Professional Guidance and good practice
The Bat Conservation Trust encourages people working with bats, or those who might come into contact with bats or their roosts during their daily lives, to follow good practice.
We have worked with organisations and individuals across many sectors to develop a range of guidance to help you conduct your business or perform your work with consideration for bats.
Current good practice guidance:
Woodland Management for Bats
Aimed at anyone who owns or manages trees. It is applicable to wooded landscapes such as parks, large estates, National Parks, woodland reserves and commercial forests managed for timber, tourism or game. Published by the Forestry Commission for England and Wales, in partnership with BCT, CCW and English Nature (Natural England). Download Woodland Management for Bats
Bat Surveys - Good Practice Guidelines
Provides a guide to the type and level of survey required for different habitats, in order to adequately ascertain their use by bats. These guidelines were developed with input from experts in the field and they provide the best current thinking on bat surveys.
RRP: £19.99 (BCT Members will receive a 50% discount - if you are not already a member, join BCT online now to qualify for the discount).
Ordering / Downloading
The printed version of the publication is available for purchase from NHBS.
The electronic version of the publication is available to download free of charge, however, we do ask that you provide your details.
Download Bat Surveys - Good Practice Guidelines.
Bat Care Guidelines - A Guide to Bat Care for Rehabilitators 
These guidelines were developed to provide veterinary practices and new rehabilitators with practical advice that can be used when treating bats brought into their care. The guidelines contain basic information on all aspects of a bat's rehabilitation and refer the reader to further sources for a more detailed explanation.
If you are a veterinary practice or a new rehabilitor and would like a copy of the guidelines please email Helen Miller.
Invertebrate Trapping for Bat Rehabilitation
Developed by BCT, in consultation with Natural England, CCW, the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC), local bat group members, Butterfly Conservation, Buglife and the Amateur Entomological Society. Download Invertebrate Trapping for Bat Rehabilitation
Bats and Lighting in the UK
Produced by BCT in partnership with the Institution of Lighting Engineers (ILE), this document is suitable for both bat workers and lighting engineers. It is now available as Version 2 and it is expected to undergo further updates as knowledge from ongoing research and changes in lighting technology develop. Download Bats and Lighting in the UK
Specialist Support Series
Bats, Development and Planning in England
Bats and the Law - Handy quick reference guide for batworkers