Can we start a campaign to get a bat 🦇 on a bank note? Almost a quarter of UK mammal species are bats yet they are often overlooked!
What do you think @batconservation.bsky.social ?
BBC News - Wildlife to replace historical characters on banknotes
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
An orphaned pup that was in our care.
The insert photo is the day he arrived; very underweight, dehydrated and scared.
The main photograph is the day he went off to crèche at the right weight for his age, happy and confident ❤️🦇
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Tonic immobility aka "playing dead" can happen when an exhausted bat feels threatened. It's one way to make a predator lose interest. This little guy doesn't yet know I'm his friend. #yougotafriendinme #batcare #lovebats
🦇 Happy World Book Day!!! What is your favourite bat-related book?
We are very lucky for the support of some lovely book authors who donate part of their sales to our to help bats. Visit this page to discover some bat books: www.bats.org.uk/support-bats...
Bats provide critical ecosystem services. #Bats 🦇 prevent crop damage and can help reduced insecticide use, three examples:
USA cotton farmers benefit by $3.7-53 billion per year
Italian apple orchards benefit by €551/ha
Rice farmers in Europe benefit by €56/ha
www.bats.org.uk/about-bats/w...
A path looking down hill. Moorland on either side. A village in the distance. Blue sky, no clouds.
Photo of path on the moors.
Reservoir surrounded by moors. A tarmac road runs alongside the reservoir.
Tree covered in green moss. Oak. No leave yet.
A beautiful day for a walk.
Tameside, UK
#nature #moors #hiking #Tameside #natureconnection
That's two on my list now. 🖤🦇
🦇 Happy #WorldWildlifeDay ! This day celebrates wild animals and plants and recognises the unique roles and contributions of wildlife to people and the planet.
Bats are certainly unique and contribute immensely to people and the planet. Learn more here: www.bats.org.uk/about-bats/w...
So much life! Moss and lichen on a wall.
Bracket fungi on a fallen. The fungi are warm brown on top and cream underneath.
Striped bracelet fungi on a fallen tree branch. About 5cm.
Crust fungi.
Saddleworth, Oldham, UK
#FungiFriends #MushroomMonday #MycologyMonday #nature #wildlife #fungi
A dunnock perches on top of a spiky gorse bush and sings with its beak wide open.
Dunnock singing on top of a gorse bush at Rodley Nature Reserve. #ThePhotoHour #birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky @yorkswildlife.bsky.social
Rook perched on the fence in the sunlight
Bird Of The Day - (Perfect Lighting) - Rook perched on the fence in the sunlight. Galway, Ireland #PerfectLighting #Rook #Birds #BirdOfTheDay #Wildlife #Ireland #Nature #EastCoastKin #Photography #PhotoArt
New bat book coming soon! Going on my list.
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#bats #batbehaviour #batconservation #lovebats #nature #naturalhistory #wildlife
🦇 Please send an email all the details on the link
animalsaustralia.org/our-work/wil...
🦇 Grey-headed flying foxes are one mobile colony, from Meanjin to Kaurna Country. Essential pollinators, each year travelling and feeding on the nectar, pollen and rainforest fruit of east coast forests. Send an urgent email details on the link 👉🏽
animalsaustralia.org/our-work/wil...
🦇 It's March! Bats may begin to emerge and signs of limited activity can be seen (if you haven't already!). There are small numbers feeding as it gets warmer. In bad weather, they may become torpid again.
@jcodlin.bsky.social
Have you found the bat feed?
Positive 🦇 story!
#bats #batfacts #batconservation #naturalhistory #nature #britishbats
BBC News - WW2 pill boxes in Berkshire to be bat homes, under charity plans - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Only 2 weeks to go!!!
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#bct #slbg #batconservation #bats #britishbats #lovebats
Hopefully see you at some #slbg events!
Are you going to the Northern Bat Conference? 🦇
www.bats.org.uk/our-work/con...
Another 🦇 film. Out May this year!
#bats #batconservation #batecology #wildlife #naturalhistory
youtu.be/n6uxtkrEjP4?...
'Bats play a critical role in ecosystem health...'
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#bats #batconservation #batecology #nature #nationalhistory
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
More bat research!
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#bats #batbiology #conservation #batresearch #wildlife #nature #naturalhistory
phys.org/news/2026-02...
Fascinating stuff!
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#bats #batbiology #nature #naturalhistory #batresearch #wildlife
theconversation.com/tiny-recordi...
Very cool 🦇
A cartoon image of a brown long-eared bat with some headphones. The text reads 'Volunteer Bat care Helpline'.
🦇 We are looking for volunteers for the Volunteer Bat Care Helpline, in which volunteers will answer calls from members of the public who have found grounded, injured or lost bats.
More information and how to apply here: www.bats.org.uk/support-bats...
🦇We are recruiting! We are seeking a Project Officer to deliver the last 2 years of the Swansea Bay’s Stars of the Night project, a component of Natur Am Byth!
Fixed term, Home based, Part-time (22.5 hrs/week).
Deadline: 9am, 13 March www.bats.org.uk/the-trust/jo...
Old water tower, now a bat house
If there was a competition for best bat 🦇 house, this would get my nomination. Home to Lesser False Vampire bats…
Black crust like fungi on a tree trunk.
Pale jelly like fungus on a fallen branch.
2 different fungi. Black bobbly fungus on a tree stump and aged bracket fungi on a trunk.
Cream coloured crust fungi on a tree.
Some of the less glamorous fungi I've seen over the last few weeks. North west UK.
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#FungiFriends #MushroomMonday #MycologyMonday #nature #wildlife #fungi
Bracket fungi on a tree stump. Turkey tail? Cream and brown with wavy edges.
Scarlet elf cups on a tree branch. Bright red cup shaped.
Orange brown mushrooms on a tree trunk. Possible velvet shanks.
I think these were oyster mushrooms. Growing on a tree stump but too high for me to get a closer look.
More fungi from Saddleworth, northwest of the UK. Amazing year for scarlet elf cups!
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#FungiFriends #MushroomMonday #MycologyMonday #nature #wildlife #fungi
