Bats, sound and science: Lia Gilmour interview part 2

Bats, sound and science: Lia Gilmour interview part 2

7th February 2024

In this interview, BCT’s Research Manager Dr Lia Gilmour explains the links between the science of sound and bat conservation, how she became a bat scientist and what it's like working at BCT.

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Newport company fined for demolition of bat roost

Newport company fined for demolition of bat roost

23rd January 2024

A company in Newport have been fined £2605 for illegally destroying a building where common pipistrelles were roosting.

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Bats declined as Britain felled trees for colonial shipbuilding

Bats declined as Britain felled trees for colonial shipbuilding

14th December 2023

Bat numbers declined as Britain’s trees were felled for shipbuilding in the early colonial period, new research shows.

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AI and audio-identification of bats: Lia Gilmour interview part 1

AI and audio-identification of bats: Lia Gilmour interview part 1

29th November 2023

Learn about BCT’s cutting-edge audio-identification work in this interview with our Research Manager, Dr Lia Gilmour.

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BCT win AWS UK Imagine Grant

BCT win AWS UK Imagine Grant

28th November 2023

BCT wins AWS UK Imagine Grant for our acoustic survey tool, BCT’s SCS, which will address urgent need to upscale bat surveying.

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BCT’s Wildlife Crime Project Officer Mark Goulding wins WWF Partner of the Year

BCT’s Wildlife Crime Project Officer Mark Goulding wins WWF Partner of the Year

30th October 2023

BCT's Wildlife Crime Project Officer Mark Goulding wins WWF Partner of the Year award.

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New funding to help us defend nature recovery policy

New funding to help us defend nature recovery policy

24th October 2023

With pressure on environmental policies in the run up to a General Election, funding from John Ellerman Foundation means BCT can continue to work to safeguard legal protections.

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New regenerative farming project

New regenerative farming project

18th October 2023

Connecting People and Landscape in a Changing Climate project gets funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to bring wildlife, farmers and communities together to create better outcomes for all.

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