|
Species |
UK Status |
London Status |
Notes |
|
Greater horseshoe bat |
Rhinolophus ferrumequinum |
Endangered |
Extinct |
Last Greater London record from Oxleas Wood
in 1953. |
|
Lesser horseshoe bat |
Rhinolophus hipposideros |
Endangered |
Extinct |
Last Greater London record from Abbey Wood
(Woolwich) in 1952-3. |
|
Whiskered bat |
Myotis mystacinus |
Vulnerable |
Rare |
Due to difficulty in separation, these are
considered together. Found in small numbers in outer London Boroughs such
as Hillingdon, Richmond, Bexley and Bromley. |
|
Brandt's bat |
Myotis brandtii |
Vulnerable |
Rare |
|
|
Natterer's bat |
Myotis nattereri |
Vulnerable |
Scarce |
Relatively few records in Greater London.
Most central location is Highgate Wood and Hampstead Heath, otherwise
Richmond and Hounslow and other outer London Boroughs. |
|
Daubenton's bat |
Myotis daubentoni |
Not Threatened |
Frequent in certain areas |
Relatively common and strongly associated
with ponds, lakes & rivers. Roosts in trees have been found on
Wimbledon Common and Ruislip Woods, and another is believed to be in
Crystal Palace Park. |
|
Serotine |
Eptesicus serotinus |
Vulnerable |
Rare |
Serotines are found in outer London
Boroughs especially Bromley, Havering, Sutton and Richmond. Roosts are
known from Bromley and Teddington, and are suspected in Sutton. |
|
Noctule |
Nyctalus noctula |
Vulnerable |
Widespread |
Regularly recorded throughout Greater
London. A number of tree roosts have been found at sites including Crystal
Palace Park, Regents Park and Ruislip Wood. |
|
Leisler's bat |
Nyctalus leisleri |
Vulnerable |
Scarce |
A few Leisler's bats have been recorded in
the Greater London area, and the species appears to be most frequent in
the east. A roost was found in the Aveley area just outside Greater London
in 1987, and two dead bats were found in Highgate Woods in 1986. |
|
Pipistrelle |
Pipistrellus pipistrellus
P. pygmaeus |
Not Threatened |
Common |
Recently split into two species, the
pipistrelles are by far the most common bats in the UK and both species
are widespread in Greater London. |
|
Nathusius's pipistrelle |
Pipistrellus nathusii |
Rare |
Rare |
Only recently confirmed as a UK breeding
species, but there are bat detector records from Lesnes Abbey Woods and
the Wetland Centre at Barnes. One was found in the City in 1989, and two
were found in a bat box in Hounslow in Summer 2000. |
|
Brown long-eared bat |
Plecotus auritus |
Not Threatened |
Scarce |
Brown long-eared bats are fairly secretive
and so are probably under-recorded in Greater London. Roosts are known
from Bexley, Bromley, Hounslow, Wandsworth, Kensington & Chelsea,
Barnet, Richmond. |