16th December 2021
Tom McOwat sadly passed away on the 27th of October 2021 but he leaves a legacy with his research findings, his wonderful art, and in all those people he enthused about bats and their conservation
A focus on helping bats for COP26
26th October 2021
The Bat Conservation Trust is releasing a free download of the spring 2021 edition of Bat News which covered the topic of climate change impact on bats
15th October 2021
The Bat Conservation Trust’s Annual Review, April 2020 - March 2021, is now published.
Licensing digital service improvement - project update
6th October 2021
Natural England have commissioned a programme of work to radically improve our licensing service through digital transformation
17th September 2021
A new initiative – Natur am Byth - to save rare species and reconnect communities with nature is getting off the ground in Wales.
25 years of International Bat Night
27th August 2021
The 28th of August 2021 marks the 25th anniversary of the International Bat Night!
‘Olympian’ bat smashes British record for long distance migration
5th August 2021
A tiny bat has been nicknamed the ‘Olympic bat’ by scientists after she beat all known British records and flew 2,018 km across Europe - one of the greatest ever known flights by a bat.
Update from the Roost Partnership
23rd July 2021
We are therefore very excited to welcome our second Partner to the scheme, Just Lead who produce the Bat Access tile (pictured below) have been working with BCT in recent months to hone their design.
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)