2/projects/enpp/) - Nathusius' pipistrelle caught under license in 2014 (image copyright: A Palmer) Nathusius’ pipistrelle (Pipistrellus nathusii) is one of Britain’s least known mammals. The Essex Bat Group is contributing to a national initiative to better understand its distribution and ecology. This will enable us to work to protect the species from threats such as habitat fragmentation
- [Bats of Essex](https://essexbatgroup.org/about/bats-of-essex/) - There are approximately 18 species of bat in Britain (17 species are known to breed). Ten are regularly found in Essex. Another two species (Whiskered and Parti-coloured) have been recorded, but only once. Others may be present although there is no conclusive evidence. This uncertainty demonstrates how little we know about our native bat populations.
- [Submit Records](https://essexbatgroup.org/participate-2/records/) - Bat records are really important to us. Knowledge of bat distribution is a foundation for all that we do to support bat conservation. Additionally, records provide us with a source of vital income (they are brought by companies undertaking research so that important habitats, roosts and bats themselves are known about prior to designing development
- [Participate](https://essexbatgroup.org/participate-2/) - There are many ways that you can become involved in helping conserve bats. Our work is primarily focused on local issues, but we also contribute to national and global conservation concerns. In this section of the site we will provide you with a list of activities in which you can participate that will help in
- [How can I help?](https://essexbatgroup.org/participate-2/how-can-i-help/) - Brown long-eared rehabilitating in care after a cat attack (image copyright: Emily Holt) 1. Join us and volunteer We are a small voluntary organisation and welcome new members. There are plenty of rewarding activities to get involved with. For example: – We need volunteer drivers to collect sick and injured bats. We provide training. –
- [Donations](https://essexbatgroup.org/participate-2/donations/) - Page under construction and more details will be provided. If you would like to make a donation to support our conservation work please let us know using the contact form. Many thanks.
- [Bat care and ambulance driving](https://essexbatgroup.org/participate-2/bat-care-and-ambulance-driving/) - Page under construction. We need volunteer drivers to collect sick and injured bats. We also need bat carers. This can vary from looking after permanent captive bats for short periods whilst their regular carers are away to taking on the more challenging aspects of bat care such as tending to orphaned babies. Training and equipment
- [Conservation](https://essexbatgroup.org/conservation/) - Page under construction. Also refer to Bat Conservation Trust's pages: Threats to bats (BCT) And to Bat Conservation International's page: Threats to bats (BCI)
- [Essex Bat Group](https://essexbatgroup.org/about/essex-bat-group/) - Who are Essex Bat Group? We are an active voluntary group passionate about the conservation of bat species, their roosts and foraging habitat within Essex. Our activities include survey, research, rescue and care and providing advice and information. We currently comprises around 160 members. We are a partner group of Bat Conservation Trust, a national
- [Bat habitats of Essex](https://essexbatgroup.org/about/bat-habitats-of-essex/) - Before we consider each habitat in turn, which we do for ease of description, we must mention how misleading such an approach could be! With the possible exception of the large reservoirs, the ‘best’ bat sites in Essex are not uniform areas of a single habitat, but a mosaic of different types. Two sites at
- [About](https://essexbatgroup.org/about/) - On the following pages you will find out: Who are EBG are and what we do About the bats of Essex Which habitats bats in Essex use How and why bats are protected in law A little about bats and development And some useful links Natterer’s bat, formerly known as the red-armed bat (image copyright:
- [Long-term bat box monitoring](https://essexbatgroup.org/participate-2/projects/long-term-bat-box-monitoring/) - Further details of our bat box monitoring projects will appear here soon. We use 'woodcrete' bat boxes as these are durable and bats appear to like them (image copyright: A Palmer) Soprano pipistrelle is the most regularly encountered bat on our surveys and has taken to our bat boxes very soon after installation (image

## Portfolio

- [Once We Had a Meeting](https://essexbatgroup.org/portfolio/once-we-had-a-meeting/) - [vc_row][vc_column width=”5/12″][tmq_heading title=”Project Details” heading_style=”h4″][tmq_list_block][tmq_list_item icon=”fa-user” text=”Client: Envato Pty Ltd.”][/tmq_list_item][tmq_list_item icon=”fa-calendar” text=”Date Released: 06 Sep. 2014″][/tmq_list_item][tmq_list_item icon=”fa-tags” text=”Tags: theme, site template, unique, business, photography, fashion”][/tmq_list_item][/tmq_list_block][/vc_column][vc_column width=”7/12″][vc_column_text]Lorem Ipsum. Proin gravida nibh vel velit auctor aliquet. Aenean sollicitudin, lorem quis bibendum auctor, nisi elit consequat ipsum, nec sagittis sem nibh id elit. Duis sed odio sit amet
- [This is Stunning!](https://essexbatgroup.org/portfolio/this-is-stunning/) - [vc_row][vc_column width=”5/12″][tmq_heading title=”Project Details” heading_style=”h4″][tmq_list_block][tmq_list_item icon=”fa-user” text=”Client: Envato Pty Ltd.”][/tmq_list_item][tmq_list_item icon=”fa-calendar” text=”Date Released: 06 Sep. 2014″][/tmq_list_item][tmq_list_item icon=”fa-tags” text=”Tags: theme, site template, unique, business, photography, fashion”][/tmq_list_item][/tmq_list_block][/vc_column][vc_column width=”7/12″][vc_column_text]Lorem Ipsum. Proin gravida nibh vel velit auctor aliquet. Aenean sollicitudin, lorem quis bibendum auctor, nisi elit consequat ipsum, nec sagittis sem nibh id elit. Duis sed odio sit amet
- [My Desk Always Looks Like This](https://essexbatgroup.org/portfolio/my-desk-always-looks-like-this/) - [vc_row][vc_column width=”5/12″][tmq_heading title=”Project Details” heading_style=”h4″][tmq_list_block][tmq_list_item icon=”fa-user” text=”Client: Envato Pty Ltd.”][/tmq_list_item][tmq_list_item icon=”fa-calendar” text=”Date Released: 06 Sep. 2014″][/tmq_list_item][tmq_list_item icon=”fa-tags” text=”Tags: theme, site template, unique, business, photography, fashion”][/tmq_list_item][/tmq_list_block][/vc_column][vc_column width=”7/12″][vc_column_text]Lorem Ipsum. Proin gravida nibh vel velit auctor aliquet. Aenean sollicitudin, lorem quis bibendum auctor, nisi elit consequat ipsum, nec sagittis sem nibh id elit. Duis sed odio sit amet
- [A Dog in Black](https://essexbatgroup.org/portfolio/a-dog-in-black/) - [vc_row][vc_column width=”5/12″][tmq_heading title=”Project Details” heading_style=”h4″][tmq_list_block][tmq_list_item icon=”fa-user” text=”Client: Envato Pty Ltd.”][/tmq_list_item][tmq_list_item icon=”fa-calendar” text=”Date Released: 06 Sep. 2014″][/tmq_list_item][tmq_list_item icon=”fa-tags” text=”Tags: theme, site template, unique, business, photography, fashion”][/tmq_list_item][/tmq_list_block][/vc_column][vc_column width=”7/12″][vc_column_text]Lorem Ipsum. Proin gravida nibh vel velit auctor aliquet. Aenean sollicitudin, lorem quis bibendum auctor, nisi elit consequat ipsum, nec sagittis sem nibh id elit. Duis sed odio sit amet
- [Another Project](https://essexbatgroup.org/portfolio/another-project/) - [vc_row][vc_column width=”5/12″][tmq_heading title=”Project Details” heading_style=”h4″][tmq_list_block][tmq_list_item icon=”fa-user” text=”Client: Envato Pty Ltd.”][/tmq_list_item][tmq_list_item icon=”fa-calendar” text=”Date Released: 06 Sep. 2014″][/tmq_list_item][tmq_list_item icon=”fa-tags” text=”Tags: theme, site template, unique, business, photography, fashion”][/tmq_list_item][/tmq_list_block][/vc_column][vc_column width=”7/12″][vc_column_text]Lorem Ipsum. Proin gravida nibh vel velit auctor aliquet. Aenean sollicitudin, lorem quis bibendum auctor, nisi elit consequat ipsum, nec sagittis sem nibh id elit. Duis sed odio sit amet
- [Portfolio Single](https://essexbatgroup.org/portfolio/portfolio-single/) - [vc_row][vc_column width=”5/12″][tmq_heading title=”Project Details” heading_style=”h4″][tmq_list_block][tmq_list_item icon=”fa-user” text=”Client: Envato Pty Ltd.”][/tmq_list_item][tmq_list_item icon=”fa-calendar” text=”Date Released: 06 Sep. 2014″][/tmq_list_item][tmq_list_item icon=”fa-tags” text=”Tags: theme, site template, unique, business, photography, fashion”][/tmq_list_item][/tmq_list_block][/vc_column][vc_column width=”7/12″][vc_column_text]Lorem Ipsum. Proin gravida nibh vel velit auctor aliquet. Aenean sollicitudin, lorem quis bibendum auctor, nisi elit consequat ipsum, nec sagittis sem nibh id elit. Duis sed odio sit amet
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## Team Members

- [Stephania Kingia](https://essexbatgroup.org/members/stephania-kingia/)
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- [Fashion](https://essexbatgroup.org/portfolio_category/fashion/)
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