Bat Habitats Regulation Bill Revived
17th June 2015
On Thursday the 11th of June the Bat Habitats Regulation Bill, originally presented as a private members bill on the House of Commons by Mr Christopher Chope MP, was revived by Lord Cormack in the House of Lords. Many of you rallied to the previous call to action and we are asking for your help once more since we believe this bill to be detrimental to bat conservation.
Romanian Bat Protection Association visits the National Bat Helpline
2nd June 2015
The Romanian Bat Protection Association has visited the Bat Conservation Trust offices in London to learn all about the National Bat Helpline in order to set up a helpline for bats in Romania.
26th May 2015
The Vincent Weir Scientific Award for bat research is now open and taking nominations. The closing date is 29th June 2015.
Citizen science delivers latest trends in UK bat populations
22nd May 2015
The latest results from BCT's National Bat Monitoring Programme show stable or increasing trends for the 11 bat species monitored since 1997.
New date for sound analysis training course
12th May 2015
We have now confirmed a date and venue for our Bat detector and sound analysis course
A call for action to defend nature
12th May 2015
We need your help defending nature by responding to a short online EU questionnaire. This is quick and easy to do. You can really make a difference by standing up for nature through your response and by encouraging others to do so too.
28th April 2015
The Bat Conservation Trust is pleased to announce the launch of twitter campaign #askbatpeeps on 1st May 2015.
Tribute to a greatly missed bat lover
27th April 2015
Anne Cozens has died in Wiltshire at the age of 70. Until her illness she had been a member of Five Rivers Bat Group (South Wiltshire) for whom she was Treasurer and also a member of Wiltshire Bat Group and Hampshire Bat Group.
National Bat Monitoring Programme is now squeaking (not tweeting)
27th April 2015
The National Bat Monitoring Programme (NBMP) provides exceptional information on how bats are faring in the UK, and its now on Twitter!
