Herefordshire Mammal Group (HMG) has secured a small grant from FCC Environmental to run a citizen science project during 2026, helping local communities and interested groups understand and record their local bat populations. HMG are hoping that established local groups and Councils interested in recording Biodiversity will join in and use the loan bat detectors to record bat activity in their area. The ‘optimal’ survey season for bats is late April to mid-September.

To launch the project, HMG have organised an Introduction to Bats and the Citizen Bat Project for Thursday 26th March 2026, 7:30pm at Bartestree Village Hall (HR1 4BY). If you would like to attend, send a representative of your Group/Parish/Town Council, or register to receive further information on Citizen Bat, please contact [email protected]