The Islandmagee Bat Atlas is an exciting new initiative to map the bats in Islandmagee. We are looking at bat activity and presence of bat roosts across the east Antrim Peninsula. Would you like to be involved in the Islandmagee Bat Atlas Project? Over the Summer, we are recording bats across the peninsula. Finding out […]
Northern Ireland Bat Conference success
Our friends at Creggan Country Park secured funding and organised our first bat conference in the north west on Friday 6th March 2015. 120 people attended the event, which took place in the Drummond Hotel, Ballykelly. NIEA, representatives from councils and planners from across Northern Ireland attended as well as representatives from DOE, DARD, […]
NIEA Challenge Fund Success!
Ok so the weather isn’t great but on the bright side we have some exciting batty news! We will team up with our friends at Creggan Country Park to deliver the first ever Northern Ireland Bat Conference on Friday 6th March 2015 with the help of NIEA, Derry City and Strabane District Council, […]
Inspection Continues
The inspection team heads north Thanks to funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund, and time donated by Bat group volunteers, the weekly inspection of bat boxes continues. Over the last two weeks, the volunteers have moved north to the Coleraine area. Lately, two riverside locations have been checked for bat residents and signs of previous […]
Bat Boxes Galore
With the nights drawing in and the heady nights of summer a mere distant memory, one would think that the work of the bat group was winding down for a few months. However, thanks to funding from the Heritage Lottery fund, a bit of respite from the amazing world of bats is far from the […]
Big Wild Campout
We had a fantastic time at the Big Wild Campout with RSPB Northern Ireland in Cultra and Omagh. On Saturday past we joined our friends from Creggan Country Park to deliver a batty workshop at the Ulster American Folk Park. We were treated to a BBQ after setting up our tent, then went to get […]
Environment Minister meets the Bat Group
One of our committee members showcased some of our work to the Environment Minister Mark H Durkan at Creggan Country Park on 20th August. We were lucky to get some funding from the NIEA Challenge Fund over the past 2 years in partnership with our friends at Creggan Country Park. Thanks to this […]
Ambulance Drivers
“Ambulance drivers” are vital to the work of the Northern Ireland Bat Group. Part of the Northern Ireland Bat Group’s remit, in addition to education, training and advancement of knowledge, is caring for bats. It is therefore, with great pleasure that we can announce that the Northern Ireland Bat Group in the North West now […]
Event Success
We have been very busy over the past 6 months, delivering events and workshops across Northern Ireland including: Bats a Fact 15 primary schools in Derry, Strabane, Ballykelly and Omagh took part in our ‘Bats a Fact’ workshop funded by NIEA Challenge Fund 2014. We created a batty cafe in each school and played lots […]
Thank You!
The work of the Northern Ireland Bat Group is reliant upon generosity. The generosity of its members giving up their time to rush around the country picking up stranded and injured bats, attending events promoting the work of the Group and educating the general public, and thanks to the philanthropy of others, through very welcome […]
