Bat Conservation Trust

BCT National Bat Conference 2008

  • Event starts: Fri 12th Sep 2008
  • Online booking closed: Fri 5th Sep 2008
The National Bat Conference will cover many different topics related to Bats and their habitats, please see the programme for more details. Book your place today by completing the on-line booking form.

Available tickets

£250.00 Residential en-suite, Friday and Saturday nights
Full board, Conference attendance Saturday and Sunday (includes Friday dinner, Saturday and Sunday lunches, conference dinner on Saturday, B&B on Friday and Saturday).
£220.00 Residential standard, Friday and Saturday nights
Full board, Conference attendance Saturday and Sunday (includes Friday dinner, Saturday and Sunday lunches, conference dinner on Saturday, B&B on Friday and Saturday).
£195.00 Residential en-suite, Saturday night only
Full board, Conference attendance Saturday and Sunday (includes Saturday and Sunday lunches, conference dinner on Saturday, B&B on Saturday)
£180.00 Residential standard, Saturday night only
Full board, Conference attendance Saturday and Sunday (includes Saturday and Sunday lunches, Conference dinner on Saturday, B&B on Saturday)
£174.00 Residential en-suite, Saturday night only (Conf...
Full board, Conference attendance Saturday only (includes Saturday lunch only, Conference dinner on Saturday, B&B on Saturday)
£159.00 Residential standard, Saturday night only (Conf...
Full board, Conference attendance Saturday only (includes Saturday lunch only, Conference dinner on Saturday, B&B on Saturday)
£118.00 Non-residential, Saturday and Sunday
(includes Saturday and Sunday lunches)
£93.00 Non-residential, Saturday only
(includes Saturday lunch only)
£93.00 Non-residential, Sunday only
(includes Sunday lunch only)
£35.00 Conference Dinner
(optional, Saturday night only)

Address and location

University of Reading

Whiteknights Campus
Reading
RG6 6AQ
United Kingdom

    Additional information

    Provisional programme for National Bat Conference 2008: (Please note that this programme may be subject to change) Updates will be available at www.bats.org.uk.

    Friday 12th September:

    Evening bat walk around the University campus;
    Meeting of the Bat Group Forum

    Saturday 13th September

    Assessing species diversity of bats in woodlands (David Hill, University of Sussex & Frank Greenaway)
    Ideal homes for lesser horseshoe bats (Henry Schofield, Vincent Wildlife Trust)
    A contractors view of mitigation for bats (David Mason, Carillion)
    Autumn swarming and the implications for the restoration of underground sites (Jon Flanders, University of Bristol)
    Building a future for bats (Amy Coyte, BCT)
    Bats in Greece: past, present and future (Eleni Papadatou, University of Leeds)
    Modelling the distribution of rare species: an example with barbastelles in Portugal (Hugo Rebelo, University of Bristol)
    Plants that echo in the night: sensory ecology of bat pollination (Mark Holdereid, University of Bristol)
    Dumfries and Galloway nightjar radio-tracking project (Stuart Spray, Stuart Spray Wildlife Consultancy)
    Social calls in brown long-eared bats (Stephanie Murphy, University of Sussex)
    Why bats should join CPRE (Tom Oliver, Campaign to Protect Rural England)

    Annual General Meeting of the Bat Conservation Trust
    Conference dinner and ceilidh

    Sunday 14th September

    Count Bat and engaging new groups in bat conservation (Dan Merrett, BCT)
    The Isles of Scilly Bat Group - a voyage of discovery (Mike Gurr, Isles of Scilly Bat Group)
    Bat rehabilitation - why bother? (Gail Armstrong, North Lancs Bat Group)
    Latest developments in BCT conservation work and NBMP (Karen Haysom, BCT)
    Bat activity patterns and habitat use in agricultural landscapes (Danielle Linton, WildCRU)
    Bat conservation management in agri-environment schemes in Wales (Ann Humble, Welsh Assembly Government)

    Contact Details

    Send your off-line forms/payments to: National Bat Conference, Bat Conservation Trust, Unit 2, 15 Cloisters House, Battersea Park Road, London, SW8 4BG
    Phone: Dave Sutton 0207 501 3638
    Email: dsutton@bats.org.uk

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