🦇We’re very excited to let you know that the Bat Conservation Trust has been selected to participate in the Big Give’s Earth Raise 2026 campaign. That means that every donation up to £10,000 made to our campaign during 22 – 29 April, will be DOUBLED. More info: www.bats.org.uk/the-big-give

Sonic Connexions Topic: “Too Many Voices” — acoustic challenges in monitoring large animal groups 🐦 🗓️ April 7 🕒 2 PM Boston | 3 PM São Paulo | 7 PM London 🎙️ Dr. Laura Kloepper 💬 Talk + small breakout discussions 📍 Zoom https://whoi-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/Td2bKuFKQCGVxSnlP4zyuA #bioacoustics

Find out more about how #bats 🦇 use trees by accessing our webpage and downloading this free fabulous poster www.bats.org.uk/about-bats/w... BTW - bats should never be disturbed and only licensed professionals can photograph bats in this way

Researchers used to think most bats roosted only in the forest or in human structures. But collaborations with rock climbers reveal much more about the small mammals.

Why bats matter? www.bats.org.uk/about-bats/w... Help us spread the work about the vital role #bats 🦇 play.

Word Environment Day is on 5 June 2026. When bat species and other wildlife thrive, it also benefits people. This is captured in our vision - A world rich in wildlife where bats and people thrive together

Our interactive screening map is starting to fill up. Is there a People's Emergency Briefing screening near you yet? www.nebriefing.org/screening-map If not, why not be part of the change we need, and consider hosting one? Please repost and help spread the word. #PEBuk #NEB2025 #TimeToStepUp

Unnecessary or badly designed lighting is harmful to humans and wildlife, particularly nocturnal species like #bats, as well as wasting energy. Turn off your lights for #EarthHour www.earthhour.org But also explore how to reduce light pollution all year round. www.bats.org.uk/about-bats/t...

🚨🚨Job Alert 🦇🚨🚨 Come to join my group! We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher with expertise in population genomics and bioinformatics to work on the UK serotine bats and Lyssavirus transmission project with APHA. 18 months project based @exeter.ac.uk 🦇🧪🌍🌐🧬 jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...

Collaborative scientific research by @batconservation.bsky.social, @uwebristolofficial.bsky.social and @stir.ac.uk We are committed to ensuring that conservation policy, practice and guidance are based on robust scientific evidence. www.bats.org.uk/our-work/sci...

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...

Want to understand more about the work we do at the Bat Conservation Trust, take a look at our five objectives set out in our strategy www.bats.org.uk/the-trust/ou...

Unnecessary or badly designed lighting is harmful to humans and wildlife, particularly nocturnal species like #bats, as well as wasting energy. Turn off your lights for #EarthHour www.earthhour.org But also explore how to reduce light pollution all year round. www.bats.org.uk/about-bats/t...

Collaborative scientific research by @batconservation.bsky.social, @uwebristolofficial.bsky.social and @stir.ac.uk We are committed to ensuring that conservation policy, practice and guidance are based on robust scientific evidence. www.bats.org.uk/our-work/sci...

Proposals to erode legal protections for species will be counterproductive in meeting nature recovery targets. Furthermore it will ultimately undermine our economy and our own wellbeing www.bats.org.uk/news/2026/03...

Our planet is at a tipping point, but collective action makes a difference. #EarthHour is a global movement uniting communities for the environment. Take an hour today and every day when possible to do something positive for people and the planet. https://www.earthhour.org/

The first membership magazines of 2026 have gone to print! We cannot wait for Bat Conservation Trust members to receive them. Help #bats 🦇 by becoming a member and get your magazines three times a year www.bats.org.uk/support-bats...

Want to understand more about the work we do at the Bat Conservation Trust, take a look at our five objectives set out in our strategy www.bats.org.uk/the-trust/ou...

From becoming a Bat Conservation Trust member, joining your local bat group or making your garden more wildlife friendly, there are lots of ways of supporting bat conservation. take a look at our webpage and find something that works for you www.bats.org.uk/support-bats

A magical moment when Sir david Attenborough met an Underwood's long-tongued bat. It makes us smile as much as he and we hope it does the same for you www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p... #bats 🦇 #lovebats

Whether you are staying in or going out this weekend, you can take the #BatChat #podcast with you www.buzzsprout.com/680561

Why not start planning how to take part in the #SunsetSurvey this year. Its something you can do with friends and family, it's a great way to unwind at the end of the day? Try the National Bat Monitoring Programme's Sunset Survey! www.bats.org.uk/our-work/nat...

With the weather turning a bit colder again across many parts of the UK, bats will become more sedentary but they will also be hungry. They will take every opportunity they can to emerge for an insect snack, occasionally during the day. While we wait for their proper return to the night skies ...

The first membership magazines of 2026 have gone to print! We cannot wait for Bat Conservation Trust members to receive them. Help #bats 🦇 by becoming a member and get your magazines three times a year www.bats.org.uk/support-bats...

A magical moment when Sir david Attenborough met an Underwood's long-tongued bat. It makes us smile as much as he and we hope it does the same for you www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p... #bats 🦇 #lovebats

Proposals to erode legal protections for species will be counterproductive in meeting nature recovery targets. Furthermore it will ultimately undermine our economy and our own wellbeing www.bats.org.uk/news/2026/03...

From becoming a Bat Conservation Trust member, joining your local bat group or making your garden more wildlife friendly, there are lots of ways of supporting bat conservation. take a look at our webpage and find something that works for you www.bats.org.uk/support-bats

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...

🦇Call for Abstracts! The National Bat Conference 2026 will take place 11-13 September 2026 at the University of Warwick and we're looking for abstracts. Abstracts should be submitted using the abstract submission form on this page: www.bats.org.uk/our-work/con... by end of April 2026. Please share

Whether you are staying in or going out this weekend, you can take the #BatChat #podcast with you www.buzzsprout.com/680561

With the weather turning a bit colder again across many parts of the UK, bats will become more sedentary but they will also be hungry. They will take every opportunity they can to emerge for an insect snack, occasionally during the day. While we wait for their proper return to the night skies ...

Bats in Trees. March is a great time to check PRFs (Potential Roost Features). Those in the photos likely animal damage, Deer and Grey Squirrel both like to chew the bark of sycamore . Yesterday we found 6 roosts with individual BLE, Natterers C.Pips species . #BTHK @batconservation.bsky.social

Why the Government’s latest move on nuclear is not a 'win-win approach' for species www.bats.org.uk/news/2026/03...

🚨Screenings up & down UK from April🚨 The People’s Emergency Briefing. A new film building on last year’s National Emergency Briefing. A friendlier, watch-together version that pulls no punches and inspires action. Learn more here; nebriefing.org/the-film #PEBuk

🦇Call for Abstracts! The National Bat Conference 2026 will take place 11-13 September 2026 at the University of Warwick and we're looking for abstracts. Abstracts should be submitted using the abstract submission form on this page: www.bats.org.uk/our-work/con... by end of April 2026. Please share

Tech fixes and biodiversity markets "replace doing things for a morally right reason with a transactional relationship" and may actually be making the crisis worse. -- Prof Tom Oliver of @uniofreading.bsky.social, in this new guest blog ⬇️

Why the Government’s latest move on nuclear is not a 'win-win approach' for species www.bats.org.uk/news/2026/03...

Join us for our April #WingedWednesday #webinar with Liam McGuire, Associate Professor at the University of Waterloo in Canada. 🇨🇦 🔗 www.batswithoutborders.org/webinars.html ⏰ Gentle reminder to check local timezones due to clock changes in some areas 😊 #bats #batconservation #migration

New paper alert: >80k nacelle-height recordings and stereo-thermal 3D tracks show that bats sing in the rotor-swept zone and circle turbine nacelles. We need smarter, species-sensitive curtailment that aligns both climate and biodiversity goals. #Bats #Conservation 🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s420...

🦇 Booking has now opened for the South West of England Bat Conference 2026, which is being held on the 25 of April at North Devon College (Petroc). An opportunity for anyone interested in bats to spend time together. For more information and to book visit: www.bats.org.uk/our-work/con...

🦇 New research from Connecting People and Landscapes in a Changing Climate - Research from BCT’s farming project offers insights into how climate change affects dormice. Read all about it here: www.bats.org.uk/news/2026/03...

Connecting people and landscapes in a changing climate www.heritagefund.org.uk/projects/con...

Glue traps should never be used outdoors or in and around bat roosts. They are very dangerous to bats, other wildlife and even pets, often leading to a cruel death. If you do find a bat in a sticky trap please follow the advice on our website www.bats.org.uk/advice/help-...

Bats do sometimes come out during the day, this can be through disturbance but can also be to try and feed on some insects. After a winter of hibernation or torpor, fat reserves are running low and there are still very few insects flying in the cold nights. We hope this bat managed to get a snack

Donations support our work, which is driven by a vision of a world rich in wildlife where bats and people thrive together. From doing scientific research to informing and educating more people about why bats conservation matters, it's only possible because of you www.bats.org.uk/support-bats...

Connecting people and landscapes in a changing climate www.heritagefund.org.uk/projects/con...

🦇 Booking has now opened for the South West of England Bat Conference 2026, which is being held on the 25 of April at North Devon College (Petroc). An opportunity for anyone interested in bats to spend time together. For more information and to book visit: www.bats.org.uk/our-work/con...

Applications for the Living Alongside Bats in Churches Grant is still open ⛪️🦇👥 If your church would benefit from a small grant to help manage bat roost-related issues, please apply! Find out more about the grant and how to apply here: shorturl.at/ArALw Applications close: 10am, 27th April 2026.

There are no shortcuts in biodiversity monitoring. Acoustic sensors for individual species: great. Acoustic indices as biodiversity indicators: trash. New paper by Sugai et al. 🧪🌍🌐

Excited to share our new paper coming out of the Connecting People and Landscapes partnership on seasonal changes in hazel dormouse body mass in response to climate and land cover. With @batconservation.bsky.social and @ptes-org.bsky.social (photo: Clare Pengelly) 🌐🌍🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...