Workshops

• Landscaping for Bats, Biodiversity and People - Jo Ferguson, BCT

• Using infra-red cameras for bat surveys - guidelines discussion with Jan Collins, Richard Crompton and Adrian Bicker

• Introduction to Bat Recording Manager - Justin Hall

• Introduction to Sound Analysis - Philip Briggs, BCT

An opportunity for beginners to learn the basics of analysing bat calls using call analysis software programmes

• Passive acoustic monitoring and BCT's sound classification system - Maddie Davis and Alfie Gleeson, BCT
  

An introduction to the technology involved in passive acoustic monitoring and BCT's sound classification system and how you can use them for your projects.

• Craftivism: A beginner-friendly introduction - Lil McDermaid, BCT

‘Craftivism’ is where creative skills are combined with activism to create meaningful, thoughtful advocacy for the things you care about. In this workshop, we will take you through some principles of community activism, show you some inspiration and then guide you through using the provided materials to draw, cut, stick, write or sew your way to your own piece.

• Understanding and applying the woodland roost resource concept - Ian Davidson-Watts

This workshop will describe how the woodland roost resource concept for tree roosting bats has been used to undertake impact assessments and mitigation licensing. The workshop will provide participants with an understanding of how to design the necessary surveys and develop approaches to the assessment of impacts and mitigation of woodland bat populations at a habitat level.

• Evidence and Reporting - Wildlife crime - Mark Goulding and Jan Collins, BCT

• Woodland management for bats - Sonia Reveley, BCT

Bats use trees in a variety of ways and we often consider their conservation in terms of individual trees. In this workshop, Sonia will share advice on managing woodlands to benefit bats.

• Advanced sound analysis - Philip Briggs, BCT
  

This workshop is open to all and will look at the theory of signal processing, tips on
making more precise measurements when analysing bat sounds, and species
identification including some more unusual/challenging calls. Techniques will be
demonstrated in both BatSound and Kaleidoscope. Although some knowledge of
sound analysis is helpful this workshop will also have information included for
beginners.

• Biosecurity and bats - Allyson Walsh, BCT

Develop your understanding of the biosecurity issues involved with bat conservation and how to protect the bats and ourselves from disease.

• Producing infographics to share bat-related messages - Juliet Maxted, BCT

Juliet will share advice and tips on how to turn data or other information into eye-catching and engaging infographics you can include in resources for the general public or use in reports for clients.

• Noises Off - Paola Reason

Noise is difficult and confusing: what should be measured; how do you then interpret your findings? This workshop will take you through some common situations that generate noise and consider the factors that need to be considered that might make noise disturbance.