Great to be at #WildSummitUK with @batconservation.bsky.social & #RethinkNature advocating for bats, other species & nature more widely!

The age of enshittenment.

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Crying as I type . . .

(with laughter)

Well said.

Such a great talk by Henry Schofield at the #NatBatConf and I have so many questions about this fascinating discovery!

And for anyone on the alternative conference hashtag #NatBatConf

Who's letting Paola retire! #NatBatConf

Lots of mention of the Planning & Infrastructure Bill over the course of the #NatBatConf2025 Please do sign-up to @batconservation.bsky.social campaign mailing list if you want to support our work challenging the anti-bat rhetoric from Government www.bats.org.uk/bat-campaign...

The second day of #NatBatConf kicks off with a talk from Oli Aylen from University of New South Wales talking about Arid zone bats and fenced conservation reserves. Oli was the 2023 Kate Barlow Award winner. The research will be published soon. www.bats.org.uk/our-work/awa...

Giles Coe is sharing his findings of using drones with thermal imaging to monitor bat roosts. #NatBatConf

Gutted not to be at the #NatBatConf2025 in person but enjoying taking part online!

Encouraging use of drone technology for bat surveys of complex buildings, lots of safety considerations but revealing results #NatBatConf

That was a great talk!

Final talk of the morning at #NatBatConf is from @annibinet.bsky.social talking about seasonal variation in bat activity levels at underground sites in Jersey

A suitcase open showing packing. There is a pile of books in the corner, a rain coat, a Magenta bat detector and various boxes

A hand holding the book Speculative Frequencies against the backdrop of a train line. The cover features a digitally altered illustration of two bats in hues of red and yellow

Speculative Frequencies is on its way to the @batconservation.bsky.social National Bat Conference in Durham (and so am I!) 🦇🦇🦇

BCT Science underpins all our conservation work #NatBatConf

Durham Cathedral lit up at night.

The annual conference 🦇 bat walk led by members of Durham Bat Group. Soprano and common pips put in an appearance, but the highlight of the walk was the talk about the work the bat group does at the cathedral. During summer, patrols go out twice a day round the cathedral ...cont. #NatBatConf

New BCT research on public perception of bats - seeing a bat in person makes people more positive towards bats, reinforces importance of public engagement involving educational bats. Look forward to seeing full results soon #NatBatConf

Rochelle Kennedy (@bats-n-bugs.bsky.social) discussing whether mixed farming could be good for bats. #NatBatConf @batconservation.bsky.social

Connor Kelleher is announced as this year's winner of the Pete Guess award recognising his contribution to bat conservation www.bats.org.uk/our-work/awa... #NatBatConf #bats 🦇

Connecting People and Landscapes title slide.

Danielle Smith of BCT talking about regenerative agriculture and community engagement as a means to conserve 9 target species (7 bats 🦇). 70% of land in the UK is agricultural land - the scheme encourages farmers to put 10% aside for nature. Species monitoring will measure impact.

#NatBatConf

Our very own Naomi Webster is talking about an attitude survey which we have been carrying out. The survey assessed the attitude, knowledge and opinion of #bats. Its results are top secret but we will be publishing the results soon. #NatBatConf

The #NatBatConf brings together the whole bat conservation community. It's an opportunity to share knowledge, create new cooperations and generally get together.

Domestic cats have a significant impact on bats globally and particularly on islands @ricardonature.bsky.social #NatBatConf For advice see www.bats.org.uk/about-bats/t...

The downside of #IBRC2025 is having to choose between four parallel sessions! I want to listen to ALL the talks 🦇❤️🦇

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Excited to be heading off to #IBRC2025 later this week!

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Planning and Infrastructure Bill - ask your MP to stop this licence to kill Ask your MP to prevent the Planning and Infrastructure Bill from causing irreversible damage The government’s Planning and Infrastructure Bill is moving through Parliament right now. It includes propo...

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