The group maintains the county bat records database. It currently holds over 14000 individual records including details of over 1100 roost sites. Use the below forms to submit your bat sightings to us or to request bat records from us.
Species of bat currently recorded in Derbyshire can be found on our Bats in Derbyshire page and further information can be found in the Derbyshire Mammal Atlas. If you are looking for detailed information about a specific area or site, please send a request for a data search to our recorder using our Data Request form below. DBCG welcomes records from commercial surveys undertaken in Derbyshire, in order to improve our understanding of distribution and help us protect bats and their habitats.
Our database holds 15,082 records of bats
205 people have submitted their bat sightings to our database
Bats have been recorded in 80% of Derbyshire tetrads
The latest sighting:
A Nathusius' pipistrelle was recorded on a remote recording bat detector in Willington, south Derbyshire. 12 passes of the species were recorded whilst the detector was out in the field.
The Derbyshire Bat Conservation Group runs a data request service, available to commercial and non-commercial users.
Our database holds over 14 thousand records for the whole of Derbyshire although there are some squares which do not yet have bat records, usually because they have not yet been surveyed.
To submit a data request to our recorder, please fill in the form below. Please note that this service is run by volunteers in their spare time and therefore there may be a slight delay in a response.
If you would like to make a single donation towards conserving the bats of Derbyshire, you can donate any amount you wish using the donate button below. You will be taken to our PayPal page where you can make a donation using a credit or debit card.