Bat species recorded on or near the reserve
	Name	Daubenton’s bat Myotis daubentonii
	Description	A medium sized bat with tight woolly hair, pale underneath, and very large feet. Head & body 45 - 55 mm, weight 7 - 12 g, wingspan 240 - 275 mm.
	Feeding habitat	Over lakes, rivers and ponds. Emerges late, after dark
	Summer roosts	Trees, bridges, occasionally buildings.
	Winter roosts	Caves, mines and other underground sites.
	Preferred food	Small flies, especially chironomid midges, caddis flies and may flies.
	Flight pattern	Skims the surface of the water rather like a mini-hovercraft, often trawling for insects with its feet.
	Echolocation	Its fast regular calls peak at 45 - 50 kHz, sounding rather like a machine gun.
	Social calls
	Status
	Reserve	Regularly seen feeding over the lakes and along the river.
	Kent	Regularly seen feeding over waterways in good numbers, and is also frequently found hibernating, especially in dene-holes. Only one summer roost has been located in Kent.
	Britain	Fairly widespread up to northern Scotland.
	Europe	Widespread and possible increasing in parts of Europe.
	Conservation	A low level of pollution may encourage a better supply of the midges it prefers. Disturbance to hibernation sites could lead to a decline.