All set up at Deepdale Farm, it's a lovely day come and say hello! #OpenFarmSunday

The wildlife crime project works in partnership to reduce the level of bat-related crime in the UK. www.bats.org.uk/our-work/wil...

By naturally controlling populations of some insects that damage crops, bats reduce the need for chemical pesticides, helping farmers save money and also supporting a healthier environment. www.bats.org.uk/about-bats/w...

Come and see us at Burnham Deepdale this Sunday! deepdalefarm.co.uk/open-farm-su...

Discover Your Local Bats - Free online workshop with @batconservation.bsky.social this Friday: www.tickettailor.com/events/bctevents/2145255

🦇 @plantlifeuk.bsky.social #NoMowMay Movement is back for 2026! May is the time to pack away your lawnmower and let your garden grow a little wild; even if it's just a small patch. This encourages insects which bats and other wildlife rely on!

Fascinating behaviour!

🦇 Today is the perfect evening to take part in our #SunsetSurvey and record bats and other wildlife that you find. All you have to do is spend 1h in your garden or local park around sunset and record what wildlife you encounter : www.bats.org.uk/our-work/nat...

How low can you go?!🦇🌳 @Battreehabitatkey During a survey in October 2025, Vicky Rusby found an Acer pseudoplatanus with a low-level, butt-rot feature containing a sleepy Plecotus auritus. www.facebook.com/share/p/17cr...

🦇 Thank you to everyone who pre-ordered 'Bat Emergence Surveys using Night Vision Aids – A Technical Guide for Professional Ecologists'. The guide will be with you later on today. The associated case studies are not quite ready but will be added next week!

🦇 If you are interested in learning more about bat surveys or improving your bat sound ID skills have a look at the range of workshops the bat monitoring team offers: www.bats.org.uk/our-work/nat...

🦇 Learn how to protect bats while working with trees with our 'Bats and Arboriculture – Scoping Surveys for Arborists' course. Online over two afternoons on 30 April and 7 May (1:30pm - 5:30pm). More info and to book here: www.bats.org.uk/our-work/tra... . 📷 Brown long-eared bat (c) Hugh Clark

Impacts of offshore wind farms on migratory bats in British waters - data available shows risk of offshore wind turbines along migratory pathways. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

If you've ever wondered where the term "sky puppy" comes from, look no further than the floofy & goofy Ryukyu flying fox. 🦇 ib: @rspb.bsky.social

Summer is coming! It's nearly April, we will be re-starting some of our research work next week. And if you want to get out and see some bats why not join us for a bat walk at Ranworth? Booking is open: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ranworth-bat-walk-tickets-1984864948492

To mark International Women's Day why not listen to the first ever episode of the #BatChat #podcast featuring the amazing Shirley Thompson (our Honorary Education Officer) who has worked in bat conservation for over 40 years and was awarded an MBE for her efforts www.buzzsprout.com/680561/episo...

🦇 Our advice pages are there to answer the most widely asked questions we get. From what to do if you find a bat to making your garden more bat friendly: www.bats.org.uk/advice

🦇 There are over 1,400 species of bats in the world, making up 1/5 of all mammal species and 1/4 of British mammals. Bats play an important role in many habitats around the world: buff.ly/3ubI3Cz Images (c) Jim Jourdane

🦇 If you see a pink bat falling from the sky in August in the UK, don't panic - it's only Eleanor, our Fundraising Officer, doing her sky dive 😂. On a serious note - thank you for raising funds for bats! Over £400 reached already. Please cheer her on and donate: www.justgiving.com/page/eleanor...

It's a mild evening and it definitely feels like #Spring. Lots of bats out and about early this evening. 🦇

We have raised £300! Come and join us to make a real difference and have the chance of winning great prizes. www.communityatheartlottery.com/support/norf...

Some good bat news worth celebrating 🎉 From cave conservation, to breakthroughs in research, and "Nectar Corridors", all these accomplishments add up to one big win for bats! But these are just the headlines. Head to our latest blog post to read the full story and learn more about these initiatives.

🦇Through our eLearning platform we are pleased to offer new courses, modules and other educational content that can be purchased and completed at any time. From courses to beginners through to courses for those who work with bats. Find the course for you here: www.bats.org.uk/our-work/tra...

A broken wrist won't stop NNBG's Jane from her underground hibernation checks. A full day today with Susie & Lucy who couldn't stop her. #Dedication #BatHero 🦇 (Photos @lucyhadingham.bsky.social )

The weather is pretty horrible but this Natterer's bat is cozy. 🦇 More hibernation checks this weekend.

It's thanks to bat groups and other national bat monitoring program citizen scientists that we can monitor how 11 out of our 18 resident bat species are doing www.bats.org.uk/news/2025/05... To find and get involved with your local bat group visit this webpage www.bats.org.uk/support-bats...

🦇Bats are a vital part of the UK’s biodiversity. Because they rely on clean water, abundant insects, connected habitats and safe roosts, they are highly sensitive to environmental change. This makes them useful indicators of biodiversity health across the UK. www.bats.org.uk/about-bats/w...

Another busy week of hibernation checks in North Norfolk! We monitor many known hibernation sites for the @batconservation.bsky.social National Bat Monitoring Programme. We found lots of Daubenton's & Natterer's bats still underground. Thanks to all our intrepid volunteers. 🦇

Don’t miss out! *TONIGHT* at 7pm 🦇

Tonight, Weds 4th Feb 7pm. 🦇

A link to join online has now been sent out to our mailing list.

🦇 Through our eLearning platform we are pleased to offer new courses, modules and other educational content that can be purchased and completed at any time. We are in the process of developing more courses and modules for this site so check here for updates: www.bats.org.uk/our-work/tra...

🦇 We are lucky enough to have 18 species of bat in the UK, 17 of which are known to be breeding here - that's almost a quarter of our mammal species. Learn more about each unique species here:

We don't get Horseshoe Bats in Norfolk, but it's great to hear about bat work in other parts of the UK. Join us and Nick Downs from Natural England this Wednesday, 7pm. 🦇

Thank you to everyone raising donations for Norfolk & Norwich Bat Group with #easyfundraising! Not joined? Sign up & when you shop online, they’ll donate to us. It's free, shopping won't cost extra - the brands will donate, not you! Sign up today: join.easyfundraising.org.uk/nnbg/RBKZLT/...

Thank you so much @applewildlife.bsky.social for a very interesting talk on moths, and thanks to everyone who came along. For our next talk will be back to bat appreciation! 🦇

Join us tomorrow night - Friday 23rd January!

Coming up next week! Friday 23rd January 7pm, Sprowston Diamond Centre. Bats About Moths - Celebrating the Wonder and Diversity of Norfolk's Moths with Dave Appleton (@applewildlife.bsky.social). Hope to see lots of you there.

The speaker for the next NNNS talk will be Dr Stuart Newson, who will be talking about how developments in sound recording and technology can contribute to monitoring and conservation. It's on Tue 10th Feb 2026 at 19:30, free to attend and all welcome. norfolknaturalists.org.uk/wp/events-pa...

A date for February's diary!

Great work from Rich Flight drawing together what we know about bat box occupancy check it out on his website. Bat Box Occupancy Preliminary Results - www.flightecology.co.uk/bat-box-occu...

Thank you so much to Helen and everyone who joined us last night for a very interesting talk on Water Voles. Up next moths! Dave Appleton will join us for our AGM on Friday 23rd January at 7pm. Sprowston Diamond Centre.

Some really useful guidance here for those who use iNaturalist and would like their records to be useful at a local and national level. Changing the record licence and using the life stage in particular can make a record more useful

This Wednesday!

Two talks coming up this month.

Wintery weather didn't stop Susie, Josh & Lucy kicking off this January's hibernation checks. Two sites down! Not as many bats as we had hoped but still nice to see a few Daubentons and a Natterer's. 🦇

Wintery weather didn't stop Susie, Josh & Lucy kicking off this January's hibernation checks. Two sites down! Not as many bats as we had hoped but still nice to see a few Daubentons and a Natterer's. 🦇

Happy New Year! Hope lots of you will join us for events in 2026. First up, we will welcome Helen Booth, who is going to share her extensive knowledge of Water Voles. Wednesday 14th January at 7:30 pm at Sprowston Diamond Centre, School Ln, Sprowston NR7 8TR (Change of venue from last year!)

Looking for a new look for 2026? Check out the full range of t-shirts, hoodies, tops and totes. There are lots of styles and colours to choose from. Every item helps start a conversation about bat conservation and every sale helps to raise much needed funds bats.teemill.com #bats🦇

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