Somerset Bat Group was formed in 1985 to help protect bats in the county of Somerset, UK
To coincide with International Day of Biological Diversity, BCT have launched bookings for our two day Big Bat Skills Event - online! With many events cancelled or postponed at this time, we are bringing bat workers together online so they can continue to develop their skills and knowledge and stay in touch with each other.
Dear Bat Group Member, We hope you are keeping well, and staying positive in these difficult times. In this newsletter we bring you the outcomes from our first ever virtual AGM, as well as several BCT updates, and details of online training for the Bats in Churches project. Bats have been prominent in the press … Continue reading SBG May update, vAGM, SomerBat @Home, Bats & Covid-19 info
The BCT sent us this update today on Covid-19
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