National Bat Conference

The National Bat Conference is the biggest event in the bat calendar! An opportunity to hear from experts, develop your skills and connect with bat workers from across the country - catch up with old friends and make new ones.

National Bat Conference 2025 - Booking is now open!

The next National Bat Conference will take place on 5-7th September 2025 at Durham University. Booking is now open!

In person tickets are on sale at early bird prices now until 15th June when virtual tickets will also go on sale. To register your interest in virtual tickets email conference@bats.org.uk

Click here to book your in person ticket for the conference

National Bat Conference 2025

We are excited to welcome Dr Ricardo Rocha, Associate Professor of Conservation Science at University of Oxford to give the Keynote talk.

More programme details to follow as they are confirmed. Workshop details can be found by clicking here.

We are grateful to Thermal Vision Ecology and Wildlife Acoustics for their sponsorship - other exhibiting and sponsorship opportunities are still available!

Programme

For workshop details - click here

The programme selection team are currently reviewing the abstracts submitted to put the programme together and we will share more details as they are confirmed.

As usual, the programme will include the BCT update and we will also hear from the winners of various awards including the Roost Award, the Pete Guest Award, the Vincent Weir Award and the Kate Barlow Award.

More venue details - click here

Ticket Prices

In-person tickets include attendance at the conference (including talks, workshops, panel discussion and networking), refreshments and lunch each day.

In-person early bird prices - available until 15th June

One day conference ticket only (Saturday or Sunday) BCT member £120 / Non-member £125
Weekend conference ticket only BCT member £165 / Non-member £170
Weekend conference ticket plus Saturday night halls B&B only BCT member £244 / Non-member £249
Weekend conference ticket plus Conference Dinner and Saturday night halls B&B only BCT member £299 / Non-member £304
Weekend conference ticket plus Friday and Saturday night halls B&B only BCT member £324 / Non-member £329
Weekend conference ticket plus Friday and Saturday night dinner/Conference dinner plus halls B&B only BCT member £379 / Non-member £384

In-person full prices - available from 16th June until 21st August

One day conference only (Saturday or Sunday) BCT member £135 / Non-member £140
Weekend conference only BCT member £180 / Non-member £185
Weekend conference ticket plus Saturday night halls B&B only BCT member £259 / Non-member £264
Weekend conference ticket plus Conference Dinner and Saturday night halls B&B only BCT member £314 / Non-member £319
Weekend conference ticket plus Frida359and Saturday night halls B&B only BCT member £339 / Non-member £344
Weekend conference ticket plus Conference Dinner and Saturday night halls B&B only BCT member £394 / Non-member £399

Virtual prices - available from 16th June until 28th August

One day only (Saturday or Sunday) BCT member £45 / Non-member £50
Weekend delegate BCT member £90 / Non-member £95

NB virtual tickets will include all the talks live or as recordings if you can't attend live. There will also be a choice of 3 optional hybrid workshops. It will not be possible to include virtual attendees in all the networking elements, but there will be Zoom rooms open for networking with other virtual attendees during the break if you would like.

Late booking fees - £20 - will be incurred if booking tickets after the deadlines.

Sponsorship and Exhibiting

We are grateful to our sponsors Thermal Vision Ecology and Wildlife Acoustic.

We are looking forward to welcoming the following exhibitors: