WELCOME TO OUR HOMEPAGE Northern Ireland is home to eight of the nine species of bats found in Ireland. All of our bats are small, shy, harmless mammals that are vulnerable to disturbance. Full protection in law makes it an offence to harm or disturb bats as well as the places where they live. For advice about bats, please look at our Frequently Asked Questions page. If you require further information or wish to report bats please contact Lynne Rendle. Sick, injured or orphaned bats need specialist care -click here for more information. Click here to download our leaflet (pdf) More web sites about bats are listed on our Links page. We hope you find this site interesting and helpful - if you experience any broken links or problems with these pages, please report them to the WEBMASTER.