CALL TO ACTION: Sign the petition to Save Nature Now

CALL TO ACTION: Sign the petition to Save Nature Now

Nature is in trouble. In the UK, almost half of our wildlife is in long term decline, 1 in 4 mammals, including several bat species, face extinction and none of our rivers or lakes are in good health. We are one of the most nature-deprived countries in the world. We need urgent action from Government. The Prime Minister has been calling on world leaders to agree to stop nature’s decline by 2030. In just a few months, governments will come together to agree a global target to stop our natural world from being destroyed. But there’s no legal commitment to do the same here at home.

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FEB 2021 – BAT GROUP BULLETIN

We just have the latest Bat Group Bulletin in this message. This has a key date for our diaries, the South West Bat Group conference, online on 17th April 2021

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Jan 2021 Bat Group Bulletin

In this message we have: An update on the local EBLV1 positive serotine from Somerset, details of a series of online workshops from the Bats in Churches project and the latest copy of the Bat Group Bulletin

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BCT CALL TO ACTION: Environment Bill Report Stage

The Environment Bill is due to be read in Parliament starting on 26 January so please contact your MP TODAY and urge them to attend the next stage of the Bill’s process and to make sure this Bill does everything it can to reverse nature's serious decline.

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Batty new year! Online courses and request for feedback from SERC

We wish all our members a batty new year, with the hope we can resume group activities at some time this year. In the meantime our advice on bat group events remains unchanged from what we published last July. In this message we have: A request for group members feedback for the Somerset Environmental Records … Continue reading Batty new year! Online courses and request for feedback from SERC

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SW Bat Conference 2021, and December 2020 Bulletin

Two quick updates this month, the BCT have just sent us details of the virtual 2021 SW regional Bat Conference and the latest Bat Group Bulletin.

Asham old void quarry - as far as you can see to be filled into the ridge treetop level.

SBG response to Hanson Westdown Quarry expansion consultation – December 2020

The Somerset Bat Group has been asked to comment on the extension to Westdown Quarry, between Shepton Mallet and Frome. The group has sent the response copied below

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Bat group updates early December 2020

As we enter the time of hibernation in the bat world, just a few things to update you on this month.

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Bats on the telly and latest Bat Group Bulletin – 30Oct20

If anyone missed it. the BBC2 program this week "Inside the Bat Cave" comes highly recommended.

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Planning reforms – urgent request for help from the BCT – 9Oct20

BCT urgently need Somerset Bat Group members to write to their MP and ask them to speak on your behalf in order to make sure the proposed planning reforms do not undermine bat conservation and wildlife protection