Welcome!

Bat Conservation Ireland is a Charity dedicated to the conservation of Ireland's bats. We promote conservation of bats by disseminating educational materials, giving talks and leading bat walks, carrying out nationwide surveys and monitoring of bats, acting as an umbrella group for the local bat groups and providing a central repository for bat records.

WHITE NOSE SYNDROME

A new fungal disease that has caused deaths of over 1 million bats in the U.S. has now been found in France. Bat Conservation Ireland has more information on White Nose Syndrome (click here to download pdf) and recommends that bat workers and cavers familiarise themselves with guidelines to prevent the spread of this fungus that is potentially lethal to bats.

Events in 2010

Workshops, bat talks and walks are already being planned for 2010. A workshop in March on Lesser Horseshoe Bats is being run by The Vincent Wildlife Trust and the Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management in Mayo. Click on the events page for details.

BATLAS 2010

In 2008 we embarked on the BATLAS 2010 project, a project to find bats where they haven't yet been recorded in Ireland. The project continued in 2009 and we are currently compiling the data. We will have the results of the survey ready in spring 2010. Thanks to everyone who volunteered their time and bat records.

Waterways 2010

We are continuing the Daubenton's Waterways Survey in 2010. This will be underway again next August. Over 400 volunteers participate in this survey every year. If you are interested in helping us carry out in this important conservation work click on the monitoring page for details.

DVD ON IRISH BATS AVAILABLE NOW

A DVD packed with information, images and film footage of Irish bats has been produced. Proceeds from the sale of this DVD will contribute to BCIreland's bat conservation work. For more information on the DVD and instructions how to buy it please click here.

Contact details

Bat Conservation Ireland's address and telephone number are: Ulex House, Drumheel, Lisduff, Virginia, Co. Cavan. Tel: 046 9242882