Wild ID British bats

WildID Bats is an identification guide to all 16 species that live and breed in Britain. It has two parts: a night-time guide for identifying flying bats, using calls and flight patterns, plus a daytime guide for key for bats at rest.

Bats are fascinating; the only mammals that can fly. Although there are more than a thousand species worlwide, Britain is home to 16 species. All of the British species of eat insects, including beetles, moths, flies and midges.