Bat monitoring

The main aim of Bat Conservation Ireland is to help conserve Irish bats. In order to ensure Irish bats are being conserved it is important to know roughly how many bats there are in the first place, and to find out how their populations are doing. Regular monitoring is the key to picking up any declining (or increasing) trends, which are in turn, important in forming conservation policy and management on a nationwide and EU level.

Car monitoring

Bat Conservation Ireland, in partnership with The Bat Conservation Trust (of the UK), has been administering a car-based monitoring scheme since 2004.

BATLAS 2010

The BATLAS 2010 project is now underway. We are looking to increase our knowledge of bats throughout the country and fill in the many gaps where no bats have yet been recorded. Click here for more information on the BATLAS 2010 survey, and instructions on how to volunteer.

Waterways

The Daubenton's Bat Waterways Survey continues this summer. We need YOU to volunteer for this important conservation work. It will take place over two evenings in August and is easy to carry out.

Click here for more information about the waterways survey, and details on how to volunteer