Conservation in Action
There is a diverse range of work carried out - both publicly and behind the scenes - to help secure the future of the UK's bats. 
The Bat Conservation Trust works across a number of areas and is involved in a range of projects which allow it to keep track of UK bat populations, influence and inform policy, and engage professionals, such as builders, landowners and woodland managers, in conserving bats.
In this section, you can find out more about some of the projects and areas of work we are focusing on. These cut across a range of disciplines and sectors.
Here, you can find out about:
- National Bat Monitoring Programme (NBMP), which monitors populations trends for 11 species of bats.
- Biodiversity Policy & Lobbying work, involving promoting the conservation of bats through the UK's Biodiveristy Action Planning System and via policy, consultation and lobbying.
- Bats, Building and Development, which offers practical information on considering bats in developments and provides details of our work in this area. This ties closely with information in Planning and the Law
- Bat Crime Investigations project, which aims to reduce the number of bat-related crime through education, and the pursuit of prosecutions where appropriate.
- The 'Landscapes for Lessers' Project, which is working at the landscape level in Wales to address threats to the lesser horseshoe bat.
- Professional Guidance produced by BCT to encourage good practice across a range of sectors.
- Pan-European Monitoring, which is proposed for bats in underground sites across Europe, subject to securing funding.