Past Events

Please join us for this talk is about the Heritage Lottery Funded (HLF) Bats in Churches Partnership project. The overall objective of the project is that historic churches and bat populations of high conservation significance will be better conserved and communities strengthened, now and into the future. The project partnership will promote better understanding of built and natural heritage and a more harmonious relationship between people and bats. The main partners in this project are: Natural England, Cathedral and Church…

Urban Bat Project - Investigating the movements of bats in the urban fringe. Morgan Hughes discusses her PhD study investigating the assemblages and movements of non-ubiquitous bats in the urban fringe. The study hopes to shed light on how species which are not adapted to urban environments are surviving in green belt areas and what features of the suburban landscape are important to them.

Figs, Fish, Flowers & Flies. Matthew Terry presents another of his fascinating and wry talks, this time on the incredibly wide range of food sources exploited by bats, and the unique adaptations that have evolved between food and bat.

Volunteers needed! Worcester Wildlife Trust are running a 'Wilder Future' event to engage students with wildlife and encourage them to take action. A variety of special interest groups will be represented, and we would love to support WWT by running a bat group stall. What you present to the students is up to you - perhaps you can teach them how to identify bat calls from some example sonograms, show them what potential roost features for bats look like, or…

If you are new to discovering bats and want learn the basics, please join us for a brief theory session followed by in-the-field practice. We hope this will expand your knowledge and enjoyment of bats. If you are a more seasoned member of the group, and would like to help others learn more about bat detecting (and practice leading a bat walk), please also come along to help things run smoothly. The session will include an introduction to using echometer…

This year, box checks at the Knapp and Papermill will take place on the second  Sunday of each month. Please join us at 10AM by the visitor centre (opposite the car parking area). The checks are open to all paid-up members of the bat group. (This is for insurance purposes - membership can be paid on the day, £10 per household.) Visiting all the boxes will likely take a couple of hours so please wear weather-appropriate clothing and bring some…