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Spooky, nocturnal creatures heavily associated with vampires and witchcraft, bats are the only true flying mammal. With 17 different species across the UK, bats are crucial to insect control and pollination.

This book explores many of the species living in the UK looking at their physiology, as well as the threats to bats and their inclusion in myth and legend.

Nature Book series: 

The Puffin Book

The Badger Book

The Hedgehog Book

The Robin Book

The Red Squirrel Book

The Bee Book

The Owl Book

The Fox Book

The Hare Book

The Native Pony Book

The Beaver Book

The Otter Book

The Water Vole Book

The Frog Book

The Crow Book

The Butterfly Book

Hugh Warwick is an ecologist and writer. In April 2014 Reaktion Books published his illustrated monograph on the iconography of the hedgehog and his later book Linescapes (2017) investigates the impact that the lines we make have on the capacity of wildlife to thrive. Hugh is also the author of The Hedgehog Book, published in September 2020. In addition to writing, Hugh has also engaged in public speaking, from primary schools to postgraduate research groups via the WI and Wildlife Trusts. Hugh is based in Oxford.