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Huge congratulations to VWT’s Ireland Mammal Programme Manager, Kate McAney, for her #AoibheannGaughranAward in recognition of outstanding commitment, leadership, and passion for bat conservation… particularly for the rare lesser horseshoe bat. Well done Kate! Bat Conservation Ire

Cynhaliodd prosiect Ystlumod Du @NaturamByth yn Sir Benfro weithdy crefft llawn hwyl i blant yng Ngardd Goedwig @Colby i greu’r ystlumod gwych hyn allan o foch coed. Mae'r holl greadigaethau o'r diwrnod yn anhygoel!

The @NaturamByth Pembrokeshire Barbastelle project ran a fun craft workshop for children at @Colby Woodland Garden making these fab pine cone bats. We’re so impressed with all the amazing creations from the day!

Don’t miss ITV Coast & Country with Ruth_TV and @WoodlandTrust with VWT’s #MartensOnTheMove. Discover how we are working with @coedcadw to support pine martens along Welsh/English borders — 7pm Friday 22 November on ITV Wales and available later on ITVX The National Lottery Heritage Fund

Arweiniodd Lee Gwyther (@Grounded T) weithdy i dyfwyr coed ar heneiddio coed yng Ngwarchodfa Natur Genedlaethol Pengelli: cyfle gwych i weld manteision y dechneg ar gyfer ystlumod a bywyd gwyllt arall. Mae gweithdai Prosiect Ystlumod Du Natur am Byth! yn ddigwyddiadau blynyddol.

Lee Gwyther (@Grounded T) led a tree veteranisation workshop for arborists at Pengelli National Nature Reserve, which was a great chance to see the benefits of the technique for bats and other wildlife. These Natur am Byth! Barbastelle Bat Project workshops are annual events.

Did you miss seeing #MartensontheMove Project Officer, Lucy Nord, on last Friday's episode of ITV Coast & Country with @CoedCadw? Good news! You can catch up with it on ITVX here bit.ly/4g7rZs9 Thank you to Ruth_TV for a great interview. The National Lottery Heritage Fund

#NationalTreeWeek Since 2017, VWT’s Ireland Team has been organising the planting of 56,500 trees to create woodland near one of its lesser horseshoe bat roosts (West Ireland). In time, this woodland will be a fantastic habitat — not just for bats but also a range of wildlife.

Next week, we’re giving a talk in Kippford, Dumfries and Galloway on the #MartensOnTheMove project. We’ll discuss the project’s work so far, including collaborating with the #KippfordCommunityNatureReserve and how to get involved and support pine martens! The National Lottery Heritage Fund

#NationalTreeWeek Working with Bat Conservation Trust and funded by Natural England’s Species Recovery Programme, the National Barbastelle and Bechstsein’s Survey aims to help understand the ecology of two rare woodland bats, their habitat needs, and to develop a monitoring programme for them.

VWT is delighted to support this new PhD opportunity in partnership with OneZoo Centre for Doctoral Training, Aberystwyth University and Queen's University Belfast 🎓. The research will look at zoonoses and distribution of feral cats in rural landscapes. bit.ly/3OwmZ4y for more info.

We’re trialling new roosting boards for bats — woodwool; woodwool with lime mortar; and woodwool with lime mortar and pebbles. Built by VWT+@sussexbatgoup vols, we hope to see which roost surface the bats prefer by the number of droppings under each type. We’ll let you know!

From chasing down prey to playing house guest, check out these fab videos sent into VWTIreland Irish Stoat Survey! Do you have an Irish stoat pic or video — we’d love to see more. Submit your sightings below. RoI: tinyurl.com/3xcvxese NI: tinyurl.com/5n6jfa7w

Allwch chi helpu Prosiect Ystlumod Du Natur am Byth! VWT? Ydych chi rhwng 6 ac 16 oed ac yn siarad Cymraeg? Rydym yn chwilio am rywun i leisio fideo Cymraeg ar sut i ddefnyddio synwyryddion ystlumod. Gallech ennill gwobr o £50. Dyddiad cau 6 Ion. Gweler y poster am fwy o fanylion.

Can you help VWT’s Natur am Byth! Barbastelle Project? Are you aged between 6 and 16? Do you speak Welsh? We’re looking for someone to narrate a video in Welsh on how to use bat detectors... and you could win £50 as a prize! Closing date is 6 Jan 2025. See poster for more details.

#MartensOnTheMove has installed den boxes at Roamer’s Wood in the Tweed Valley with Sustainable West Linton and District to provide local pine martens with safe places to rest and breed. VWT vol Lisa did well at her first den box installation training session. The National Lottery Heritage Fund

New Blog! Find out how a colony of lesser horseshoe bats are benefiting from a new roost thanks to the #GreenRecoveryChallengeFund. Read more here bit.ly/405Z6HH All photos: ©Daniel Hargreaves

In autumn, #MartensOnTheMove visited Mid Wales for pine marten den box maintenance, such as replacing parts of the boxes showing signs of wear. This is done in autumn to avoid the breeding season or colder months, when pine martens are most likely using the boxes The National Lottery Heritage Fund