About the Clyde Bat Group

We promote bat conservation and encourage bat populations

The Clyde Bat Group was formally established in 1997, by a number of like-minded people who had previously been individually dealing with enquiries and issues regarding bat populations in West Central Scotland.

What we do

We promote bat conservation and encourage, monitor and protect local bat populations by:

Providing an advisory and information service to individuals and organisations
Recording, surveying and monitoring known and suspected bat colonies
Organising promotional and educational activities for families and young people
Caring for and when possible, releasing injured or captive bats back to their habitat

Clyde Bat Group membership network covers an extensive area in the central belt, throughout which we actively promote bat conservation.

North of Glasgow, the Lomond Bat Group can be contacted at Balloch Castle Country Park on (01389) 722608.

Our aims

to promote bat conservation
to increase public awareness of bats
to organise conservation projects such as bat surveys and bat box schemes
to monitor and record bat roosts and distribution in our area
to assist with taking in sick or injured bats for rehabilitation and release back into the wild