BCT National Bat Conference 2008

Registration closed
Friday September 12th 2008 from 12:00am to 12:00am
University of Reading, Reading

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

Description Pricing
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).
Free
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).
Free
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)
Free
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)
Free
Residential en-suite, Saturday night only (Conference attendance Sa... Full board, Conference attendance Saturday only (includes Saturday lunch only, Conference dinner on Saturday, B&B on Saturday)
Free
Residential standard, Saturday night only (Conference attendence Sa... Full board, Conference attendance Saturday only (includes Saturday lunch only, Conference dinner on Saturday, B&B on Saturday)
Free
Non-residential, Saturday and Sunday (includes Saturday and Sunday lunches)
Free
Non-residential, Saturday only (includes Saturday lunch only)
Free
Non-residential, Sunday only (includes Sunday lunch only)
Free
Conference Dinner (optional, Saturday night only)
Free
  • University of Reading
  • Whiteknights Campus
  • Reading
  • RG6 6AQ
  • United Kingdom
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