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Sarah Jo 🦇
@battysarah.bsky.social
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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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batconservation.bsky.social
🦇 December is here! Bats are hibernating. They may roost on their own or in small groups, often in cool, quiet places like disused buildings, old trees or caves, where they hopefully won't be disturbed.
December 1, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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gailbatlady.bsky.social
🦇 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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jackhooker.bsky.social
New OA 🦇 research 📄

Managing hedgerows for biodiversity: Disentangling the effects of trimming, structure and connectivity on the use of linear features by bats

besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Managing hedgerows for biodiversity: Disentangling the effects of trimming, structure and connectivity on the use of linear features by bats
Our findings underscore the value of extensive hedgerow management in promoting on-farm bat activity and support the integration of simple hedgerow quality assessment protocols into agri-environment ...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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batconservation.bsky.social
Species on the Edge. Echoes & Whispers - Explore the world of bats 🦇 in this six-part podcast, a creative evaluation piece by @steverutt.bsky.social and Claire Todd. Thanks to @lotterygoodcauses.bsky.social speciesontheedge.co.uk/echoes-whisp...
Echoes & Whispers | Species On The Edge
Explore the world of bats in this six-part podcast, a creative evaluation piece by Stephen Rutt and Claire Todd.
speciesontheedge.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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davehb.bsky.social
Cool to see this research out: citizen science showing how important churches are for bats in the UK, especially pre-Reformation (old) churches, and those in rural areas where there may not be many alternative roost sites.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... 🦇
Understanding bats in English churches: A citizen science approach
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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azbatrescue.bsky.social
Dis is my worm! Butch is 3.5 grams of fierce canyon bat. Don't mess with him! 🦇
#bats #arizona #wildanimals
Small light brown bat with 1 wing open and one covering a mealworm.
December 1, 2025 at 7:34 PM
battysarah.bsky.social
These specimens were found along the canal in Marsden, West Yorkshire yesterday. Loving the diversity! 🍄‍🟫🍄

#FungiFriends #MushroomMonday #MycologyMonday #nature #wildlife #fungi
Small bracket fungi on a tree trunk. Fungi on a tree trunk. Small dark round shapes with light edges. Brown circular fungus on tree branch. Bright orange gelatinous looking fungi on a tree branch.
December 1, 2025 at 7:51 PM
battysarah.bsky.social
Could this explain 🦇 hibernation and migration?

#bats #lovebats #genetics

www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
Scientists pinpoint single gene responsible for initiating winter behaviour of mammals
As the days continue to get shorter scientists have made a significant step in understanding exactly what makes mammals exhibit seasonal behaviours like hibernation and migration
www.gla.ac.uk
December 1, 2025 at 12:31 AM
battysarah.bsky.social
#fungi #fungifriends #toadstools #mushrooms 🍄🍄‍🟫🖤

www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
‘Nature’s original engineers’: scientists explore the amazing potential of fungi
Unique properties of fungi have led to groundbreaking innovations in recent years, from nappies to electronics
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:58 PM
battysarah.bsky.social
🦇 in the news!

#bats #lovebats #urbanwildlife

Urban bats avoid street lights when commuting between their roosts and foraging grounds share.google/RNp1fTDImn78...
Urban bats avoid street lights when commuting between their roosts and foraging grounds
Some bat species seek shelter during the day in the attics of large, mostly historic buildings within human settlements, even though they forage for insects at night in the dark surrounding countrysid...
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November 30, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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batconservation.bsky.social
Today is #SecondHandSunday. Reusing, recycling and rehoming things you no longer need or use is a great way to reduce environmental impact and you can also raise funds for #bat 🦇 conservation

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Support Bat Conservation Trust on eBay
Through eBay for Charity you can support the causes that matter most to you by buying and selling on eBay. We help non-profits like Bat Conservation Trust connect to over 145 million eBay community me...
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November 30, 2025 at 3:54 PM
battysarah.bsky.social
Positive 🦇 story.

#bats #Britishbats #lovebats #batconservation

BBC News - Successful bat conservation at Graven Hill self-build development - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Successful bat conservation at Graven Hill self-build development
The development company at Graven Hill has taken measures to safeguard roosting bats.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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gailbatlady.bsky.social
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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azbatrescue.bsky.social
Repeat PSA: Don't use glue traps/fly paper! This Mexican free-tailed bat got lucky but many don't get saved. Please let people know that glue traps of any kind are inhumane and dangerous. 🦇

#bats #arizona #wildanimals
Small, wet bat held in a cloth that was in a flypaper trap. Bat is covered in oil (to remove the glue) and glue residue. Small brownish bat held in a blue cloth. Same bat as prior but all clean.
November 28, 2025 at 7:40 PM
battysarah.bsky.social
Positive 🦇 story!

#lovebats #Britishbats #Britishwildlife #bats

www.warwickshireworld.com/community/lo...
Local bat numbers soar thanks to Graven Hill’s conservation success
Graven Hill’s pioneering bat mitigation and conservation initiative is celebrating a huge boost this year, with its local bat roosting population almost doubling in size in just 12 months across the d...
www.warwickshireworld.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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dunnock67.bsky.social
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November 24, 2025 at 12:01 PM
battysarah.bsky.social
While the bats are starting to hibernate, I'm entertaining myself looking for fungi again. Wasn't sure what I'd find today as we had our first proper cold snap last week, but I wasn't disappointed! 🍄

North west England.

#MushroomMonday #FungiFriends
#Britishwildlife #nature
A cluster of fungi on the forest floor. Small brown spheres with holes in the top. I'm new to fungi so can't think of a better way to describe them. Birch polypore I think. A semi-circular orange bracket fungus on a dead tree trunk. Yellow fungus between leaves on the forest floor. Round with a hole in the top. Small, pale coloured bracket fungus on a tree trunk.
November 24, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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batconservation.bsky.social
🦇 Following an enthusiastic reception at the National Bat Conference, Paola Reason is back with an extended talk to share her reflections on 30 years of bat work and consultancy. Opportunity for questions and discussion at the end.

More information and to book: www.bats.org.uk/events/voice...
November 23, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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littlewingbathaven.bsky.social
If you find a pup please gently scoop it up in a small towel & contain in a box. If you can add a heat source like a hot water bottle or wheat bag against the box-that would be helpful.
Please do not ever attempt to feed them, even water.The most critical thing is safety and gentle warmth ❤️🦇
#bats
November 23, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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azbatrescue.bsky.social
This sweet western red bat female got dislodged from her home after a storm but will be going back out into the wild again shortly. 🦇

#bats #arizona #wildanimals #cuteanimals #wildlife
November 21, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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batworker.bsky.social
‘Winter arrives on the wings of a Brown Long Eared bat’ While the Brandt’s bats 🦇 have been underground since early September, it always takes a sub zero snap to push the Long Eareds into hibernation. #bats #chiroptera #research #conservation #ecology
Hibernating Brown Long Eared bat Hibernating Brandt’s bats
November 20, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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batworker.bsky.social
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 )
A ringed Natterer’s bat in hibernation
November 21, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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nzbatman.bsky.social
Supporting Finding Franklin Bats last night with the Wild Heroes film crew helping make these pekapeka TV stars 🌟 🦇

#nzbats #community #conservation #aklbiodiversity #pekapeka #biodiversity #pestfreeakl #wildheroes
November 17, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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dunnock67.bsky.social
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nhm-london.bsky.social Natural History Museum, London @nhm-london.bsky.social · 15d
When you think of bats, you probably don’t think of pollination - but bats are crucial pollinators, and the key to creating a certain drink! 🍸

See an (adorable) bat covered in pollen and learn why a world without bats would be a world without tequila in this week’s Surprising Science. 🦇
November 17, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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albertabats.bsky.social
🦇Male bats in Alberta aren’t belting out love songs - but some species do produce complex ultrasonic calls that might be part of their mating strategy.
Bat dating is all about performance: up to 40 kHz of “check out my skills.” (see comments for audio!)
Up close image of the face of a silver-haired bat caught with its mouth open in a wide yawn. image of musical notes shown being emitted through it's mouth. Text reads albertabats.ca WCS Canada logo Alberta Community Bat Program. Photo of bat by Jason Headley.
November 17, 2025 at 7:22 PM