(Eptesicus serotinus)

The much larger Serotine bat favours downland areas and grassy meadows and pastures, flying low to catch its  chafer and dung beetle prey. All known maternity roosts in Kent are in buildings, most built at the turn of the twentieth century with steep pitched roofs. Twenty years of active biodiverse meadow restoration along the North Downs has probably been the salvation of this species in East Kent.