Events and training

Whether you are a bat-beginner or an expert you are sure to find an event for you in the listing below. Year round the Bat Conservation Trust, local bat groups as well as conservation and community organisations arrange bat events across the UK  from training courses  to bat walks for families. 

Highlights in 2013:

International Bat Night a nationwide celebration of bats coordinated by BCT over the last weekend of August

National Bat Conference the biggest event in the bat calendar

Regional Bat Conferences in England in the North and South West

Discover batty things happening near you!

If you are organising bat event please add it to the list (subject to approval).

Upcoming bat events

1. Half-term Fun Family Bat Trail - Devon

   Join our fun batty half term events at Torbryan Church in South Devon. Churches and bats go hand-in-hand, so what better place to go on a bat hunt? Solve the clues to find the bats for the chance to win a prize! Free family fun for all.
   

   England - South West

   When?
   Start: 25/05/2013 10:00
   End: 01/06/2013 17:00

2. National Bat Monitoring Programme Field Survey Workshop

   A classroom session will be followed by a practical bat detecting session.

   England - East of England

   When?
   Start: 25/05/2013 19:00
   End: 25/05/2013 22:30

3. Bat Walk

   A guided walk looking for bats in Birkenhead Park

   England - North West

   When?
   Start: 28/05/2013 09:00
   End: 28/05/2013 10:30

4. Surveying for bats

   -Identifying survey objectives -Planning surveys, including desktop & scoping surveys
   -Planning & costings
   -Identifying appropriate survey
   techniques to meet survey objectives
   -Survey skills & field signs, including
   droppings -Building construction & architectural terms -Case studies & practical roost visits

   England - South West

   When?
   Start: 28/05/2013 10:00
   End: 29/05/2013 10:00

5. Introductory bat detector workshop South West

   A classroom session will be followed by a practical bat detector session.

   England - South West

   When?
   Start: 28/05/2013 19:15
   End: 28/05/2013 22:30

6. Introductory bat detector workshop

   A classroom session will be followed by a practical bat detector session.

   England - South East

   When?
   Start: 28/05/2013 19:15
   End: 28/05/2013 22:30

7. Half-term Family Bat Trail - Gloucester

   Join the fun of our batty half term events at St. Nicholas Church in the heart of Gloucester. Churches and bats go hand-in-hand, so what better place to go on a bat hunt? Solve the clues to find the bats for the chance to win a prize! Free family fun for all.

   England - South West

   When?
   Start: 29/05/2013 11:00
   End: 01/06/2013 15:00

8. Wales Bat Conference 2013

   Wales Bat Conference 2013 - In a joint venture between Dyfed Bat Group and Bat Conservation Trust (Wales), we invite you to join us at the for an exciting and informative weekend.

   Wales

   When?
   Start: 31/05/2013 18:00
   End: 02/06/2013 16:00

9. Bat Fest 2013

   Join the Bat Conservation Trust and the Natural History Museum as we join forces to educate the world about bats. This free event is filled with fun things to do and explore.

   England - South East

   When?
   Start: 01/06/2013 12:00
   End: 02/06/2013 16:00

10. National Bat Monitoring Programme Field Survey workshop

    A classroom session will be followed by a practical bat detector session.

    England - North East

    When?
    Start: 03/06/2013 19:30
    End: 03/06/2013 22:45

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