The Batalogue is our annual catalogue of bat detectors and accessories for bat work and bat groups. There are hundreds of products and accessories to choose from, along with detailed specifications and comparison charts. How to get the Batalogue Option #1 Browse the Batalogue online Option #2 Call (+44 (0) 1803 865913), or email us, [...]
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New user info for the Echo Meter EM3 Bat Detector from Wildlife Acoustics
We recently received the following information from Wildlife Acoustics to help you get the most out of your Echo Meter EM3 Dear EM3 User, Congratulations on your purchase of the Wildlife Acoustics Echo Meter EM3 Bat Detector! We think the EM3 represents the most advanced technology available in a handheld detector and provides unparalleled [...]

New Edition of Bat Surveys: Good Practice Guidelines – available now
From the Bat Conservation Trust website: The Bat Conservation Trust encourages people working with bats, or those who might come into contact with bats or their roosts during their daily lives, to follow good practice. We have worked with organisations and individuals across many sectors to develop a range of guidance to help you conduct your business or perform your work [...]

Five reasons you will love the new Habibat Bat Box
1. Artificial accommodation designed for bats The Habibat is a large bat box made of insulating concrete with an internal roost space, which can be incorporated into the fabric of a building as it is built or renovated. Its single chamber is internally divided by inverted V wedges to increase surfaces for bats to roost against and [...]

NHBS Weekly Digest: Bird Sense, highland mammals, beauty in nature, insects and whales, Elekon and the CB2 Deluxe
New books in stock this week Looking at the very best of the new arrivals from the last seven days: Bird Sense: What it’s Like to be a Bird Tim Birkhead The author of The Wisdom of Birds returns with this thought-provoking exploration of the subjective sense experience of birds. The premise is that there [...]

Triple Chamber Bat Box available from NHBS for the first time this autumn
Introducing the Triple Chamber Bat Box NHBS’s new Triple Chamber Bat Box is available for the first time this autumn. The new bat box has three large chambers providing its inhabitants with a huge living area (compared with most other wooden bat boxes). Consequently, they are particularly well-suited to large colonies, including maternity colonies. Most [...]

“This tiny bundle of energy in my hand…”: John Altringham talks to the Hoopoe about bats
John Altringham, author of Bats: From Evolution to Conservation, discusses the appeal of bats, what they are, and how we should think about their conservation needs. How did you first become interested in studying bats? I was taken to a Natterer’s bat roost, almost 30 years ago now, and saw my first bat close up. [...]

Book of the Week: Bats: From Evolution to Conservation, 2nd Ed.
Continuing our selection of the very best titles available through NHBS: Bats: From Evolution to Conservation by John D. Altringham What? 2nd edition of John Altringham’s 1996 OUP publication, Bats: Biology and Behaviour Why? This rigorous and authoritative textbook is updated to reflect the current state of research on all aspects of bat biology, ecology [...]
NHBS Catalogue – Explore the World of Bats
This weekend NHBS are heading up to Loughborough for the Bat Conservation Trust’s annual National Bat Conference. We are proud to be involved with bat conservation through the provision of the latest books and equipment for everyone from ecological consultants to amateur bat lovers. Our range is always expanding to keep up with developments in [...]
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