Many studies have demonstrated active avoidance by bats of non-native conifer plantations. We found a wide range of bat species using Sitka Spruce plantations, particularly Pipistrellus species. A high proportion of the Pipistrellus spp. captured were lactating females. Responses to local and landscape-scale habitat characteristics differed between species and foraging guilds. Increasing roost provision and maintaining thinning should benefit bat populations in plantations.