Bats, British Bats and how to Help Them!

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Watch the video to learn about bats in general and take a closer look at the different species of bats we have here in Britain.

The only true flying mammal, bats, are intriguing creatures. This means that they have fur-covered bodies, are warm-blooded and give birth to live young. The number of bat species worldwide is around 1,400, and more are being discovered. In the UK, bats make up more than a quarter of all mammal species and about 20% of all mammal species globally. All British bats are micro bats and eat only insects.

0:00 Start
Intro 00:00
What are bats 00:49
Bat fear 1:50
Vampire bat 2:28
Rabies 3:00
Bats and the ecosystem 3:17
British bats 3:52
British Bats:
Alcathoe bat 4:10
Barbastelle bat 4:26
Bechsteins bat 4:39
Bradts bat 4:45
Brown long eared bat 5:02
Common pipistrellle 5:13
Daubentons bat 5:23
Greater horseshoe bat 5:35
Grey long eared bat 5:46
Leislers bat 5:55
Lesser horseshoe bat 6:00
Nathusius pipistrelle 6:14
Natterers bat 6:28
Noctule 6:35
Serotine bat 6:44
Soprano pipistrelle 6:52
Whiskered bat 7:03
Greater mouse eared bat 7:19
Threats to bats 7:38
UK Bats decline 8:04
How to help bats 8:33

References:

Alcathoe bat

"Leisler's Bat" by Mike Richardson and Sarah Winch is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

"File:Myotis mystacinus - Manuel Ruedi.JPG" by Manuel Ruedi (Natural History Museum of Geneva) is licensed under CC BY 3.0.

"Vampire Bat" by Mark Dumont is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.

"Vampire Bat" by Mark Dumont is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.

"Rabies virus" by Sanofi Pasteur is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

Light pollution This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. Author Bilovitskiy

"Batbox 100" by Howard Dickins is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.

vAMPIRE BAT This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
AuthorAcatenazzi at English Wikipedia

"File:Myotis alcathoe - Manuel Ruedi - 2.JPG" by Manuel Ruedi (Natural History Museum of Geneva) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.

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[andysteele]

I'm here because I was at Chirk Castle Llangollen Wales last week and a bat flew into my face 😂🏰🦇. Scared poop out of me but got me intrigued. There were quite a few as I found the courage to continue up the top floor. Amazing animals.

[markfaz]

Noticed a bat or two flying around my garden, so I have brushed up on bat care & also ordered a couple of bat boxes/houses to encourage them. Great video by the way thanks 🦇🦇

[julieblackstock]

I get one or two flying over my garden at dusk.. I love watching them

[marjovankuik]

All bats are cute and lovely and earn respect 🦇🦇🦇💖

[sean]

I'm just about to start taking part In bat surveys so I thought I'd brush up. Thanks very informative x

[markharris]

Excellent, little vid of these fascinating mammals! 👍

[theotheseaeagle]

Honestly I think most microbat species are actually really cute. I remember once I found a dead pipistrelle bat outside my house. I don’t know what killed it, but it definitely wasn’t a predator as there was no bite marks or other visible injuries, but it did look absolutely amazing. I occasionally see large groups of them flying around my garden too

[HelenaMikas]

Bats are so beautiful ..Berlin. has many and we are blessed with a huge fortress where many hibernate throughout the winters .I spotted a colony of bats 5 th October and sat entranced as tried to get photos .Nothing brilliant but now I know where they live ...Fascinating video ..👍

[Allthingswitchy]

I'm in Salford/Manchester. I had only seen tiny bats at a previous address some years ago, a neighbour had them in the loft. A couple of weeks ago in the early hours, I was driving home when a large brown bat flew from a tree, and came very close to the car. Light brown, wide wingspan. I had seen one the same a few days before in the Warrington area. 2 bats in one week. I feel so lucky.

[Blaize]

Bat detectors are really fun to use, it's amazing the range of sounds they produce.

[Igor-no.rus.]

Very intresting .Could we expet to see a simular video about pallas cats ( manuls)? Best regards.

[marcusclarke]

As long as the immigration stays as high as it is more and more houses will be built

[caiusKeys]

Getting rid of all the nature and building apartment complexes for the newly welfare-dependent Labour voters certainly ain't helping! Baby seals need help too.