We hope everyone enjoyed #BatWeek and continues to follow along with us and the rest of the bat community to learn more about these fascinating creatures. We still have so many questions to answer - and they need protection. #BatsNeedFriends
November 1, 2026 at 6:56 PM
We hope everyone enjoyed #BatWeek and continues to follow along with us and the rest of the bat community to learn more about these fascinating creatures. We still have so many questions to answer - and they need protection. #BatsNeedFriends
Bats don't have anything to do with Halloween. The painting shows Shakespeare's Ariel, riding into liberty.
#HalloweenKillsBats #StopCommodifyingBats #BatsNeedFriends 🦇
#HalloweenKillsBats #StopCommodifyingBats #BatsNeedFriends 🦇
October 8, 2026 at 4:54 AM
Bats don't have anything to do with Halloween. The painting shows Shakespeare's Ariel, riding into liberty.
#HalloweenKillsBats #StopCommodifyingBats #BatsNeedFriends 🦇
#HalloweenKillsBats #StopCommodifyingBats #BatsNeedFriends 🦇
What? Bluesky wants pictures of vampires? YOU CAN'T STOP US! WE LOVE VAMPIRES! (Vampire bats that is)...here are two baby White-winged Vampires. 🦇🦇 #vampires #BatsNeedFriends (especially vampire bats)
October 3, 2026 at 10:57 PM
What? Bluesky wants pictures of vampires? YOU CAN'T STOP US! WE LOVE VAMPIRES! (Vampire bats that is)...here are two baby White-winged Vampires. 🦇🦇 #vampires #BatsNeedFriends (especially vampire bats)
🦇International Bat Night is August 29–30! Alberta’s bats are on the move: long-distance migrants may travel 2,000 km or more, while some resident bats move over 500 km to winter sites within the province. Watch at sunset—and imagine their journeys across our night skies! #BatsNeedFriends
August 28, 2026 at 9:52 PM
🦇International Bat Night is August 29–30! Alberta’s bats are on the move: long-distance migrants may travel 2,000 km or more, while some resident bats move over 500 km to winter sites within the province. Watch at sunset—and imagine their journeys across our night skies! #BatsNeedFriends
🦇 Bat on your porch? Don’t panic! It may be a youngster seeking shelter or an adult moving between summer and winter habitat. Guano without a visible bat may mean a temporary night roost. Set a flowerpot underneath to catch droppings—your visitor will soon move on. #BatsNeedFriends
August 10, 2026 at 10:13 PM
🦇 Bat on your porch? Don’t panic! It may be a youngster seeking shelter or an adult moving between summer and winter habitat. Guano without a visible bat may mean a temporary night roost. Set a flowerpot underneath to catch droppings—your visitor will soon move on. #BatsNeedFriends
Huge thank you to all our corporate members for your support through 2025. We have some very exciting opportunities for 2026, do keep an eye on your inbox. www.bats.org.uk/support-bats... #bats🦇 #BatsNeedFriends
Corporate members - Corporate opportunities - Bat Conservation Trust
The Bat Conservation Trust is very grateful for the support of its Corporate Members. Their generous support makes a big difference to what we are able ...
www.bats.org.uk
December 29, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Huge thank you to all our corporate members for your support through 2025. We have some very exciting opportunities for 2026, do keep an eye on your inbox. www.bats.org.uk/support-bats... #bats🦇 #BatsNeedFriends
Contact and get involved with your local bat group and get involved with bat conservation in your area. www.bats.org.uk/support-bats... #BatsNeedFriends #bats 🦇
December 21, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Contact and get involved with your local bat group and get involved with bat conservation in your area. www.bats.org.uk/support-bats... #BatsNeedFriends #bats 🦇
🦇 A new episode of our podcast #BatChat is up now! Available in your usual platform or in your browser here: batchat.buzzsprout.com/680561/episo... .
This week Steve Roe sat down with Edward Wells from the Somerset Bat Group and talked about bats in the county and the work being done to protect them
This week Steve Roe sat down with Edward Wells from the Somerset Bat Group and talked about bats in the county and the work being done to protect them
December 18, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Welcome to all our new followers on @bsky.app We now have 4000 followers. #BatsNeedFriends more than ever and #bats 🦇 conservation is only possible thanks to your support. Please continue to champion bat conservation, encourage friends and family to follow too.
December 13, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Welcome to all our new followers on @bsky.app We now have 4000 followers. #BatsNeedFriends more than ever and #bats 🦇 conservation is only possible thanks to your support. Please continue to champion bat conservation, encourage friends and family to follow too.
Thank you - we have now reached our fundraising target. Further donations won't be doubled but every donation will help us provide a voice for bats and to achieve our vision of a world rich in wildlife where people and bats thrive together. @biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge #batsneedfriends 🦇
🦇 Please continue supporting our #ChristmasChallenge campaign! We only have 2 more days to reach our target. Every donation up to £10K will be DOUBLED at no extra cost to you: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05... .
December 8, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Thank you - we have now reached our fundraising target. Further donations won't be doubled but every donation will help us provide a voice for bats and to achieve our vision of a world rich in wildlife where people and bats thrive together. @biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge #batsneedfriends 🦇
The BatChat #podcast makes for great listening. 🦇 #HumpDay #BatsNeedFriends
www.bats.org.uk/resources/ba...
www.bats.org.uk/resources/ba...
Season 7 - BatChat - The Bat Conservation Trust Podcast - Bat Conservation Trust
Episode 1, Chris Packham on bats, Bills and the battle for Britain's wildlife.Episode 2, Pencelli’s Hidden Roost — 50 Years of the Vincent Wildlfe Trust...
www.bats.org.uk
December 3, 2025 at 8:03 AM
The BatChat #podcast makes for great listening. 🦇 #HumpDay #BatsNeedFriends
www.bats.org.uk/resources/ba...
www.bats.org.uk/resources/ba...
We are a quarter of the way to our @biggive.bsky.social #AVoiceForBats #ChristmasChallenge target.
Thank you to everyone who has donated already. This is a great opportunity to help 🦇 bat conservation by having your DONATIONS DOUBLED. Please share widely too #BatsNeedFriends #lovebats
Thank you to everyone who has donated already. This is a great opportunity to help 🦇 bat conservation by having your DONATIONS DOUBLED. Please share widely too #BatsNeedFriends #lovebats
🦇 Our Big Give #ChristmasChallenge campaign 'A voice for bats' is live! For one week only (until midday, 9 December) every donation up to £10,000 will be DOUBLED.
Donations must be made here: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05... . Every donation, big or small, helps.
#GivingTuesday
Donations must be made here: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05... . Every donation, big or small, helps.
#GivingTuesday
December 3, 2025 at 7:33 AM
We are a quarter of the way to our @biggive.bsky.social #AVoiceForBats #ChristmasChallenge target.
Thank you to everyone who has donated already. This is a great opportunity to help 🦇 bat conservation by having your DONATIONS DOUBLED. Please share widely too #BatsNeedFriends #lovebats
Thank you to everyone who has donated already. This is a great opportunity to help 🦇 bat conservation by having your DONATIONS DOUBLED. Please share widely too #BatsNeedFriends #lovebats
#DYK that you can sell on eBay and donate part or all of your sale to help bat conservation. #BatsNeedFriends charity.ebay.co.uk/charity/i/Ba...
Support Bat Conservation Trust on eBay
Through eBay for Charity you can support the causes that matter most to you by buying and selling on eBay. We help non-profits like Bat Conservation Trust connect to over 145 million eBay community me...
charity.ebay.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 1:51 PM
#DYK that you can sell on eBay and donate part or all of your sale to help bat conservation. #BatsNeedFriends charity.ebay.co.uk/charity/i/Ba...
You can still donate towards our work and show your support of the amazing Anne Youngman who completed an ULTRA MARATHON to raise money to help bat conservation. ❤️🦇 #bats #lovebats #BatsNeedFriends #SkyPuppies
🦇 We are wishing Anne Youngman the very best of luck, as she starts her 105 km marathon tonight at midnight!
She has reached just over 20% of her fundraising target - please donate and cheer her on: www.justgiving.com/page/anne-yo... . Every donation, large or small helps.
She has reached just over 20% of her fundraising target - please donate and cheer her on: www.justgiving.com/page/anne-yo... . Every donation, large or small helps.
July 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
You can still donate towards our work and show your support of the amazing Anne Youngman who completed an ULTRA MARATHON to raise money to help bat conservation. ❤️🦇 #bats #lovebats #BatsNeedFriends #SkyPuppies
What an amazing achievement 105Km over 17 hours! Thank you to everyone who has donated to this bat hero! Its not too late to make a donation #BatsNeedFriends more than ever, please share widely www.justgiving.com/page/anne-yo... #bats 🦇
July 22, 2025 at 4:34 PM
What an amazing achievement 105Km over 17 hours! Thank you to everyone who has donated to this bat hero! Its not too late to make a donation #BatsNeedFriends more than ever, please share widely www.justgiving.com/page/anne-yo... #bats 🦇
🦇 URGENT CALL TO ACTION 🦇 #BatsNeedFriends
PLEASE EMAIL YOUR MP and to prevent the Planning and Infrastructure Bill from causing irreversible damage. act.bats.org.uk/planning-and...
PLEASE EMAIL YOUR MP and to prevent the Planning and Infrastructure Bill from causing irreversible damage. act.bats.org.uk/planning-and...
June 6, 2025 at 8:51 AM
🦇 URGENT CALL TO ACTION 🦇 #BatsNeedFriends
PLEASE EMAIL YOUR MP and to prevent the Planning and Infrastructure Bill from causing irreversible damage. act.bats.org.uk/planning-and...
PLEASE EMAIL YOUR MP and to prevent the Planning and Infrastructure Bill from causing irreversible damage. act.bats.org.uk/planning-and...
About the book:
'Basil the bat doesn't think he will ever be able to fly. But when his best friend really needs him, will Basil believe he can find his wings and save the day?'
This is a wholesome story about friendship and bravery.
bats.org.uk/membership/s...
#BasilDreamsBig #BatsNeedFriends
'Basil the bat doesn't think he will ever be able to fly. But when his best friend really needs him, will Basil believe he can find his wings and save the day?'
This is a wholesome story about friendship and bravery.
bats.org.uk/membership/s...
#BasilDreamsBig #BatsNeedFriends
April 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
About the book:
'Basil the bat doesn't think he will ever be able to fly. But when his best friend really needs him, will Basil believe he can find his wings and save the day?'
This is a wholesome story about friendship and bravery.
bats.org.uk/membership/s...
#BasilDreamsBig #BatsNeedFriends
'Basil the bat doesn't think he will ever be able to fly. But when his best friend really needs him, will Basil believe he can find his wings and save the day?'
This is a wholesome story about friendship and bravery.
bats.org.uk/membership/s...
#BasilDreamsBig #BatsNeedFriends
The Benefits of Bats: Celebrating the critical contributions of bats on International Bat Appreciation Day iucn.org/story/202504... #BatAppreciationDay #bats 🦇 #batsneedfriends #lovebats
The Benefits of Bats: Celebrating the critical contributions of bats on International Bat Appreciation Day
Every year on International Bat Appreciation Day (April 17), we get a chance to celebrate all that bats do for the world and its ecosystems.
iucn.org
April 17, 2025 at 8:13 AM
The Benefits of Bats: Celebrating the critical contributions of bats on International Bat Appreciation Day iucn.org/story/202504... #BatAppreciationDay #bats 🦇 #batsneedfriends #lovebats
Have you spotted your first bat yet? It is one of the many firm signs that #SpringIsHere. Many bats are now moving from their winter roosts where the have been hibernating to their spring roosts. They will be hungry and feasting on as insects. A joy to see in the night sky #BatsNeedFriends ❤️🦇
April 1, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Have you spotted your first bat yet? It is one of the many firm signs that #SpringIsHere. Many bats are now moving from their winter roosts where the have been hibernating to their spring roosts. They will be hungry and feasting on as insects. A joy to see in the night sky #BatsNeedFriends ❤️🦇
By becoming a member you will be helping us to continue to speak up for #bats and contribute to bat #conservation.
Our members share our vision of a world rich in #wildlife where bats and people thrive together. #batsneedfriends 🦇
www.bats.org.uk/support-bats...
Our members share our vision of a world rich in #wildlife where bats and people thrive together. #batsneedfriends 🦇
www.bats.org.uk/support-bats...
March 26, 2025 at 8:02 AM
By becoming a member you will be helping us to continue to speak up for #bats and contribute to bat #conservation.
Our members share our vision of a world rich in #wildlife where bats and people thrive together. #batsneedfriends 🦇
www.bats.org.uk/support-bats...
Our members share our vision of a world rich in #wildlife where bats and people thrive together. #batsneedfriends 🦇
www.bats.org.uk/support-bats...
Having a #gardening Sunday? Take a look at our free guides to make your #garden more bat and #wildlife friendly. #lovebats 🦇 #batsneedfriends #bats
🦇 It's a great day to potter around in the garden. Find out how you can make your garden more bat-friendly here: buff.ly/4S5Z4sN
March 23, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Having a #gardening Sunday? Take a look at our free guides to make your #garden more bat and #wildlife friendly. #lovebats 🦇 #batsneedfriends #bats
🦇Booking deadline is TOMORROW, Wednesday 12 March! Book your in-person ticket today: www.bats.org.uk/our-work/con...
#bats #BatsNeedFriends #BatConference #SEBatConf
#bats #BatsNeedFriends #BatConference #SEBatConf
🦇 The deadline to book in-person tickets for the South East of England Bat Conference has been extended; you now have until the 12 March to book: buff.ly/lb95i9O .
This event is on 22 March 2025, at the University of Surrey and online via zoom. This one-day event is open to everyone!
This event is on 22 March 2025, at the University of Surrey and online via zoom. This one-day event is open to everyone!
March 11, 2025 at 9:52 AM
🦇Booking deadline is TOMORROW, Wednesday 12 March! Book your in-person ticket today: www.bats.org.uk/our-work/con...
#bats #BatsNeedFriends #BatConference #SEBatConf
#bats #BatsNeedFriends #BatConference #SEBatConf
We hope those of you enjoying #ValentinesDay chocolates remember to thank the bats 🦇 as well as the person who gave you the chocolates ❤️🍫. Bats help to reduce insect damage in cacao plantations across the tropical world where chocolate is grown #BatsNeedFriends #Lovebats
February 14, 2025 at 4:44 PM
We hope those of you enjoying #ValentinesDay chocolates remember to thank the bats 🦇 as well as the person who gave you the chocolates ❤️🍫. Bats help to reduce insect damage in cacao plantations across the tropical world where chocolate is grown #BatsNeedFriends #Lovebats
🦇 Deadline to Adopt a Bat for your Valentine is TOMORROW, 9am, Monday 3 Feb: https://buff.ly/3QGPkFE .
The pack includes your very own cuddly bat and your donation helps our work to help real-life bats.
#bats #ValentinesDay #BatsNeedFriends
The pack includes your very own cuddly bat and your donation helps our work to help real-life bats.
#bats #ValentinesDay #BatsNeedFriends
February 2, 2025 at 9:29 AM
🦇 Deadline to Adopt a Bat for your Valentine is TOMORROW, 9am, Monday 3 Feb: https://buff.ly/3QGPkFE .
The pack includes your very own cuddly bat and your donation helps our work to help real-life bats.
#bats #ValentinesDay #BatsNeedFriends
The pack includes your very own cuddly bat and your donation helps our work to help real-life bats.
#bats #ValentinesDay #BatsNeedFriends
Hello @bsky.app ! Whether you are a bat enthusiast or just curious about our flying friends, we look forward to connecting with you on here.
We plan to share the latest on our work and the wider bat conservation community too. Come back in 2025 for more regular content! #BatsNeedFriends
We plan to share the latest on our work and the wider bat conservation community too. Come back in 2025 for more regular content! #BatsNeedFriends
December 19, 2024 at 9:38 AM
Hello @bsky.app ! Whether you are a bat enthusiast or just curious about our flying friends, we look forward to connecting with you on here.
We plan to share the latest on our work and the wider bat conservation community too. Come back in 2025 for more regular content! #BatsNeedFriends
We plan to share the latest on our work and the wider bat conservation community too. Come back in 2025 for more regular content! #BatsNeedFriends