Are you coming to our bat party? We do have a minimum number of tickets we need to sell for the event to go ahead, so if you were thinking of coming along but haven't bought your tickets yet, please do: www.trybooking.com/uk/events/la...

Don't buy 'curiosities' made of dead bats! Online stores including Amazon and Google shop are still openly selling these items, a year after we highlighted the problem. Trade in Endangered species needs to stop. #wildlife #bats #nature 🌍 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🦇 Our #podcast #BatChat is back!! Listen to the first episode in your usual platform! We're starting this exciting new collection of interviews with our President, Chris Packham ! Steve Roe and Chris talk bats, Bills and the battle for Britain’s wildlife.

Great work @wildkenhill.bsky.social to help our bats.🦇 wildkenhill.co.uk/lime-kiln-re...

🦇 Bats need a helping hand! Whether you adopt a bat for yourself, or as a unique gift for a friend or family member, you will be making a real difference to bats in the wild. It makes for a wonderful Christmas gift too: www.bats.org.uk/support-bats...

Great fun for my children finding all the bats @norwichcastle.bsky.social today. Still one more day to check out their Halloween activities tomorrow. 🦇

Bats are brilliant! Let us know if you spot any out and about this Halloween. Remember they aren't scary. They are small fluffy and we would love you to join us and find out more about these often misunderstood little creatures! www.norwichbatgroup.co.uk/membership/

In Norfolk we have lots of historic churches providing vital homes for bats! Great to see @batconservation.bsky.social Bats in Churches project providing solutions so we can live alongside each other.🦇 BBC News - Bats are seeking sanctuary in churches www.bbc.com/news/article...

🦇Bats in Churches research reveals ancient buildings as vital wildlife refuges: www.bats.org.uk/news/2025/10... . New research from the Bats in Churches partnership project reveals that half of all Church of England churches are home to bats. In older churches that rises to nearly eight in ten.

Check out the fabulous Clark & Zuppardi who will be playing at our Christmas social. Make sure you get your tickets soon. www.clarkzuppardi.co.uk

We love these 😍 Has anyone else been getting creative this #BatWeek?

Shhhh! 🤫 A little privacy please… Right outside my office door - a common pipistrelle #bat mating roost! A male is holed-up in here (in gap between rafter & cladding) with his little harem of females. They’re quite chatty too! 🦇🦇🦇 @batconservation.bsky.social @norfolknorwichbats.bsky.social

The Planning and Infrastructure Bill, also known as the 'pay-to-destroy" Bill, is being debated again in the @houseoflords.parliament.uk. We have created a briefing outlining why this piece of legislation will undermine wildlife protection without benefiting anyone cdn.bats.org.uk/uploads/pdf/...

Thanks so much to Dan @batconservation.bsky.social for a fascinating and informative talk last night! Our winter talks will resume in the new year. Our next event will be our Winter Social book your tickets now: www.trybooking.com/uk/FLOE

Why did the barbastelle cross the road? 🤔 Well, >half of them cross within the vehicle collision zone 🚗☠️, so we may never know... YES barbastelles really are at risk of direct mortality from roads & NO "hop-overs" aren't the answer. Great bit of v useful & timely research @kezomalley.bsky.social 👏

Tomorrow, Tuesday 28th October!

🦇 Today is the start of #BatWeek, an international celebration of bats and why they matter! Find out more about bats here: www.bats.org.uk/about-bats

📢 New paper from my PhD! 🦇 Using 3D reconstructions of barbastelle bat flight paths over roads, we found that increasing canopy cover leads to lower flight heights, elevating collision risk. @vincentwt.bsky.social @sussex.ac.uk #PhD #Bats #Ecology #Conservation 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🦇 Have a look at our brand new Halloween guide: www.bats.org.uk/support-bats... . A great resource for inspiration on how to help and celebrate bats this season!

Fascinating discovery

Don't miss the first of our Winter Talks, The Evolution of Bats with @batconservation.bsky.social on Tuesday 28th October. This will be via Zoom, joining instructions have now been circulated to our members. Please get in touch if you are not a member & want to join the call. 🦇

Who likes chips? Delighted to announce that The Bucket List will be joining us for our Winter Social with their Stacked Chip Buckets! www.facebook.com/share/1ERjBB...

Daubenton's bats are now entering hibernation a month earlier than 13 years ago without increasing fat reserves, highlighting shifting survival challenges linked to climate change. doi.org/g955mn

Wow!

Our outdoor events are all over for this year, but make sure you join us for our Winter Talks, & a Seasonal Social at Swanton Morley! 🦇 Booking for our social is now open: www.trybooking.com/uk/events/landing/95684 Link for the talk will be circulated soon.

Thanks to everyone who joined us today @gressenhallfw.bsky.social, and especially Freya who brought her fabulous bat poster along to show us! What a great day! 🦇

We are all set up at Gressenhall for Apple Day! Find us down on the farm near the traction engine. 🦇

Join us for a festive celebration! Grab a drink & watch live music from the amazing Clark & Zuppardi! We'll have children's activities & crafts set up to keep them entertained whilst you natter with friends & enjoy hot food from a local food van. 🦇 Book now: www.trybooking.com/uk/events/la...

We will be at @gressenhallfw.bsky.social Apple Day tomorrow with fun rocket bats to make. Come along and say hello! 🦇

Winter Talks are back this month! What better way to celebrate Halloween than joining us for an evening to find out how bats evolved? (Please note this is a repeat of a previous talk, back by popular demand for those who missed out last time.) 🦇

Thank you to everyone who joined us on our walk at Whitlingham Country Park last night. We still found 4 species in the windy weather! 🦇

Bat walk postponed! Due to the rain forecast for tomorrow, our bat walk at Whitlingham Country Park with Pathmakers will now take place on Saturday 4th October at 6:30pm. 🦇

Remembering and celebrating Jane Goodall, one of the most impactful conservationists of our time who fought for the world’s most vulnerable species and proved to all of us that one person can make a difference. 💚

🦇It's October! What are bats up to now? More mating is taking place, and building up fat reserves is becoming crucial to survive the winter season. Bats will start looking for suitable hibernation sites, and beginning periods of torpor.

We will be @gressenhallfw.bsky.social for Apple Day. Sunday 12th October. 🦇

You read that right- there are now 1,500 official bat species known to science! The Bioko pipistrelle (𝘗𝘪𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘴 𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘢) was found on Bioko Island in Africa’s Equatorial New Guinea by former BCI Student Scholar Dr. Laura Torrent and her colleagues.

Hazards that you don't expect in rural Norfolk, we nearly caught a bongo in our harp trap! Another great night at Watatunga Wildlife Reserve. Several Nathusius' pipistrelles caught. (Video Ebonie Lambo-Hills) 🦇

Pathmakers are an organisation focussed on improving access to Norfolk's countryside for people of all abilities and backgrounds. They have put together a varied series of walks this autumn, many of them looking at wildlife. To see the full line-up and to book check www.pathmakers.org.uk/events/

🦇 Spend a day with BCT's Woodland Specialist, Sonia Reveley, and learn how to look after a woodland. Our next Bats and Woodland Management course is on 14 October! Booking deadline is 30 September: www.bats.org.uk/bats-and-woodland-management

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the bat walk at Eaton Park this evening. Great to see the noctules and all three species of pipistrelle. 🦇

This little bat enjoyed a weekend of 5* accomodation, and all you can eat mealworms with one of our bat carers. He was very hungry but soon perked up, and was safely re-released close to where he was found. 🦇

Eaton Park bat walk rescheduled for Wednesday 24th September, meet by the bandstand in Eaton Park at 6:45pm. 🦇

It's not too late to join us on a bat walk this year! How about Whitlingham Country Park Friday 3rd October? facebook.com/events/s/bat...

We are looking to reschedule our Eaton Park bat walk this week. Keep an eye on our social media and we'll let you know as soon as we have confirmed which day. 🦇

🦇 Looking for a bat-themed gift (or just want to treat yourself)? Check our pages: www.bats.org.uk/about-bats/w... All the businesses listed sell a range of products - from clothing, bat detectors, books and more - but the best bit is they donate part of their sales to our work to protect bats!

It's been a busy summer for our bat carers. This Daubenton's bat was found today clinging to a shop wall in the middle of town, looking distinctly unwell. He is now receiving food, water & a bit of TLC. If you find a bat in an odd place please call the National Bat Helpline: 0345 1300 228

Success! After nil results last week, last night on the east coast we managed to tag 10 Nathusius' pipistrelles so that we can track their movements & find out more about their migration behaviour. Thanks to our amazing team of volunteers who make this research possible. 🦇

Sitting on Cley beach this morning and what I thought was a bird landed just behind me. Soon realised it was in fact a bat. Was very mobile amongst the pebbles looking for food. After 2-3 mins it flew off. Can anyone help with ID please? Thank you. #bat #bats #batid #norfolk

Thank you to everyone who made it back to Shipdham for last night's walk. There is still time to join us on a bat walk this month. Next stop Colney. 🦇

We have a range of e-learning available from our website #NatBatConf www.bats.org.uk/our-work/tra...