Bat Surveys for Professional Ecologists: Good Practice Guidelines (3rd edition)
12th February 2016
We are pleased to confirm that hard copies will be available for purchase from NHBS next week (week beginning 15th of February 2016).
10th February 2016
During the busy summer months (May to September), when bats have their pups and the young are learning to fly, the Bat Conservation Trust (BCT) runs an Out Of Hours (OOH) helpline to cover evenings and weekends. The OOH helpline relies on volunteers like you to answer emergency calls, it would simply be impossible without your help.
Worcestershire conviction for bat crime
6th February 2016
On Friday 29th January 2016 at Worcester Magistrates Court man pleads guilty of destroying the breeding or resting place of Myotis bats.
Bat Species of the Year 2016 revealed
26th January 2016
BatLife Europe has announced Bat species of the Year 2016. After announcing three contestants in 2015 common pipistrelle, Daubenton's bat and Noctule the chosen species was the Noctule (Nyctalus noctula)!
Bat Habitats Regulation Bill UPDATE 2016
22nd January 2016
Further to our previous post about the revival of the Bat Habitats Regulation Bill in the House of Lords on the 11th of June 2015. The Bill had its first reading in the House of Commons on the 6th of July and is now expected to have a second reading on the 5th of February.
Our Nature is still under threat, but you can make the difference
20th January 2016
The Nature Directives are, yet again, under threat as they will be put to a vote in the European Parliament in the first week of February.
BCT supports the call to create a Charter for Trees
14th January 2016
Bat Conservation Trust is delighted to announce that we have joined forces with over 40 other organisations to support the Woodland Trust campaign to celebrate the value of our trees and woods and secure their future by creating a new Charter for Trees, Woods and People.
National Bat Conference Bookings are now open
8th January 2016
Book by the 1st of April to get your early bat discount
Breathable Roofing Membranes - Update
4th January 2016
Update on the issue of Breathable Roofing Membranes