🦇 To celebrate Dara McAnulty's new book 'A Wild Child's Guide to Nature at Night' we've partnered up with Pan Macmillan - one lucky person will get the chance to win a copy of the book + a Family Membership with us. To take part, just fill out this form : www.panmacmillan.com/a-wild-child...

🦇 Are you highly organised, self-motivated, discreet and able to communicate clearly with a range of people? We are looking for a Finance Officer, preferably part-qualified or with proven experience in the not-for-profit sector. Application deadline: 9am, 26 Sept: www.bats.org.uk/the-trust/jo...

It is good to hear this statement from Mary Creagh at #WildSummitUK: “Nature is the foundation of our prosperity.” @batconservation.bsky.social

The final talk of #NatBatConf is by Paula Reason reflecting on 30 years of being a bat consultant #NatBatConf

A call from Paula Reason to use professional judgement to make better decisions #NatBatConf

The preultimate talk of the #NatBatConf is Lucy Morrison from the University of Chester the BATMAN Project. Lucy is looking at Assessing the impact of Anthropogenic disturbance on the welfare of lesser horseshoe bats through non-invasive techniques www.chester.ac.uk/about/news/a...

Fluorescent bats!! #NatBatConf

The #NatBatConf 2025 conference photo. Thanks to all our delegates, speakers, exhibitors and sponsors (Thermal Vision and @wildlifeacoustics.com)

Habitat destruction and fragmentation is driving biodiversity decline. Dillan Hoyt has been looking at the impact of fragmentation on bats in the model system of Panama canal with sampling happening 20 years apart! #NatBatConf

Congratulations to Conor Kelleher for winning the Pete Guest Award! 🦇🦇 #NatBatConf @batconservation.bsky.social

Dani Smith is joining the #NatBatConf remotely and sharing the findings from the Connect People and Landscapes in a changing climate funded by @lotterygoodcauses.bsky.social This partnership project is working with #farmers and surrounding communities. www.bats.org.uk/our-work/pro...

Rochelle Kennedy (@bats-n-bugs.bsky.social) discussing whether mixed farming could be good for bats. #NatBatConf @batconservation.bsky.social

Our very own Naomi talking about B-attitudes! Presenting the results of a nationally representative survey to understand more about what people think of bats and why. @batconservation.bsky.social #NatBatConf

Next at the #NatBatConf is Charlotte Roemer from Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle looking at the fascinating topic of bat migration.

Really interesting talk from Emily Hill - talking about the abundance and structure of Type-C social calls at a soprano pipistrelle maternity roost as juveniles become more independent. #NatBatConf @batconservation.bsky.social

20% of the world’s plant biodiversity is only found on islands. The proportion is even higher for reptiles and bats. #NatBatConf @batconservation.bsky.social

Excited to hear from our keynote speaker today…. @ricardorocha1135.bsky.social - first up this morning speaking about using genomics to inform bat conservation under global change. #NatBatConf @batconservation.bsky.social

And we’re off! #NatBatConf2025 is declared open! @batconservation.bsky.social

Had lunch with the lovely Anne Youngman today, and saw her medal from the 100k ultra marathon that she ran to raise funds for @batconservation.bsky.social! There is still time to donate and it’s a risk free investment as you know she’s already completed the challenge! 😁🦇 lnkd.in/e5cDnMAK

So many #butterflies (and #bees and other insects) in the front garden today! 🦋🐝 @savebutterflies.bsky.social

🦇We are still looking for a Biodiversity Training Officer to support with developing, delivering, improving and promoting both in-person and online training to the woodland and built environment sectors. Deadline for applications is this Monday, 14 July at 9am.

Looking forward to joining the panel on biodiversity on Friday afternoon! 🙂🦇 @bylinefestival.bsky.social @batconservation.bsky.social

The bumbles are loving the lavender! @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social

They don’t call it the #butterfly bush for nothing! Went to bottom of garden and there were about 12 butterflies on it, three different species! See if you can spot any in my terrible photo! 😁🦋 @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Just been watching our evening primrose flowers unfurl - it’s so cool! @plantlifeuk.bsky.social

First #bat walk of the season and it was a good one! The park was absolutely alive with pips and we also got noctule and serotine! Managed to fit them all in before the short downpour! 😁🦇 @batconservation.bsky.social

Thank you so much to all of those who have already contacted their MP! We really need to keep the pressure up and numbers (and therefore votes) matter. @batconservation.bsky.social

🦇 We would love to invite you to a celebration of our 'Connecting People and Landscapes' project. We are celebrating the end of the project’s development phase. 📅 22 May, 10am – 3pm 📍Springwater Farm, Killerton Estate, Exeter 💰 FREE! Email Dani to book: [email protected]

Lots of advice on our @batconservation.bsky.social website…. But also… look at those ears!!! 🦇❤️

🦇 Looking for ideas to keep the little ones entertained this bank holiday weekend ? We have developed a range of resources including bat themed indoor and outdoor activities. Explore all our resources here:

My #bat videography has not improved since last season (!) but lovely to get over to the park for the first time (nocturnally) this year to see and hear some of our winged friends! #lovebats 🦇 @batconservation.bsky.social

🦇 Whether you've just discovered you have a bat roost, have had a known bat roost for a while or are just curious about what having bats means this page is for you: buff.ly/hB0v79Y . It's designed to help answer your questions and offer advice and support.

Really pleased to share the work we are doing on the Snetterton military building, an important hibernation site. We took over the lease in 2023. Sadly the site suffers from trespass and vandalism. #EastBatConf

Thanks @kitstoner.bsky.social for the update on @batconservation.bsky.social 's work. Keep up the good work! #EastBatConf

The final talk of the day is from Abi Gray and Sam Shelley of @norfolknorwichbats.bsky.social explaining how they are protecting hibernating #bats in Snetterton, Norfolk. #EastBatConf @batconservation.bsky.social

Looking forward to hearing more on how to engage with #churches new to #bats from Phil Parker. @batconservation.bsky.social #EastBatConf

Thank you to our sponsors of the #EastBatConf - Thermal Vision Ecology. If you’re here, do pop and visit their stand at lunch and breaks! @batconservation.bsky.social

We at @batconservation.bsky.social have signed this letter to Steve Reed and Matthew Pennycook urging them to make important amendments to the #Planning Bill. As it stands, it is not fit for purpose and could be disastrous for #nature.

Next up are Graham Hart and Lynden Reed from #Essex #Bat Group talking about the Danbury Living Landscape #Barbastelle Project. @batconservation.bsky.social #EastBatConf

Nathusius’ #pipistrelle is the most frequently observed #bat species offshore so the majority of studies focused on this species. @batconservation.bsky.social #EastBatConf

First up is @jackhooker.bsky.social talking about how to assess migration of #bat species and their interactions with offshore #windfarms. @batconservation.bsky.social #EastBatConf

Good morning to everyone from the East of England Bat Conference! It's going to be a great day. #EastBatConf

All set up in Ely for the East of England #BatConf. Hopefully see some of you later! @batconservation.bsky.social

I’m so excited! I quote regularly walk along Snakey Path/Cherry Hinton brook, always (not very) secretly hoping I will see a water vole or a grass snake I achieved my water vole a couple of years ago and today I *finally* saw a grass #snake! Beautiful! @arc-trust.bsky.social

These two biologists found purpose—and love—trying to save Nigeria's bats | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Without big changes, the Government’s Planning Bill could spell disaster for nature 🥀 The Gov has promised a win-win for building & nature, but right now the Bill doesn't deliver🏡 @richardbenwell.bsky.social explains what the Gov needs to do to make the Bill work for people and nature 👇

Lots of lovely #bird song in the park at lunch today (including my first chiffchaff of the year). And lots of #butterflies too 🙂🐦 🦋

Come join us! 🦇 @batconservation.bsky.social

We’ve talked a lot about the bat #tunnel recently. This is because we are having to push back against inaccurate rhetoric in speeches and the media. It is being used to scapegoat #bats. Or #scapebat as a colleague suggested.🦇 Read on for some facts @cieem.bsky.social @wclnews.bsky.social

🦇 The #SunsetSurvey season has begun! Are you new wildlife surveys, want something to do with family and friends, or looking for a way to unwind at the end of the day? Try the National Bat Monitoring Programme's Sunset Survey! You can take part in three simple steps (see thread 👇)