Bat Conservation Trust

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Have you booked your place for the Conservation & Technology Conference? 6 September 2019, University of Nottingham. Keynote by Professor Kate Jones and speakers from BTO British Trust for Ornithology , ZSL and more. More information and booking: https://t.co/RXTS2x8QV6?amp=1

In case you missed Morgan Hughes from the Birmingham & the Black Country bat group being interviewed about bats 🦇 by Caroline Martin on BBC WM 95.6 yesterday - have listen here (from 1 hour 40 minutes in):

A cute video of some bat pup's to finish off the day! :)

Bats are a vital part of our native wildlife but sadly they are still misunderstood and undervalued by many. Bats account for almost a third of all mammal species in the UK and are good indicators of the environment we all rely on. We need your help to achieve our vision of a world rich in wildlife where bats and people thrive together

Bat Story Circulating in the Media. We are aware that there are a number of articles circulating relating to an incident of a child coming into contact with a bat.
Read our full statement here: https://www.bats.org.uk/…/bat-story-cir culating-in-the-media

Nils Bouillard is a young bat conservationist travelling the world to see bats and raise awareness. You can read more about this project, aka The Big Bat Year here: https://www.bigbatyear.com/!
He was at Bat Conservation Trust sharing his experience so far and here are some photos of his presentation. Thank you Nils!

Bats regurgitate nectar for their babies—a new discovery

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All pages are now up and running! You can now sign up for surveys here: https://nbmp.bats.org.uk/Membership/Creat eAccount.aspx and/or submit your results here: https://nbmp.bats.org.uk/Membership/Login .aspx…

Some of the National Bat Monitoring Programme pages in our website are having a tough Monday and are not working. We are working to get these up and running asap!
Thank you for those who messaged us to let us know. Watch this space for updates.

Make sure you keep up to date with this wonderful blog 'Adventures in Bat Science', written and illustrated by Maisy. This new post talks about the wonderful tent-making bats

This weekend is the official Sunset/Sunrise Survey weekend and we would like as many people as possible to record bats (and other nocturnal wildlife) in their local area.
Download a survey form and enter your results at https://bit.ly/2S9sx6M

Anyone fancy taking one of these cuties home? Our cuddly brown long-eared bats all have slightly different faces (see image) so your bat will be unique. (note that none of them come with a bow, that's our very own Echo)
Adopt a Bat here: https://www.bats.org.uk/support-bats/adop t-a-bat

The bats were busy at Sydenham Hill Wood last night during a bat walk lead by Jo Ferguson (Built Environment Manager at BCT). Participants included English species champion MP for the common pipistrelle, Helen Hayes.
Lots of soprano pipistrelles flying around to a back drop of impressive street art of a brown long-eared bat by graffiti artist Louis Masai

There’s a nature crisis in the UK. Plants and wildlife in our own backyards are under serious threat – a massive 40% of the UK’s species are in steep decline. That’s why we’re supporting the Backyard Nature campaign and helping to get ALL children to spend more time enjoying and protecting nature where they live.
Find out more here: www.backyardnature.org

This weekend (13th/14th July) is the official Sunset/Sunrise Survey weekend when we would like as many people as possible across the UK to record bats (and other nocturnal wildlife) in their local area.
More information here: https://www.bats.org.uk/…/nat…/survey s/sunset-sunrise-survey

The National Bat Conference will take place in only 2 months (6-8 September 2019 at the University of Nottingham )! We have the brilliant Professor Emma Teeling giving the Keynote this year and a great range of talks and workshops. Some workshops are already fully booked so book now: https://www.bats.org.uk/…/conferenc…/ national-bat-conference .
Also, don't forget that this year we are organising a Conservation and Technology Conference on the 6th September 2019 also at the University of Nottingham ! The conference will cover a range of topics relevant for all wildlife (not just bats) and the keynote speaker will be Professor Kate Jones. You can book for this separately or together with the National Bat Conference. More details here: https://www.bats.org.uk/…/conservation- and-technology-confe…