How many species of bats are there in South East Staffordshire?

There are 9 species of bats that have been recorded in South East Staffordshire. These are;
Brown Long Eared bat. Plecotus auritus.
Common Pipistrelle. Pipistrellus pipistrellus.
Soprano Pipistrelle. Pipistrellus pygmaeus.
Noctule. Nyctalus noctula.
Leisler’s bat. Nyctalus leisleri
Whiskered bat.Myotis mystacinus.
Brandt’s bat. Myotis brandtii.
Daubenton’s bat.Myotis daubentonii.
Natterer’s bat.Myotis nattereri.

All bats are protected by law.

Some of these bats can be seen and heard when attending bat walks arranged in conjunction with the South East Staffordshire bat group. These walks start at sunset and carry on for an hour or more. The bat group members will take groups of people on the walk and help them to look for bats and listen to them using bat detectors.