Natterer’s Bat Myotis nattereri
A medium-sized bat with unusually broad wings and a diagnostic fringe of short, stiff curved hairs along the edge of the tail membrane. Grey-brown fur above, clean white below; pale face with a pinkish tinge; large ears; highly manoeuvrable in flight, often hunting very close to vegetation and gleaning insects from surfaces. Roosts in old buildings with open timbers and in mature trees. Image: © Michal Michlewicz, iNaturalist.
Find out more: Bat Conservation Trust, Suffolk Wildlife Trust, iNaturalist, The Mammal Society
Post-1994 distribution maps (tetrad)
Suffolk’s Priority Bat Species
Key
Listed as a conservation priority in Suffolk’s Biodiversity Action Plan.
Closely associated with Suffolk’s landscape and natural identity.
Identified as a key priority for recovery under Suffolk’s Local Nature Recovery Strategy.
Has a Species of the Month article attached.
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