BatChat
By Bat Conservation Trust
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Taking you into the field to discover the world of bat conservation. BatChat is for anyone who loves bats or has an interest in the conservation of these fascinating mammals. Ecologist and Chair of the Bat Conservation Trust Steve Roe takes you on-location, talking to the experts as well as local heroes to bring you the latest from the world of bats.
Series 7 is currently being released with new episodes dropping every other Wednesday. In this upcoming series we travel to the Yorkshire Dales to visit the Hoffman limekiln, to Pembrokeshire to visit the infamous greater horseshoe bat roost at Stackpole and to a disused water mill that is now home to one of the most important bat colonies in Wales.
Get in touch with feedback and ideas for stories you’d like to hear: comms@bats.org.uk
Bats are magical but misunderstood mammals. At the Bat Conservation Trust we have a vision of a world rich in wildlife where bats and people thrive together.
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The Bedfordshire Bat-by-Boat Survey
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Margam Castle & Eco-Poetry
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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From Aberdeen to Madagascar with Paul Racey
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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From Discovery to Recovery; Three Decades of Bat Science at Stackpole
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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Restoring the Past - The Andrew Watson Holgate Detector
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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On a Wing and a Prayer
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Dec 31, 2025 |
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Edward Wells - Somerset Bat Group
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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The Hoffman Kiln: Where Bats Reclaim the Dales
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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Pencelli’s Hidden Roost — 50 Years of the Vincent Wildlife Trust
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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Chris Packham on Bats, Bills and the Battle for Britain’s Wildlife
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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Series 7 is ready to take flight
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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Big News – Behind the Mic
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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Frome After Dark: A Town on the Hunt for Bats
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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Restore Nature Now
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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NightWatch: Breaking Barriers to Bat Conservation
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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Farms, Bats & Climate: Connecting Communities
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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The Bat Night Market
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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Where Do Pipistrelles Go? A Winter Mystery
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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Into the Forest: Barbastelle Bats of Pembrokeshire
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Jan 01, 2025 |
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An Evening with Somerset's Rarest Bat
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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Batting on a Budget: Phil Atkin’s Game-Changing Bat Detector
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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Into the Knapp: A Night Walk with Worcestershire Bat Group
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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Megan McCubbin
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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Our 6th Series is just around the corner...
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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How to get a bat licence - with Richard Crompton
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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Bats at the National Trust
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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The sonic success of David King; Inventor of BatBox detectors
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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Bat Tracking; the drones changing the way we can undertake research
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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Bats in the Channel: Jersey Bat Group
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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Boathouse to Bat House
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Dec 27, 2023 |
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Walking with bats
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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The Lifesaving Legacy of Livingstone's Fruit Bats at Jersey Zoo
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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Gargoyle Guardians: A Bat Count at Lacock Abbey with the Wiltshire Bat Group
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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The Bechstein's of Bracketts
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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It's time for Series 5!
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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A new exhibition of wildlife sound at the British Library
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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Wild Isles
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Apr 02, 2023 |
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The History of Bat Conservation with Dr Bob Stebbings
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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Winged passions: The bat basement of Cliveden House
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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Tony Hutson & the greater mouse-eared bat
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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How the Western Link could affect the Western barbastelle
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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The bat man of Mexico
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Jan 04, 2023 |
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Bat flies with Dr Erica McAlister
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Dec 21, 2022 |
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Haddon Hall
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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The find of the century
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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Bat roost visit service
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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Series 4 is nearly here!
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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Knepp Rewilding Estate
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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The National Bat Monitoring Programme
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Mar 09, 2022 |
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Angela Mills; Bobby the brown long-eared bat
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Feb 23, 2022 |
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Bat conservation in action with Jim Mullholland
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Feb 09, 2022 |
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Bats at RHS Wisley
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Jan 26, 2022 |
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A bat call library with Martyn Cooke
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Jan 12, 2022 |
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Jon Russ
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Dec 29, 2021 |
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Bats with Altitude - Rich Flight
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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Children's books with Emma Reynolds
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Dec 01, 2021 |
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Barbastelles at Paston Great Barn
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Nov 17, 2021 |
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Gareth Jones - A lifetime of research
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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We're back with Season 3!
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Oct 27, 2021 |
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Bats in Churches with Barry Collins
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Mar 03, 2021 |
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Woodland Symposium
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Feb 17, 2021 |
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Chester Zoo - Twilight Zone
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Feb 03, 2021 |
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Going Underground on a Hibernation Survey
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Jan 20, 2021 |
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Our CEO, Kit Stoner
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Jan 06, 2021 |
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Sue Swift & friends at the Scottish Bat Conference
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Dec 23, 2020 |
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Devon Greater Horseshoe Bat Project with Helen Parr
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Dec 09, 2020 |
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Dr Winifred Frick - Bat Conservation International
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Nov 25, 2020 |
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Gardening for bats with Joel Ashton
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Nov 11, 2020 |
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Chris Packham
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Oct 28, 2020 |
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Bats & Coronavirus
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May 07, 2020 |
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Bat Care
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Apr 01, 2020 |
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Bats and Trees with Jim Mullholland
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Mar 18, 2020 |
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Life as an Island Bat Group
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Mar 04, 2020 |
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A Churnet Chiroptera Conundrum
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Feb 19, 2020 |
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James Shipman
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Feb 05, 2020 |
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Natural History Museum - Roberto Portela Miguez
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Jan 22, 2020 |
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Natural History Museum - Steph West
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Jan 08, 2020 |
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A Wonderful Weekend in Wales
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Dec 18, 2019 |
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Nathusius' Enthusiasts
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Dec 04, 2019 |
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Woodchester Mansion
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Nov 20, 2019 |
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Shirley Thompson: The Past, Present & Future of Bat Conservation
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Nov 20, 2019 |
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Back from the Brink & The Big Bat Year
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Nov 20, 2019 |
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BatChat Trailer
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Oct 20, 2019 |