The sonic success of David King; Inventor of BatBox detectors
S5E53 This week we join David King who created the BatBox III and BatBox Duet detectors amongst several others for four decades. David tells Steve of how it all came about and they delve into the hist...
7 Feb 202429min
Bat Tracking; the drones changing the way we can undertake research
S5E52 Steve calls in to Canberra, Australia to chat with Dr Debbie Saunders. For over 20 years Debbie has worked as an ecologist and studied the movements of small migratory birds. This includes the ...
24 Jan 202432min
Bats in the Channel: Jersey Bat Group
S5E51 Join Steve in early summer on the Island of Jersey as he sits down with a trio from the bat group. In this interview we hear about the historic work of the group and the sort of survey work bein...
10 Jan 202433min
Boathouse to Bat House
S5E50 On the edge of Kidderminster lies Hurcott Pool and Wood Nature Reserve. An old boathouse on the edge of the pool has been repurposed by Worcestershire Bat Group and a few minutes away lies Lea C...
27 Dec 202332min
Walking with bats
S5E49 This week we join BCT member Mark Ferguson who has just released his latest album; Walking With Bats. What does it sound like to go bat detecting? From start to finish, this question has underpi...
13 Dec 202332min
The Lifesaving Legacy of Livingstone's Fruit Bats at Jersey Zoo
S5E48 Jersey Zoo in the Channel Islands is home to 90% of the world's captive population of Livingstone's fruit bats. With an estimated 1300 in the wild, this captive breeding programme is vital to th...
29 Nov 202334min
Gargoyle Guardians: A Bat Count at Lacock Abbey with the Wiltshire Bat Group
S5E47 On the edge of the Cotswolds lies Lacock Abbey, home to Professor Quirrel's classroom and the Mirror of Erised. But whilst millions of people will recognise the Cloisters of the Abbey used in th...
15 Nov 202323min
The Bechstein's of Bracketts
S5E46 Hidden in west Dorset is a nature reserve which holds a very special secret. A bat box scheme which was installed in the late 1990's is home to one of the most well-studied colonies of Bechstein...
1 Nov 202341min
