Discover Your Local Bats - online workshop (NBMP)

This FREE workshop invites you to explore the wonderful world of bats! 

What you will learn

• We cover which bats are in the UK (and globally) and how you can find these amazing animals in your local area. 
• We'll help you carry out your first bat count through the Sunset Survey 
• Other ways you can continue to develop your bat surveying skills through various Surveys offered by the National Bat Monitoring Programme (NBMP).

This workshop will be run online via Zoom in partnership wtih Tayside Bat Group and is led by Jean Oudney, Myotis Bat Ecology & Tuition. 

Timings

6:30pm - 7:25pm - an introduction to bats, monitoring and our beginner-friendly Sunset Survey 

7:25 pm - 7:30pm - comfort break

7:30pm - 8:00pm -  an introduction to bat detectors, bat identification, and other surveys 

We would love to see you there even if you do not have time for the whole session, or if you feel that the first part of the workshop is enough for you.

Additional resource

Optional “Identifying Bats in Flight” booklet can be ordered (£5/£2.50 concessions), to arrive by post. This is a useful reference booklet (28-page) for beginners which provides an introduction to different types of bat detectors and patterns of sound made by bats in the field. 

If you have any questions, please get in touch with Jane Puzey, Surveys and Training Support Officer, at jpuzey@bats.org.uk

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