Bat Group and Bats in trouble Choose to support There have been widespread declines in the distribution and abundance of bats, particularly Suffolk Bat Group Suffolk Bat Group is a specialist group within during the past 50 years. Suffolk Wildlife Trust. There are a number of reasons for this including the changes The group is the county’s main point of contact for all in agricultural practices, the bat conservation related issues. removal of woodlands and hedgerows and the Suffolk Joining will help Suffolk’s bats and will help us do even more for use of toxic chemicals Suffolk’s wildlife and countryside. to kill wood-boring insects in buildings. Bat Members of Suffolk Bat Group are encouraged to give their support by joining Suffolk Wildlife Trust. How can I help? Group l Encourage insects into your garden JOIN suffolkwildlifetrust.org AT l Make a bat box and put it up on a tree l Be a bat champion

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If you find a sick or injured bat, please contact: School visits: 01284 728706 MARCH 2018 , The Green Reserve team: 01284 728541 National Bat Helpline Ashbocking, Ipswich IP6 9JY NATTERER’S BATS: ARTHUR RIVETT ARTHUR BATS: NATTERER’S [email protected] Join 0345 1300 228 [email protected] 01473 890089 Registered charity no 262777 FLPA WILLCOX HUGO LEISLER’S BAT: What we do Bats in Suffolk Join Suffolk Bat Group

Suffolk Bat Group BAT SPECIES If you would like to donate to Suffolk Bat Group. ARE FOUND Please fill in your details on the form below and send to Formed in 1983, we are one of 90 bat Suffolk Bat Group by post or e-mail. groups nationwide and are part of the Bat IN SUFFOLK A suggested minimum 12 I would like to give donation is £5 per Conservation Trust network. household. Contact details We co-ordinate the licensed Volunteer Title Forename Surname Bat Roost Visitors in Suffolk for and assist in the protection of bats through advising householders, Address landowners and builders.

Suffolk Bat Group aims to: Postcode l Advise the general public on the Email importance of bat conservation and what 1 Barbastelle they can do to help 2 Brandt’s Payment l Protect, enhance and create bat 3 Brown long-eared I enclose a cheque for £ made payable to hibernation sites 4 Common pipistrelle Suffolk Bat Group 5 Daubenton’s or l Carry out bat detector surveys with 6 Leisler’s Pay by standing order or bank transfer using the following details: l HSBC Bank computer analysis to advise landowners 7 Nathusius’ pipistrelle on management l Suffolk Bat Group 8 Natterer's l Sort code 40-47-42

l Monitor bat box projects particularly in 9 Noctule NATUREPL.COM ALAMY, PHOTOGRAPHIC, WARREN RIVETT, ARTHUR l Account number 31038885 Thetford Forest where members can see 10 Serotine If you donate by standing order or bank transfer, please include your bats close up 11 Soprano pipistrelle Bats live in a variety of roosts, name in the reference and e-mail us to let us know so that we can make 12 Whiskered sure that you are added to the mailing list. l Provide training for members and loans of both natural and manmade, bat detectors where they return each year. Address They can be very secretive Suffolk Bat Group, c/o Suffolk Wildlife Trust, Brooke House l Lead bat walks and give talks on bats and the first clues that bats The Green, Ashbocking, Suffolk IP6 9JY l Submit bat records to Suffolk Biodiversity are living somewhere, [email protected] Information Service and keep the Suffolk could be seeing them flying suffolkwildlifetrust.org/suffolkbatgroup Bat Atlas up to date around at dusk or finding l Encourage members to take part in their droppings on your Suffolk Bat Group relies on donations to be able to National Bat Monitoring windowsill. carry out the work that we do. Those donating to the group will join our mailing list and will receive Programme surveys. Bats do not cause structural a digital copy of our newsletter Pipspeak twice damage in buildings. a year, packed full of information about bats in Suffolk. You will also receive e-mails with details of MATTHEW ROBERTS MATTHEW Bats can be found meetings, training sessions, bat detector surveys living in attics, and bat walks and talks.

barns, churches, # trees, bridges Thank you for joining Suffolk Bat Group l If you find moth wings l Scales on moth l Bats usually and caves. DID YOU KNOW? We will keep your details secure and will only send you information relating in a garden or woodland, wings have evolved only have one pup l A tiny pipistrelle bat to bats and Suffolk Bat Group activities. We do not pass on information about they are evidence of bats. to avoid ecolocation a year and can live Bat Group donors to any group or individual outside of the Bat Group. can eat 3,000 insects in SWT They eat all but the wings! signals from bats. for up to 30 years. 16 miles IP22 2TQ Please confirm you are happy for us to contact you by: one night. post email You can change your mind at any time.