The Bat Conservation Trust is proud to be a partner in the Nature and Wellbeing Act campaign

25th March 2015

Bat Conservation Trust is joining The Wildlife Trusts, the RSBP and many other partner conservation organisations to campaign for nature to be at the heart of government policy.

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Sparrows Green Studio's bat scarf raised almost £700 for Bat Conservation Trust

25th March 2015

Sparrows Green Studio has raised £690 for the Bat Conservation Trust from the sales of its British hand drawn silk bat scarf, specially designed and produced for the charity.

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Vote for BCT

Vote for BCT

3rd March 2015

Cast your vote for us to win vital funds for our cause

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Release of the latest Bat Crime Report 2013

Release of the latest Bat Crime Report 2013

6th February 2015

As the latest Bat Crime report being released today shows, the overall number of bat crime allegations referred to police from BCT in 2013 was 121, down by 13 cases from 2012. The majority of these crimes were as a result of building development activity, with damage being caused to roosts identified as the most frequent offence.

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BATS AND CHURCHES – RESPONSE TO THE TIMES OPINION PIECE

3rd February 2015

An opinion piece written by Matt W Ridley in The Times on Monday 26th of January entitled “It's common sense: kill the rats, move the bats” (view it on his website HERE) presented an ill-informed picture of the serious topic of bats in churches.

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Prosecution for crimes against bats in Humberside

19th January 2015

On 8th January 2015 Dr Anthony Flinn aged 56yrs of Wroot, Humberside appeared before Lincolnshire Magistrates Court where he pleaded not guilty to destroying a bat roost and a swallows nest at his home address. The court returned guilty verdicts and Dr Flinn was fined £500 for destroying the roost, ordered to pay £600 costs and to pay a victim surcharge of £50. He was fined £100 for destroying the swallows nest.

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UPDATE - Bat Habitats Regulation Bill

19th January 2015

The Bat Habitats Regulation Bill sponsored by Christopher Chope MP had its second reading in the House of Commons on Friday 16th of January 2015. We are urging everyone who cares about bats to contact their MPs urgently.

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Bat Habitats Regulation Bill (England and Wales)

15th January 2015

We are aware of a private members bill (Bat Habitats Regulation Bill) sponsored by Mr Christopher Chope MP that will have its second reading in the House of Commons on Friday 16th January 2015. We believe that this bill is impractical and would be disastrous for bat populations.

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Conviction for bat crime in Scotland

7th January 2015

First conviction for bat crime in Scotland for several years

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