Somerset Bat Group was formed in 1985 to help protect bats in the county of Somerset, UK
As a valued Bat Conservation Trust (group) supporter we would like to let you know that bookings for the National Bat Conference 2020 will open to the public on Friday 20 March, however we would like to offer you the opportunity to book your place 48 hours ahead of public bookings opening as we think our keynote speaker is going to be very popular this year.
The BCT have sent round this urgent call for everyone to email their MP before 26th Feb, to help Bat Protection
2020 is going to be a crucial time for bat conservation and your MP will have an influential part to play in ensuring that bats and other wildlife remain protected under new legislation post-Brexit.
Today the BCT sent us some questions that members might like to consider asking our potential MP's
Update from the BCT on 8th Nov "Thank you for supporting our Environment Bill campaign. We are grateful to everyone who took the time to email their MP and forward their response to us. If you have received a reply and haven’t yet forwarded it, please do send it to comms@bats.org.uk. The general election means … Continue reading URGENT CALL FROM BCT – PLEASE EMAIL YOUR MP before 28Oct19
Latest info from the BCT: BCT Bat e-Bulletin, Bat Workers Forum 2019, Pete Guest Award 2019
BCT are running a introductory bat detector workshop in Weymouth, Dorset on Friday July 12th
Alcathoe in Cave near Bradford on Avon
Noctule bats reveal mothers guide juveniles to roosts but not food
Interesting new paper published by University of Bristol today: A genus of deaf moth has evolved to develop an extraordinary sound-producing structure in its wings to evade its primary predator the bat. The finding, made by researchers from the University of Bristol and Natural History Museum, is described in Scientific Reports today. More info: https://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2019/february/deaf-moth.html