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Dumfries & Galloway Bat Group

Also known as: D&G Bat Group

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC055065
Status
Active
Registered
March 18, 2026
Legal form
SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Address

Address
Gairland
Old Edinburgh Road
Newton Stewart
DG8 6PL

Contact

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of animal welfare'

Objectives: The organisation's purposes are to promote the conservation and study of bats and their habitats in the council boundaries of Dumfries and Galloway through: a) education, encouraging an awareness of bat conservation issues. b) leading guided walks, c) attending public events, d) school visits. e) advising on bat conservation issues. f) Facilitating training of bat workers to enable Licencing as trained bat workers g) Direct practical work, h) monitoring and provision of bat roosting opportunities, i) Carrying out roost survey. j) Using audio equipment to survey wider countryside. k) Advising bat welfare issues. l) Caring for and rehabilitating sick and injured bats. m) Rescuing bats from dwellings, where they are causing distress.

Areas of operation

Main operating location
Dumfries And Galloway
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area