BBC: A species of bat never seen before in the UK has been discovered in caves in Yorkshire and Sussex. Myotis alcathoe, or Alcathoe’s bat, was found in woodland in Rydedale in the North York Moors National Park and the South Downs of Sussex. The bats, which are about the size of the end of a thumb, were identified by researchers from Leeds and Sheffield universities. It is believed they could be present in other parts of Britain. The bats were found during a …