Whiskered bat  (Myotis mystacinus)

This species is uncommon in Britain, but it occurs throughout England and Wales, with a number of records from southern Scotland (7). Outside of Britain its distribution extends throughout much of Europe (2), but it is not particularly abundant (7).

Tends to occur in gardens, villages and parks, typically roosting in houses (2). Summer roosts are often in buildings, lofts, behind external features of houses and in bat boxes (2). Hibernation occurs in caves, cellars and tunnels (2), where they tend to hang in rather exposed sites, whereas Brandt's bats tend to squeeze into crevices and the like (5).