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Batty about bats
Season 1 · Episode 22

Batty about bats

The Birdy Bug Pod · Matthew and Steve

August 29, 202356m 48s

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Show Notes

International Bat Night takes places over the last full weekend of August every year and we thought it would be the perfect excuse to record an episode all about bats!

Grab your drink of choice and join us as we delve into the fascinating world of bats. From speedy fliers to the one of the world's smallest mammals, we got a bit carried away with bat facts. We also look into which species we have here in the UK, what threats they are facing, and of course, the wonderful work being done to protect them.

We had a great time learning about a group of animals neither of us had a huge amount of prior knowledge about and were pleased to find some good news stories about the UK bat populations.

We hope you enjoy!

Contact:

As always, please do feel free to get in touch with us if you have any questions, feedback, comments, or just want to say hi! What is your favourite bat fact and have you ever participated in a bat survey? The easiest way to get in touch is to ping us a message on Instagram:

Steve - @a.bird.in.the.lens

Matthew - @a.bug.in.the.lens

Links:

https://www.bats.org.uk/

https://arbtech.co.uk/british-bats/

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2112044-speedy-bat-flies-at-160kmh-smashing-bird-speed-record/

https://www.bats.org.uk/our-work/buildings-planning-and-development/bats-and-churches/bats-and-churches-partnership-project