Ecological Consultancy

Consultant's Forum

Each year BCT convenes an online Consultant’s Forum, where consultants can hear about BCT’s work, submit questions, add their voice by responding to polling questions and take part in dynamic discussions on current issues arising in ecological consultancy work for bats.

The latest Consultant's Forum was held on Tuesday 21 January 2025 on Zoom from 10am - 12pm. A written update was circulated in advance and notes from the event will be shared.

The last Consultant's Forum was held in January 2023. A written update was circulated to attendees before the event and any further updates provided by the BCT team on the day. These updates can be found here. Key discussion points during the 2023 forum were bats and ash dieback, bat survey guidelines, bats and planning, legal protection for swarming bats, infra red bat survey guidelines and the Earned Recognition Project.