(Nyctalus noctula)

The Noctule, another large bat, flies high and fast over trees, pasture, and marshy places. It is almost entirely dependent on trees for roosting. It uses steep dives from height to catch its insect prey consisting of chafer and dung beetles and moths. This species appears to move roosts frequently. It often uses large water bodies to forage such as Stodmarsh and Mote Park Lake. Loss of roosts due to felling of mature trees with suitable hollow trunks and limbs must have impacted the population. Modern industrial farming methods have drastically reduced insect prey availability.