The Cleveland Bat Group is a voluntary organisation set up in 2017 by Tees Valley Wildlife Trust and the Bat Conservation Trust.
The Heritage Lottery Project funded the East Cleveland Batscape project which led to the formation of the Cleveland Bat Group.
There are more than 100 local bat groups in the UK. Bat groups are made up of dedicated volunteers and are the mainstay of bat conservation in the UK, undertaking vital front-line conservation work.