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Gail Armstrong
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Bat worker in North Lancashire
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There’s got to be some weird stuff going on in that Pintails head #wheresacuta
There are few Baikal Teal (Sibirionetta formosa 花脸鸭 Huāliǎn yā) wintering at the Yellow River estuary in Shandong Province. Photo by "菜小hua". #birds #china #yellowriver
January 30, 2026 at 7:32 AM
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🦇 We've teamed up with DontSendMeACard.com where you can support our work by donating what it would have cost to send cards.

There are some lovely Valentine's Day e-cards here: www.dontsendmeacard.com/ecards/chari...
January 25, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Please sign up to DontSendMeACard ...... you know it makes sense. 🦇
🦇 We've teamed up with DontSendMeACard.com where you can support our work by donating what it would have cost to send cards.

There are some lovely Valentine's Day e-cards here: www.dontsendmeacard.com/ecards/chari...
January 29, 2026 at 9:44 AM
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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Love bats 🦇 Nietoperek census 2026 is a mind blowing experience. So honoured to have the chance to take part in the weekend.
January 11, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Good luck to the international team of bat workers carrying out the annual census at Nietoperek bat reserve in Poland. #lovebats #hibernation 🥰🦇
January 10, 2026 at 7:57 AM
More than 30 years a bat carer and almost fooled last night by a bat playing dead. I watched, waited, turned him over, poked him. Finally put him on table, turned to see him trundling across. This morning he's had a bit of mealworm and even tried a flutter to my slipper. 🤞🏽for Lazarus 🥰🦇🤞🏽🤞🏽
January 9, 2026 at 9:57 AM
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🦇 We have some very exciting news to share... The Bat Conservation Trust's Nocturnal Garden will debut at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026! Designed by Melanie Hick and sponsored by Project Giving Back.

Read more about the garden here: www.bats.org.uk/news/2026/01... .
The Bat Conservation Trust's Nocturnal Garden debuts at RHS Chelsea Flower Show - News - Bat Conservation Trust
The Bat Conservation Trust is showcasing its first-ever RHS Chelsea Flower Show garden!
www.bats.org.uk
January 5, 2026 at 10:37 AM
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30 volunteers covered 199 bat calls over 5,000 square kilometres of Northern England in 2025. I love them all, they respond with enthusiasm and good humour to enable bats to be given a second chance. Merry Christmas and may all bats stay safely tucked up for the New Year. #lovebats #batcare
December 21, 2025 at 12:58 PM
30 volunteers covered 199 bat calls over 5,000 square kilometres of Northern England in 2025. I love them all, they respond with enthusiasm and good humour to enable bats to be given a second chance. Merry Christmas and may all bats stay safely tucked up for the New Year. #lovebats #batcare
December 21, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Bats can find themselves in need of help at any time of year. This little guy is call number 197 for 2025. He is pretty miserable, cold and weak but already responding well to our offer of B&B for the holiday season..... #lovebats #batcare #batsareforchristmas
December 16, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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🦇A new episode of our podcast, BatChat, is out now - The Hoffman Kiln: Where Bats Reclaim the Dales.

North of Settle in the Yorkshire Dales lies the Hoffman Kiln, a relic of the industrial revolution. It's now an important site for bats of the Dales all year round.
December 3, 2025 at 9:32 AM
🦇 Bat box scheme in old quarry phenomenally successful for pipistrelle sp. and has also attracted occasional long-eared bats. But yesterday we all did happy dances when we found a Noctule bat in a "small hollow" box, 4.5m up beech tree, good flight lines. #lovebats #greenwoodsecohabitats
December 1, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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A bat we ringed 20 years ago. Study long since over, data analysed, published, a small chapter in a bigger story. We all moved on to new challenges, new jobs. To us it's history.
But this wee fella gets on with life, still doing what he did then. Surviving in a world we are fast turning upside down.
Massive influx of Natterer’s bats at valley level marks the official start of hibernation season (last week they were still swarming). And the cherry on top was the return of Z0266, a bat ringed as an adult in 2005. That makes four 21+ year old 🦇 still turning up ( @johnaltringham.bsky.social )
November 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Massive influx of Natterer’s bats at valley level marks the official start of hibernation season (last week they were still swarming). And the cherry on top was the return of Z0266, a bat ringed as an adult in 2005. That makes four 21+ year old 🦇 still turning up ( @johnaltringham.bsky.social )
November 21, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Dinky little long eared bat thought he'd found a great winter roost behind a disused loo at a heritage site in Cumbria. He was unexpectedly uncovered during work, came into care for a check up and added 20% to his weight in two days. Such a sweetie, he goes home tonight. #lovebats #batcare 🦇🥰
November 28, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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Nature is not the blocker to 1.5 million homes, instead it’s a necessity for building resilient towns and neighbourhoods.

Read our new report on environmental sustainability and housing growth ⬇️

publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5901/cm...
November 17, 2025 at 8:59 AM
As winter approaches, bats are less active but our team doesn't rest as long as there are bats that need help. This tiny bat found on rail platform, caked in black grease and very weak. Though situation improved he is not out of the woods yet. But he found his voice & appetite. #lovebats #batcare 🦇🤞
November 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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🦇 Most UK bat species evolved to use trees as roosts, while many also hunt in woodland.

Explore how bats use and rely on woodlands and trees in our 'Bats and woodland' pages: www.bats.org.uk/our-work/lan...
September 20, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Some rubbish weather has come along at a bad time for young 🦇🦇🦇 trying to bulk up for hibernation.
Speakers up to listen to this grateful-not-grateful hungry little Myotis mystacinus. He is, though, very gorgeous. 🥰🦇
#lovebats #batcare
September 17, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Rare bat crashes into car after '1,000-mile trip' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Bat crashes into car in Sunderland after '1,000-mile trip'
The rare bat crash lands into a windscreen before being rescued by volunteers who rehabilitate her.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 15, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Feeding cat-attacked bat. Loosely wrapped, its snatching mealies & drinking water. Do it with no 2nd thought.

Then it hits me. It's a tiny vulnerable wild creature. Not scared, still feisty, behaving as it should. But srsly just accepting my help. It's a special thing we do. #lovebats #batcare 🥰 🦇
September 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM