7th August 2024
Our response to The Spectator's Beware the bat police article which suggests bats are over-protected.
22nd July 2024
News outlets have published articles on an increase in malnourished bats, and linked this rise to wet weather and a decline in insects. BCT will continue to build the best possible evidence base to focus our work and shape the advice we give.
Community science, surveys and bats: Parvathy Venugopal interview
18th June 2024
Interview with Dr Parvathy Venugopal, BCT's Survey Officer, on why community science and surveys makes a difference for people and bats.
NBMP annual report 2023: Worrying signs of change
30th May 2024
Latest NBMP report on UK’s bat species shows worrying signs of change which require more data collection to understand.
Bats and beyond campaign to support our scientific research
17th April 2024
We are launching the ‘Bats and beyond: supporting the next generation’ fundraising campaign to raise a minimum of £20,000 for scientific research
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.
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.
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.
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.
