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Sarah Jo 🦇
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Educator. Volunteer bat worker. Charity trustee. BSc (Hons) Ecology. Vegan for the animals and the planet. Childfree by choice. Northern. She/her.
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Sarah Jo 🦇 @battysarah.bsky.social · Nov 24
I'm Sarah: teacher by day, volunteer bat worker by night. Passionate about nature, conservation and talking about bats to anyone who will listen! Trustee of South Lancashire Bat Group. 🦇🖤🦇
Favourite bat? Probably common pipistrelles! You can always rely on them to make an appearance!
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🦇 What was Mark, our Wildlife Crime Project Officer, up to in November and December?

Read some of the highlights here: www.bats.org.uk/our-work/wil...
Mark, in a purple BCT t-shirt on the left hand-side, in front our stand at Pest Tech with two colleagues from Cambridgeshire Police and the National Wildlife Crime Unit. Mark, on the left hand-side, standing next to Bat Crime Tactical Delivery Group's Chair with his Lifetime achievement award.
February 6, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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🦇 apnews.com/article/enda...
Agave or bust! Mexican long-nosed bats head farther north in search of sweet nectar
Mexican long-nosed bats have a taste for agave nectar, fueling their migration from Mexico to the U.S. each summer.
apnews.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:56 PM
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Our latest issue of "The Roost Report" is out! You can find it here www.albertabats.ca/hibernation-...
Learn about bat hibernation habitat and the challenges we have had finding out where bats go in the winter! 🦇🧪🌎🦊
Hibernation - crevice roosts are important (The Roost Report #007 ) - Alberta Community Bat Program
Finding hibernation sites for bats is challenging! Typical overwintering habitat has been caves but crevice habitat may be more important than we thought.
www.albertabats.ca
February 6, 2026 at 7:35 PM
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🦇 Bats are long-lived mammals which reproduce slowly: each female can only produce one baby per year and not all females will have babies each year. For this reason their populations are very slow to grow or recover their numbers.

www.bats.org.uk/about-bats

Image (c) Daniel Hargreaves
A composite image showing photos of all 17 breeding UK bat species.
February 5, 2026 at 5:33 PM
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South Lancashire Bat Group AGM tonight including a talk by Laura Torrent who, with her team, discovered the 1500th Bat species, Pipistrellus etula! Looking forward to an evening of batty goodness!

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Picture taken during licenced bat box checks with SLBG.

#bats #lovebats #batconservation
Noctule bat in a gloved hand. Chocolate brown fur and a darker face.
February 3, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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Rare 🦇 photographed!

#bats #lovebats #batconservation #nature #naturalhistory

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
'Incredible' act by critically endangered bat pictured for first time
Often compared to a "teddy bear", advocates hope the special snap of an endangered flying fox carrying its pup will shine a light on the Christmas Island animal.
www.abc.net.au
February 3, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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Today is #WorldWetlandsDay - wetlands provide vital habitats for bat species in the UK with many being particularly reliant on clean waterbodies for their survival. Healthy wetlands are essential for people, #bats🦇 and other #wildlife.
Brown long-eared bat flying over water looking at a reflection of itself on the water surface
February 2, 2026 at 5:37 PM
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More fungi! Amazing what you see when you start looking.

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#FungiFriends #MushroomMonday #MycologyMonday #nature #wildlife #fungi
Brown bracket fungi on a fallen branch. Tree trunk covered in moss and ivy, with some black and brown round fungi. A crack in tree bark with round orange fungi. Old degraded fungi on a tree trunk.
February 2, 2026 at 8:54 PM
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Out spotting fungi again. Got an identification guide for Xmas so do really need to have a go at identifying then! Greater Manchester, UK.

#FungiFriends #MushroomMonday #MycologyMonday #nature #wildlife #fungi
Green bracket fungi on a moss covered tree trunk. Sprouting from a crack in the bark. Bright orange fungi at the bottom of a tree trunk. Small circular shape. Are these even fungi? Small protrusions sticking out from moss on a tree trunk. Black/dark grey in colour, max 2cm tall. Dead branch covered in pale orange fungi. Wavy edges.
February 2, 2026 at 8:50 PM
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🦇🖤🦇 New bat research!

#bats #lovebats #batconservation #nature #naturalhistory #ecology

www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-...
When Vampire Bats Become Close Friends, They Start ‘Talking’ Like Each Other
New research shows that just like humans, vampire bats with deep social relationships use similar sounds as one another to communicate
www.smithsonianmag.com
February 2, 2026 at 12:53 AM
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🦇Oh goodness gracious! We seem to have lost 2 Microbats! Where, oh where could they possible be??

Microbats: “Tee hee hee hee”

📸2 Lesser Long-eared juveniles recuperating in our humidicrib
February 1, 2026 at 11:16 PM
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🦇 Bats are still hibernating. They have little fat left to live off of now. They may leave the roost on warmer nights to find food and a drink of water.
February 1, 2026 at 9:23 AM
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Interesting stuff!!!

#bats #lovebats #nature #naturalhistory #conservation

www.bgs.ac.uk/news/hole-y-...
Hole-y c*@p! How bat excrement is sculpting Borneo’s hidden caves - British Geological Survey
Scientific observations suggest that ammonia released into the cave air by the microbial decay of bat and bird guano adsorbs onto water droplets on the passage walls and stalagmites.
www.bgs.ac.uk
January 31, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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Sharing the love of bats! Have trained 25 volunteers from the brilliant @wiltsbatgroup.bsky.social this January. #bats 🦇 #conservation #caving
January 29, 2026 at 8:18 AM
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🦇NEW #BatChat episode is now up - From Discovery to Recovery; Three Decades of Bat Science at Stackpole!

Available in the usual platforms or here: batchat.buzzsprout.com/680561/episo...

#NaturePodcast
January 28, 2026 at 9:07 AM
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🦇 "Everyone's Favorite Bat" - #Hoarybat
www.batcon.org/silver-furre...
Silver-Furred Stars
Hoary Bats Steal the Spotlight
www.batcon.org
January 28, 2026 at 9:24 AM
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🦇Do you love bats and enjoy writing? Join us in celebrating bats in creative writing through our Bat's Laureate Competition!

Submissions should be received by the end of 28 February 2026.

Check this page for more details and how to take part: www.bats.org.uk/our-work/con...
January 26, 2026 at 10:23 AM
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🦇 Not 1 but 2 NEW exciting vacancies:

- Seasonal Bat Advisors for the National Bat Helpline.
- Project Officer, Sibrydion y Coedwigoedd/ Whispers of the Woodlands

Deadline for both: 9am 16 February.

More info: www.bats.org.uk/the-trust/jo...
Jobs / Contracts - About Us - Bat Conservation Trust
Please note: BCT is a Living Wage employer. BCT strives to provide an accessible recruitment process. If you require reasonable adjustments for any pa...
www.bats.org.uk
January 26, 2026 at 4:28 PM
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First day on the SLBG bat helpline today! 🦇🖤🦇

Hope I don't get anything too tricky for my first day! It is usually quiet at this time of year as bats are hibernating.

Picture is a pipistrelle photographed during licenced bat box checks with SLBG a couple of years ago.

#bats #lovebats #batcare
Pipistrelle bat in the hand. Gloves are worn and the bat is on a soft white cloth.
January 26, 2026 at 9:28 AM
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It's the season when bat workers survey for hibernating bats. In caves, tunnels and even bat boxes We came back muddy, cold and bramble-bashed but we had a great day. #lovebats #hibernation 🦇🦇🦇
January 25, 2026 at 6:59 PM
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A friendly reminder for Victorian gardeners

#wildlife #wiodlifefriendlyjetting #bats #🦇
January 25, 2026 at 9:50 PM
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🦇 Everything you need to know about the Bat Conservation Trust's Nocturnal Garden at #RHSChelsea Flower Show is here: www.bats.org.uk/our-work/noc... .

Learn about the concept of the garden, our plants, the bat sculpture and more!

Designed by Melanie Hick and sponsored by #ProjectGivingBack
About the garden - The Nocturnal Garden for RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026 - Bat Conservation Trust
Everything you need to know about the Bat Conservation Trust's Nocturnal Garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show can be found here.If you still have questions...
www.bats.org.uk
January 24, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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First ones tomorrow 🦇 people of the NE
Ever wanted to hear about our migrant bat -Nathusius Pipistrelle

www.northumberlandbats.org.uk/home/
January 25, 2026 at 8:36 AM
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🦇 Today is #InternationalDayOfEducation ; explore some of the amazing resources we have for teachers, voluntary groups, community leaders or anyone who wants to inspire people about bats here: www.bats.org.uk/our-work/edu...
Education & Engagement - Our Work - Bat Conservation Trust
Bats are great at connecting people with nature and helping them understand the environment. BCT has developed a variety of resources for children and y...
www.bats.org.uk
January 24, 2026 at 9:03 AM
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🦇 Government quietly released a report today. Just 3% of the most important habitat for wildlife is in good condition.

This must change or wildlife will be lost forever.

Don’t let this report slip under the radar: www.wcl.org.uk/sickening-st...
January 22, 2026 at 4:25 PM