Welcome To Oxfordshire Bat Group

We are a group of volunteers who share a passion for bats. The group is a registered charity and proud partner of the Bat Conservation Trust. Our goal is to foster the recording and conservation of bats within Oxfordshire and the wider UK. To that end we aim to increase the appreciation and understanding of all aspects of bats within our community and beyond. To find out more follow the links above..

Registered charity 1099226

Registered address: 27 Hedge Hill Road, East Challow, Wantage. OX12 9SD

PLEASE NOTE: the Oxfordshire Bat Group does not undertake surveys for commercial purposes or to object to planning applications.

 

Bat Rescue and Care

If you find a grounded bat local Oxfordshire volunteers can be contacted on the numbers shown below.

Please send a message via WhatsApp with details of location and a photo of the bat if possible, or send a text. We will endeavour to get back to you as soon as circumstances permit. Should there be a delay in receiving a response please follow the guidance on the Bat Rescue page to keep the bat safe until you can reach someone. Thank you for your help.


Please note these phone numbers are for use with regard to grounded bats only. If you have a general enquiry please contact us at info@oxfordshirebats.org

Oxford City and West Oxfordshire: 07878 265076

Oxford City and East Oxfordshire: 07837 264770

Banbury: 07811 333643

Wantage/VWH: 07740 997113; 01235 764832

National Helpline: 0345 1300 228

If you need help with a grounded bat in another part of the country contact details are available at this link – please get in touch with the rescuers nearest you: Getting the bat into care - Bats in need of rescue - Bat Conservation Trust

For Berkshire bats contact details are here: FOUND A BAT? – B&SBBG (berksbats.org.uk)