🦇 Our @biggive.bsky.social campaign is now live! Every donation up to £10K will be doubled: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05... . But... for one week only!
Campaign closes at midday 29 April. All donations, big or small, make a difference. Donate today and share widely.
#EarthRaise
Our @biggive.bsky.social Earth Rise campaign launches tomorrow (Wednesday 22 April at 12pm). Every donation, up to £10,000, will be doubled and will go towards our "Echoes in the night - protecting bats for all" campaign donate.biggive.org/charity/0011...
Arrived early for the @batconservation.bsky.social SW 🦇 Conference. PippyG left on the front of the van last night. Greater Horseshoe and Barbastelle bats using the hedgerow of the campsite is a nice bonus.
Bat box checks with London Bat Group was a success! We found 1 Leisler’s bat and nine Brown long-eared bats.
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🦇 #BatsInArt #PreciousBats #BatAppreciationDay #Pekapeka #StephLusted #NewZealand
Steph Lusted
PEKAPEKA-TOU-ROA WITH KAIHUA
Sculpture; Sterling silver, 18ct yellow gold, hand carved mother of pearl shell flowers, oak
🦇 Happy #BatAppreciationDay! Bats matter across the UK and around the world. Bat species play a vital role in ecosystems, from agricultural land to tropical forests. They pollinate plants, disperse seeds and eat insects which damage crops.
More about why bats matter: www.bats.org.uk/about-bats/w...
We support @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social letter to the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs asking the government to tackle the nature crisis by accelerating policies for nature recovery. www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/its-tim...
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🦇 #BatsInArt #PreciousBats #Contemporary #American #WillEskridge
Will Eskridge
WEIRD AIN'T WRONG
Acrylic on cradled wood panel
🦇 Our response to Natural England desire to change the bat licensing system:
www.bats.org.uk/news/2026/04... .
Applications for the Living Alongside Bats in Churches Grant close at 10am on 27th April 2026 - this is a small grant aimed at supporting places of worship who are in need of help with their bat roost. To find out more see: www.bats.org.uk/our-work/bui...
🦇🌎A LOT of bats use trees for roosting but there are also many species that use rock outcrops, &cracks in cliffs as places to call home. Not all bat bios are rock climbers! (some are) so we get really excited when skilled climbers get on the bat conservation bandwagon.
wildlife.org/rock-climber...
The advice pages on our website will help answer your questions and concerns about #bats 🦇https://www.bats.org.uk/advice
A graphic containing a photo of a Natterer's bat on a tree on the left hand side. On the right hand-side, in a green gradient background, text reads 'Get ready to have your donations doubled! 22-29 April - save the date'.
🦇We’re very excited to let you know that the Bat Conservation Trust has been selected to participate in the Big Give’s Earth Raise 2026 campaign.
That means that every donation up to £10,000 made to our campaign during 22 – 29 April, will be DOUBLED.
More info: www.bats.org.uk/the-big-give
Illustrated artwork by Will Rose features a greenspace scene with a pathway, pond, trees, grass, bench, and birds in the trees including Blackbird, House Sparrows and Great Spotted Woodpecker. Wording alongside reads: The Birds in Greenspaces Survey starts 1 April. Tell us what birds use your local greenspace.
Whether it’s a park, sports field or cemetery we want you to tell us what #birds use your local greenspace!🐦🌳 Sign up to our Birds in Greenspaces survey at www.bto.org/greenspaces Just download the app, select your greenspace and log bird records!
#UKBirding #BirdingScotland #BirdingWales
Why bats matter? www.bats.org.uk/about-bats/w...
Help us spread the work about the vital role #bats 🦇 play.
Last chance to apply! Join our friendly team at BTO HQ and share your passion for birds as our new Training Officer! Apply via britishtrustforornithology.postingpanda.uk/job/849533
Unnecessary or badly designed lighting is harmful to humans and wildlife, particularly nocturnal species like #bats, as well as wasting energy. Turn off your lights for #EarthHour www.earthhour.org
But also explore how to reduce light pollution all year round. www.bats.org.uk/about-bats/t...
Cool root systems!
Glue traps should never be used outdoors or in and around bat roosts. They are very dangerous to bats, other wildlife and even pets, often leading to a cruel death.
If you do find a bat in a sticky trap please follow the advice on our website www.bats.org.uk/advice/help-...
I just think they’re neat 💁♀️
#bats #🦇
Donations support our work, which is driven by a vision of a world rich in wildlife where bats and people thrive together. From doing scientific research to informing and educating more people about why bats conservation matters, it's only possible because of you www.bats.org.uk/support-bats...
Applications for the Living Alongside Bats in Churches Grant is still open ⛪️🦇👥
If your church would benefit from a small grant to help manage bat roost-related issues, please apply!
Find out more about the grant and how to apply here: shorturl.at/ArALw
Applications close: 10am, 27th April 2026.
Screenshot of the cover of the spring 2026, issue 139 of Bat News. The cover contains a photo of Gareth Jones, a bat researcher, with his eyes closed as he is listening to the echolocation calls of a bat in his bat detector. The bat he is listening to, a ghost bat, is seen flying in the photo - an incredibly well-timed photo! The headings on the cover read: What do insect declines mean for bats? Make your roost count! Tips from BCT's Nocturnal Garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
Screenshot of the cover of the spring 2026, issue 125 of The Young Batworker - a magazine for the young bat enthusiast. The cover contains a photo of someone's feet in a pair of socks that have bat images on them. The caption reads: what is a pair of socks doing on the cover of YBW? Look inside to discover the answer. There is additional text in the image that reads: The Young Batworker is free to members of of the Young Batworkers' Club, the junior wing of the Bat Conservation Trust, and to BCT famıly members.
🦇The first membership magazines of 2026 are going to print this week! We cannot wait for you to receive them through the post or email inbox.
Here is a sneak peak of the covers 👀.
Get a subscription of our magazine(s) and help bats today by becoming a member here: www.bats.org.uk/membership/s...
A Whinchat perches on top of a plant showing its white eye stripe. Wording alongside reads: We're hiring! Training officer. www.bto.org/jobs. The BTO logo is top right of the image.
Are you a skilled birder and want to help others to improve their skills? 🐦 Apply for our Training Officer role via www.bto.org/jobs
The successful candidate will join the team at BTO HQ in Norfolk who deliver courses, both in person and online.
Application deadline: Sunday 5 April. #Ornithology
An illustrated artwork of a Woodpigeon by Will Rose on a pale background. Wording alongside reads: Birds in Greenspaces. Tell BTO what birds you encounter in your local greenspace. www.bto.org/greenspaces
Have you signed up for our Birds in Greenspaces project yet? ➡️ www.bto.org/greenspaces
Starting 1 April, we'd love to know the birds that use your local greenspaces, whether it’s a single species record or complete list, so we can discover their importance for nature and people. 🌳 🪶
Ladybugs
Squirrel basking in the sun
Lunchtime highlights 🐞 🐿️
🦇 We are recruiting a NightWatch Survey Assistant, to help bring this project to a diverse range of audiences and sacred spaces in Birmingham.
This is a part-time, fixed contract. Application deadline is 9am 30 March: www.bats.org.uk/the-trust/jo... .
Not long to go now until the Birds in Greenspaces survey starts on 1 April! Sign up to take part at www.bto.org/greenspaces
This is a UK-wide survey open to all, whether you are an experienced birder or new to nature!
Bats play vital roles in the ecosystem we all rely on, beyond that it's worth remembering Sir David Attenborough's powerful words about the natural world: "It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living.”
www.bats.org.uk/about-bats/w...
Flow chart to determine if you are a bat person. (spoiler - everybody is a bat person)
Are you a bat person? 🦇