Dataset Details - Bats of Northern Ireland
A dataset of sightings of bats in Northern Ireland
05/07/2016
04/10/2016
To increase knowledge of bat distribution in Northern Ireland.
A collation of data from different sources, included records from the public.
Northern Ireland
1974 to 2016
N/A
Data are only mapped at the 1km resolution to protect the location of bat roosts.
More information on the database and the Northern Ireland Bat Group can be found at http://www.bats-ni.org.uk
Northern Ireland Bat Group
Restricted (Data can be viewed on the mapping system but is not available for download)
Northern Ireland Bat Group, Bats of Northern Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, accessed 18 April 2024, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/247>
Dataset species distribution

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of species recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).
Live Map

Marine Map - 50Km

Distribution of the number of species recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
Live Map
Dataset record distribution

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records within each 10km grid square (ITM).
Live Map

Marine Map - 50Km

Distribution of the number of records within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
Live Map
Dataset Contacts
Northern Ireland Bat Group
Catherine Shields
N/A
N/A
records@bats-ni.org.uk
Records per year
Species per year
Date Statistics
Resolution No. records
Day 1490
Month 90
Year 64
Month Range 9
Day Range 5
Year Range 2
1895
2016
Record Statistics

1660

162

8

0

Resolution No. records
100m 1204
1km 432
2km 0
10km 24
50km 0
Dataset Attributes
Attribute Description
Abundance Measure of abundance of the organism recorded
County Name of administrative county within which the record was made
Record comment A comment associated with any individual record
Recorded Species
TaxonId PrefnameTaxonId Name Authority Group Rank Records
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