South East of England Bat Conference
Skills development workshop
Date of next conference: 21 November 2020 - online!
Due to continuing Government restrictions around COVID-19, we will be running this conference online. We hope you will be able to join us from the comfort of your own home.
If you have any questions about this or any of our events, please email the Training and Conferences Manager
South East England Bat Conference
The South East of England Bat Conference is an opportunity for volunteer and professional bat workers in the South East to spend time together (virtually this year): updating their knowledge, sharing best practice, developing their skills and catching up on the latest 'bat chat'. The day will include spotlight talks from various bat groups in the region, longer talks on projects or sharing new knowledge and a choice of practical workshops. There will also be plenty of time for catching up with batty friends or making some new batty acquaintances in online chats.
This one-day event is primarily for bat workers and bat enthusiasts who live, work, or are members of bat groups in the South East of England and the Channel Islands. The area covered is: Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Greater London, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey, Sussex and the Channel Islands.
The online delegate rate is £25 for members of BCT and Partner Bat Groups and £30 for non-members.
Co-sponsors: Lotek and Wildlife Acoustics
We are grateful to Lotek and Wildlife Acoustics for co-sponsoring the event.
Interested in co-sponsoring or being part of the virtual exhibition? Email nwebster@bats.org.uk to discuss the opportunities.
Programme
The programme includes:
- An update on the work of the Bat Conservation Trust - Kit Stoner, BCT
- Thinning of Harwood - Jon Whitehurst, Isle of Wight Bat Group
- The search for the elusive greater horseshoe bat in Kent - John Puckett, Kent Bat Group
- Jersey Bats - Amy Hall, Jersey Bat Group
- Bats in Churches Project - Claire Boothby, BCT
- More high definition thermal imaging of Bats - Ian Baker
- Five minute bat group spotlight sessions will be scheduled between the main talks during the day
- A Priorities Discussion Session for Bat Conservation in the South East of England
There will be a choice of 90 minute workshops including:
- The impacts of bats on church interiors (Honor Gay)
- Organising and hosting online meetings and events via Zoom (Naomi Webster)
- Introduction to sound analysis (Philip Briggs)
- Efficiency and effectiveness (Lisa Worledge)
- Planning trapping surveys: a discussion (James Shipman)
- Citizen science, Audiomoths, JBatS and the Devon Bat Survey - tips for developing your own project - Liz Walsh, States of Jersey and Elinor Parry, Devon Greater Horseshoe Bat Project
- Bat Identification Photo Quiz (Daniel Whitby)
- Tracking solutions for bats (Sarah Deans - Lotek)
There will also be a number of virtual exhibition stands to browse through our Event app and lots of bat workers to network with in online chat during the breaks.
Timings
Arrival from 9:30am
9:45am - Welcome
5:00pm - Finish
Venue
This will be an online event using Zoom. Full details of how to attend will be provided to delegates ahead of the day.
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