Nature and business are not at war
20th October 2022
We want a thriving sustainable economy which benefits from ecosystems services, where people have access to food, housing and nature on their doorsteps
A world rich in wildlife where bats and people thrive together
10th October 2022
In August we launched an 'URGENT call for help campaign' asking for your help to demand that government maintain the legal protection for bats. Here is an update.
Open letter to PM on environmental deregulation
4th October 2022
Bat Conservation Trust is one of 78 organisations who have joined together to write an open letter to the Prime Minister raising our concern about the trajectory the government is taking and urging her to stop environmental deregulation which will harm people, planet and economy.
A broken government pledge to the next generation
28th September 2022
Crime and Policing Bill - impact on environmental protest
25th February 2022
The Bat Conservation Trust is among 32 signatories urging MPs in the House of Commons to back amendments in the House of Lords that would remove powers to curtail protest from the government’s police and crime bill.
Concerns about the 7th Quinquennial Review
7th July 2021
BCT has signed an open letter to express our concerns over the change to the eligibility criteria by which species will be included on Schedules 5 and 8 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act (WCA)
What's in a word? - Help bats with the power of one word
16th June 2021
We are calling on our supporters to join us and raise their voices after the Government published a weakly worded amendment to the Environment Bill that no longer sets a target to halt nature’s decline.
‘Supporting housing delivery and public service infrastructure' Consultation
26th January 2021
BCT concerned about a recent consultation entitled ‘Supporting housing delivery and public service infrastructure'
Proposed changes to the planning system – BCT consultation response
28th October 2020
We recognise the need for more affordable housing, but any reform of the planning system needs to be done in a way that is sensitive to the needs of local communities and avoids impacts on the environment and wildlife.
