Sarah Jo π¦
@battysarah.bsky.social
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 π¦
@battysarah.bsky.social
Β· 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. π¦π€π¦
Favourite bat? Probably common pipistrelles! You can always rely on them to make an appearance!
Favourite bat? Probably common pipistrelles! You can always rely on them to make an appearance!
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Bats to benefit from New Forest nature recovery project - @newforestnpa.bsky.social
A New Forest nature recovery project is shedding new light on local bat populations and improving habitat for these elusive nocturnal hunters.
c-js.co.uk/4rO6WAM
A New Forest nature recovery project is shedding new light on local bat populations and improving habitat for these elusive nocturnal hunters.
c-js.co.uk/4rO6WAM
Bats to benefit from New Forest nature recovery project
A New Forest nature recovery project is shedding new light on local bat populations and improving habitat for these elusive nocturnal hunters.
c-js.co.uk
February 11, 2026 at 4:13 PM
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π¦ Today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
In 2022 we hosted a panel discussion around "Opportunities and Challenges for Women & Girls in Bat Science and Conservation"; the insights shared on this discussion are still relevant today.
Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bssa...
In 2022 we hosted a panel discussion around "Opportunities and Challenges for Women & Girls in Bat Science and Conservation"; the insights shared on this discussion are still relevant today.
Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bssa...
Opportunities and challenges for women and girls in bat science and conservation - Discussion panel
YouTube video by Bat Conservation Trust
www.youtube.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:44 PM
π¦ Today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
In 2022 we hosted a panel discussion around "Opportunities and Challenges for Women & Girls in Bat Science and Conservation"; the insights shared on this discussion are still relevant today.
Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bssa...
In 2022 we hosted a panel discussion around "Opportunities and Challenges for Women & Girls in Bat Science and Conservation"; the insights shared on this discussion are still relevant today.
Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bssa...
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Stunning fungi today at RSPB Dove Stone, Oldham, UK.
#FungiFriends #fungi #nature #naturalhistory #rspb
#FungiFriends #fungi #nature #naturalhistory #rspb
February 10, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Stunning fungi today at RSPB Dove Stone, Oldham, UK.
#FungiFriends #fungi #nature #naturalhistory #rspb
#FungiFriends #fungi #nature #naturalhistory #rspb
Efficient, yes; lazy, surely not!
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#bats #batfacts #batconservation #naturalhistory #nature
www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
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#bats #batfacts #batconservation #naturalhistory #nature
www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
These Lazy Bats Are Super-Efficient Killers That Carefully Conserve Energy to Attack at a Moment's Notice
Wild fringe-lipped bats spend just one-tenth of the night in flight, but they can precisely snatch a calling frog and nab prey that rivals their own size
www.smithsonianmag.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Efficient, yes; lazy, surely not!
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#bats #batfacts #batconservation #naturalhistory #nature
www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
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#bats #batfacts #batconservation #naturalhistory #nature
www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
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Grey-headed Flying-foxes:
Pollinates native trees β
Seed dispersers β
Keystone species β
Helps regenerate forests β
Takes exceptional band photos β β
#bats #π¦ #australianwildlife #flyingfox
Pollinates native trees β
Seed dispersers β
Keystone species β
Helps regenerate forests β
Takes exceptional band photos β β
#bats #π¦ #australianwildlife #flyingfox
February 9, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Grey-headed Flying-foxes:
Pollinates native trees β
Seed dispersers β
Keystone species β
Helps regenerate forests β
Takes exceptional band photos β β
#bats #π¦ #australianwildlife #flyingfox
Pollinates native trees β
Seed dispersers β
Keystone species β
Helps regenerate forests β
Takes exceptional band photos β β
#bats #π¦ #australianwildlife #flyingfox
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Bat care can be hard but it can be brilliant too.
Beautiful βοΈ noctule bat came in two days ago, found with torn wing membrane. Fed himself from a dish on night 1, gaining weight and has started healing process already (new white skin along edge). Go on bro, make my job easy π#lovebats #batcare
Bat care can be hard but it can be brilliant too.
Beautiful βοΈ noctule bat came in two days ago, found with torn wing membrane. Fed himself from a dish on night 1, gaining weight and has started healing process already (new white skin along edge). Go on bro, make my job easy π#lovebats #batcare
February 9, 2026 at 11:22 AM
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Bat care can be hard but it can be brilliant too.
Beautiful βοΈ noctule bat came in two days ago, found with torn wing membrane. Fed himself from a dish on night 1, gaining weight and has started healing process already (new white skin along edge). Go on bro, make my job easy π#lovebats #batcare
Bat care can be hard but it can be brilliant too.
Beautiful βοΈ noctule bat came in two days ago, found with torn wing membrane. Fed himself from a dish on night 1, gaining weight and has started healing process already (new white skin along edge). Go on bro, make my job easy π#lovebats #batcare
On the bat helpline again today and had my first call. Aptly a bat found in a school! Now in care. π€ for the wee π¦.
Join your local bat group to get involved in bat care amongst other things!
www.bats.org.uk/support-bats...
Join your local bat group to get involved in bat care amongst other things!
www.bats.org.uk/support-bats...
Contact your local bat group - Support Bats - Bat Conservation Trust
There are more than 80 bat groups in the UK. They are made up of many dedicated volunteers and are the mainstay of bat conservation across the country, ...
www.bats.org.uk
February 9, 2026 at 6:35 PM
On the bat helpline again today and had my first call. Aptly a bat found in a school! Now in care. π€ for the wee π¦.
Join your local bat group to get involved in bat care amongst other things!
www.bats.org.uk/support-bats...
Join your local bat group to get involved in bat care amongst other things!
www.bats.org.uk/support-bats...
Something a bit different today. Attending, 'Think Green Tameside Climate Action Conference'.
#Climate #netzero #climatechange #Climateemergency
#Climate #netzero #climatechange #Climateemergency
February 9, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Something a bit different today. Attending, 'Think Green Tameside Climate Action Conference'.
#Climate #netzero #climatechange #Climateemergency
#Climate #netzero #climatechange #Climateemergency
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π¦ Bats are vital pollinators in many parts of the world, helping hundreds of wild plants and crops to reproduce.
While bats donβt pollinate plants in the UK, many foods we import are pollinated by bats:
While bats donβt pollinate plants in the UK, many foods we import are pollinated by bats:
Bats as pollinators β feeding people and ecosystems - Why bats matter - Bat Conservation Trust
Bats are vital pollinators in many parts of the world, helping hundreds of wild plants and crops to reproduce. They support biodiversity, food productio...
www.bats.org.uk
February 8, 2026 at 9:23 AM
π¦ Bats are vital pollinators in many parts of the world, helping hundreds of wild plants and crops to reproduce.
While bats donβt pollinate plants in the UK, many foods we import are pollinated by bats:
While bats donβt pollinate plants in the UK, many foods we import are pollinated by bats:
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π¦ Learn more about the concept and some fun facts of Bat Conservation Trust's Nocturnal Garden for #RHSChelsea Flower Show: www.bats.org.uk/our-work/noc...
Sponsored by Project Giving Back.
Sponsored by Project Giving Back.
The concept of the garden - About the garden - Bat Conservation Trust
The garden offers a naturalistic and visually striking landscape thatβs easy to replicate at home, even if you are new to gardening. Inspired by the dar...
www.bats.org.uk
February 7, 2026 at 10:56 AM
π¦ Learn more about the concept and some fun facts of Bat Conservation Trust's Nocturnal Garden for #RHSChelsea Flower Show: www.bats.org.uk/our-work/noc...
Sponsored by Project Giving Back.
Sponsored by Project Giving Back.
Amazing talk by Laura Torrent at our bat group AGM on her work in Equatorial Guinea. Hours of examining bat specimens stored at the DoΓ±ana Biological Station (EBD-CSIC), Sevilla, Spain, to analysing field and genetic data from various locations in Equatorial Guinea.
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#bats #batconservation
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#bats #batconservation
February 7, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Amazing talk by Laura Torrent at our bat group AGM on her work in Equatorial Guinea. Hours of examining bat specimens stored at the DoΓ±ana Biological Station (EBD-CSIC), Sevilla, Spain, to analysing field and genetic data from various locations in Equatorial Guinea.
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#bats #batconservation
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#bats #batconservation
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π¦ 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...
Read some of the highlights here: www.bats.org.uk/our-work/wil...
February 6, 2026 at 10:01 AM
π¦ 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...
Read some of the highlights here: www.bats.org.uk/our-work/wil...
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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! π¦π§ͺππ¦
Learn about bat hibernation habitat and the challenges we have had finding out where bats go in the winter! π¦π§ͺππ¦
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
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! π¦π§ͺππ¦
Learn about bat hibernation habitat and the challenges we have had finding out where bats go in the winter! π¦π§ͺππ¦
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π¦ 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
www.bats.org.uk/about-bats
Image (c) Daniel Hargreaves
February 5, 2026 at 5:33 PM
π¦ 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
www.bats.org.uk/about-bats
Image (c) Daniel Hargreaves
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
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Picture taken during licenced bat box checks with SLBG.
#bats #lovebats #batconservation
February 3, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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
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Picture taken during licenced bat box checks with SLBG.
#bats #lovebats #batconservation
Rare π¦ photographed!
#bats #lovebats #batconservation #nature #naturalhistory
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
#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
Rare π¦ photographed!
#bats #lovebats #batconservation #nature #naturalhistory
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
#bats #lovebats #batconservation #nature #naturalhistory
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
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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, #batsπ¦ and other #wildlife.
February 2, 2026 at 5:37 PM
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, #batsπ¦ and other #wildlife.
More fungi! Amazing what you see when you start looking.
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#FungiFriends #MushroomMonday #MycologyMonday #nature #wildlife #fungi
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#FungiFriends #MushroomMonday #MycologyMonday #nature #wildlife #fungi
February 2, 2026 at 8:54 PM
More fungi! Amazing what you see when you start looking.
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#FungiFriends #MushroomMonday #MycologyMonday #nature #wildlife #fungi
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#FungiFriends #MushroomMonday #MycologyMonday #nature #wildlife #fungi
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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
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
February 2, 2026 at 8:50 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
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
π¦π€π¦ New bat research!
#bats #lovebats #batconservation #nature #naturalhistory #ecology
www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-...
#bats #lovebats #batconservation #nature #naturalhistory #ecology
www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-...
When Vampire Bats Become Close Friends, They Start βTalkingβ 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
π¦π€π¦ New bat research!
#bats #lovebats #batconservation #nature #naturalhistory #ecology
www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-...
#bats #lovebats #batconservation #nature #naturalhistory #ecology
www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-...
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π¦Oh goodness gracious! We seem to have lost 2 Microbats! Where, oh where could they possible be??
Microbats: βTee hee hee heeβ
πΈ2 Lesser Long-eared juveniles recuperating in our humidicrib
Microbats: βTee hee hee heeβ
πΈ2 Lesser Long-eared juveniles recuperating in our humidicrib
February 1, 2026 at 11:16 PM
π¦Oh goodness gracious! We seem to have lost 2 Microbats! Where, oh where could they possible be??
Microbats: βTee hee hee heeβ
πΈ2 Lesser Long-eared juveniles recuperating in our humidicrib
Microbats: βTee hee hee heeβ
πΈ2 Lesser Long-eared juveniles recuperating in our humidicrib
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π¦ 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
π¦ 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.