How to be a bat detective! Celebration of Bat International Night
The Jersey Bat Group will be taking part in the International Bat Night celebrations by hosting not one but two public bat activity walks on 27th and 28th August.
Tickets are £5 for adults and £2 for children (under 16 years old).
Please book your ticket through EventbriteRead More →
How to be a bat detective! Celebration of Bat International Night
The Jersey Bat Group will be taking part in the International Bat Night celebrations by hosting not one but two public bat activity walks on 27th and 28th August.
Tickets are £5 for adults and £2 for children (under 16 years old).
Please book your ticket through EventbriteRead More →
Summer is here and bats are busy feeding their young and themselves – making the most of all the insects they can catch! Come and join us to watch them.Read More →
Please join the Jersey Bat Group for the fourth Great Garden Bat Watch!
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As part of World Book Day two of our Jersey Bat Group members have recorded themselves reading from two batty books!
We hope you enjoy listening to Jane and Liz, and learn some wonderful bat facts.Read More →
Celebration is of Bat International Night
The Jersey Bat Group will be taking part in the International Bat Night celebrations by hosting not one but two public bat activity walks on 28th and 29th August.
Tickets are £5 for adults and £2 for children (under 16 years old).
Please book your ticket through EventbriteRead More →
Celebration of Bat International Night
The Jersey Bat Group will be taking part in the International Bat Night celebrations by hosting not one but two public bat activity walks on 28th and 29th August.
Tickets are £5 for adults and £2 for children (under 16 years old).
Please book your ticket through EventbriteRead More →
Please join the Jersey Bat Group for the third Great Garden Bat Watch!
This event combines the joy of (hopefully!) watching bats with citizen science based research that can help us better understand bats across Jersey. Read More →
Although there is acknowledgement that light pollution can be a ‘source of annoyance to people, it can be harmful to wildlife, waste energy and detract from the enjoyment of the night sky’ (CPRE 2016) there is only about a fifth of England that retains skies completely free of light pollution.
Light pollution is known to have an impact on species from insects to turtles. When it comes to bats, light pollution can impact on foraging site bat assemblages, commuting routes, can delay or prevent bats emerging from roosts, or can in ‘in some cases lead to bats abandoning or becoming entombed in the roost’ (BCT). Read More →
Raffle entries have now closed
The draw for prizes took place on 31st August – congratulations to all of our winners!
To raise additional funds for our research, training and education programmes we are holding a raffle to coincide with the International Bat Nights on the 29th and 30th August. We will draw for the raffle on the 31st of August
Tickets are just one pound each. You can buy just one, or five or ten.
We have been donated some wonderful prizes so far and hoping for more to come!
TICKETS SOLD OUT
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Celebration of Bat International Night
The Jersey Bat Group will be taking part in the International Bat Night celebrations by hosting not one but two public bat activity walks on 29th and 30th August.
Tickets are £5 for adults and £1 for children (under 16 years old).
Please buy your tickets from Eventbrite: Tickets Bat Walk 30th AugustRead More →
TICKETS SOLD OUT
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Celebration of Bat International Night
The Jersey Bat Group will be taking part in the International Bat Night celebrations by hosting not one but two public bat activity walks on 29th and 30th August.
Tickets are £5 for adults and £1 for children (under 16 years old).
Please buy your tickets from Eventbrite: Tickets Bat Walk 29th AugustRead More →
Please join the Jersey Bat Group for the second Great Garden Bat Watch!
This event combines the joy of (hopefully!) watching bats with citizen science based research that can help us better understand bats across Jersey.
We are particularly keen to receive sightings of bats from St Helier and other urban areas around the Island to help us with our research into Jersey’s urban bat populations.
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Whether self-isolating or social distancing, there are still ways that you can help the Jersey Bat Group study both Jersey’s bats and also threats to Jersey’s bat populations such as light pollutionRead More →
If you have children to look after or home school and would like some ideas for things to do then the Bat Conservation Trust website is a great place to be inspired!Read More →
Would you like to get more involved in Bat Conservation?
Now’s your chance to join the JBG committee and help the group by coordinating fundraising and public engagement events.Read More →
Hibernation season is nearly over. It’s time to emerge and find out how you can get involved in bat conservation.
Come along to the AGM to hear about the activities and discoveries of 2019 and join the discussions for 2020.Read More →
***Bookings have now closed***
We look forward to seeing all those that purchased tickets on 29th OctoberRead More →
Come along to one of our free public bat walks to celebrate the
23rd International Bat Night.
You will have the chance to hear about the different species in Jersey, how they live and the challenges they face. There will be an opportunity to use bat detectors and listen to the bats flying and feeding. Hopefully,
you’ll be able to see some bats too. Read More →
Please join the Jersey Bat Group for the first Great Garden Bat Watch!
This new event combines the joy of (hopefully!) watching bats with citizen science based research that can help us better understand bats across Jersey.Read More →