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Lindsey Bilston

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Norfolk and Norwich Bat Group @norfolknorwichbats.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Save the dates! Our winter talks will recommence in January at the Sprowston Diamond Centre. First up Wednesday 14th January Helen Booth, Water Voles - a Landscape Perspective Then Friday 23rd January Dave Appleton, Bats About Moths - Celebrating the Wonder and Diversity of Norfolk's Moths.
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Norfolk and Norwich Bat Group @norfolknorwichbats.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Thanks to everyone who joined us today @gressenhallfw.bsky.social, and especially Freya who brought her fabulous bat poster along to show us! What a great day! 🦇
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Norfolk and Norwich Bat Group @norfolknorwichbats.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
We are all set up at Gressenhall for Apple Day! Find us down on the farm near the traction engine. 🦇
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Norfolk and Norwich Bat Group @norfolknorwichbats.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Join us for a festive celebration! Grab a drink & watch live music from the amazing Clark & Zuppardi! We'll have children's activities & crafts set up to keep them entertained whilst you natter with friends & enjoy hot food from a local food van. 🦇 Book now: www.trybooking.com/uk/events/la...
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Norfolk and Norwich Bat Group @norfolknorwichbats.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Winter Talks are back this month! What better way to celebrate Halloween than joining us for an evening to find out how bats evolved? (Please note this is a repeat of a previous talk, back by popular demand for those who missed out last time.) 🦇
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Norfolk and Norwich Bat Group @norfolknorwichbats.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
We won't be planning any more bat walks this year, but you can still join us for Apple Day at @gressenhallfw.bsky.social on Sunday 12th October, and our Winter Talks programme will commence at the end of the month so look out for announcements! 🦇
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Norfolk and Norwich Bat Group @norfolknorwichbats.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Bat walk postponed! Due to the rain forecast for tomorrow, our bat walk at Whitlingham Country Park with Pathmakers will now take place on Saturday 4th October at 6:30pm. 🦇
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Bat Conservation Trust @batconservation.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
🦇It's October! What are bats up to now? More mating is taking place, and building up fat reserves is becoming crucial to survive the winter season. Bats will start looking for suitable hibernation sites, and beginning periods of torpor.
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Bat Conservation International 🦇 @batcon.org · 01/10/2025
Remembering and celebrating Jane Goodall, one of the most impactful conservationists of our time who fought for the world’s most vulnerable species and proved to all of us that one person can make a difference. 💚
Quote from Jane Goodall- "I think I'd like to be remembered as someone who really helped people have a little humility and realize that we are part of the animal kingdom not separated from it."
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Norfolk and Norwich Bat Group @norfolknorwichbats.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
This little bat enjoyed a weekend of 5* accomodation, and all you can eat mealworms with one of our bat carers. He was very hungry but soon perked up, and was safely re-released close to where he was found. 🦇
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Norfolk and Norwich Bat Group @norfolknorwichbats.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
If you haven't yet joined us on a bat walk we will be back at Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden on 1st October (booking essential) and at Whitlingham Country Park with Pathfinders on 3rd October.
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Norfolk and Norwich Bat Group @norfolknorwichbats.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the bat walk at Eaton Park this evening. Great to see the noctules and all three species of pipistrelle. 🦇
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Norfolk & Norwich Naturalists' Society @norfolknats.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Pathmakers are an organisation focussed on improving access to Norfolk's countryside for people of all abilities and backgrounds. They have put together a varied series of walks this autumn, many of them looking at wildlife. To see the full line-up and to book check www.pathmakers.org.uk/events/
A screenshot of the events page of the Pathmakers website https://www.pathmakers.org.uk/events/ The events shown on the left are a bat walk at Whitlingham C.P. and a family beachcombing event at West Runton.
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Norfolk and Norwich Bat Group @norfolknorwichbats.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Eaton Park bat walk rescheduled for Wednesday 24th September, meet by the bandstand in Eaton Park at 6:45pm. 🦇
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Norfolk and Norwich Bat Group @norfolknorwichbats.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
We are looking to reschedule our Eaton Park bat walk this week. Keep an eye on our social media and we'll let you know as soon as we have confirmed which day. 🦇
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Norfolk and Norwich Bat Group @norfolknorwichbats.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
It's not too late to join us on a bat walk this year! How about Whitlingham Country Park Friday 3rd October? facebook.com/events/s/bat...
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Bat Hunting at Whitlingham County Park
Wellness event in Norwich, United Kingdom by Pathmakers on Friday, October 3 2025
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Norfolk and Norwich Bat Group @norfolknorwichbats.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Last night to complete the Norfolk Nightwarden Challenge, and it's not raining! Make sure you send us your results for your chance to win batty goodies! 🦇
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Norfolk and Norwich Bat Group @norfolknorwichbats.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
The Norfolk Nightwarden Challenge starts tonight! Can you spare an hour to get out and record your wildlife? 🦇
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Norfolk and Norwich Bat Group @norfolknorwichbats.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
This Friday 29th August we will be supporting Wild Night Out at @gressenhallfw.bsky.social The event will feature a live music by Norfolk musicians Clark & Zuppardi followed by a bat walk, & moth trapping. 🦇 Please book your place here: www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/article/71836/Wild-Night-Out
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Wild Night Out - Norfolk Museums Service
Have a Wild Night Out at Gressenhall Farm & Workhouse! Join us afterhours for a special event with live music, bat walks and moth trapping. Attendees are welcome to arrive from 6:45pm for a 7:15pm per...
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Norfolk and Norwich Bat Group @norfolknorwichbats.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
This Saturday, 30th August, we will be in Eaton Park for International Bat Night. This is a free event, come along and see us. 🦇
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Norfolk and Norwich Bat Group @norfolknorwichbats.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
We have two events planned for International Bat night join us at either Bullock Park, Shipdham or Eaton Park, Norwich! 30th August. Save the date. www.norwichbatgroup.co.uk/events/
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Events – Norfolk and Norwich Bat Group
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Norfolk and Norwich Bat Group @norfolknorwichbats.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
This Friday!
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Norfolk and Norwich Bat Group @norfolknorwichbats.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Today we are in Thetford, joining Thetford Conservation Group as part of the BFER Brecks Outdoor Festival. Here till 2pm! 🦇
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Norfolk and Norwich Bat Group @norfolknorwichbats.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Free bat walk with Wild Lakenham! Friday 15th August. St John's Church, Harwood Road, Norwich NR1 2NG 🦇
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Bat Conservation Trust @batconservation.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
🦇 What comes next after 'No Mow May'? Let it bloom June is here! You can still leave a patch of your garden wild and give it a chance to bloom. Lots of tips on Plantlife's website:
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Let it Bloom June: What happens after No Mow May?  - Plantlife
Plantlife's Road Verges Advisor Mark Schofield reveals what happens after No Mow May and how to keep your lawn flowers for Let it Bloom June.
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RSPB Action @rspbaction.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Brown hares are a cherished symbol of spring and countryside, but sadly their numbers have declined by around 80% in the last century. They face many challenges including habitat loss, predators and climate. Thanks to author @chloedalton.bsky.social, their story is back in the spotlight👏
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Catherine Max @catherinemax.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
I had no idea they were doing this to kids or, indeed, language. At least I now know why my younger colleagues talk about “SPaG”.
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
🔥 Over a quarter of a million people have now signed this petition. Sign and share everywhere.
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Bat Conservation Trust @batconservation.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Without significant changes the Planning and Infrastructure Bill poses a clear and present danger to bats, other wildlife, precious habitats and our environment -there’s still time to make a difference www.bats.org.uk/news/2025/04...
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Ask your MP to help protect wildlife in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill - News - Bat Conservation Trust
By contacting your MP today, you can help ensure key wildlife protections aren’t swept aside in the name of ‘streamlining’ planning.
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Bat Conservation Trust @batconservation.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
🦇 #NoMowMay is here! If you have lawn in your garden, even if it's a small patch, do pack away the lawnmower and let it grow wild in May (and beyond)! This will attract a range of insects which all UK bats eat. More about gardening for bats www.bats.org.uk/advice/garde...
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Bat Conservation Trust @batconservation.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
🦇 May is here! Bats are fully active and feeding. Females are forming maternity colonies and looking for suitable nursery sites, such as buildings or trees. Males will be roosting on their own or in small groups.
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Tony Blair is literally being paid by a man with one of the highest carbon footprints on the planet - Larry Ellison. The founder of Oracle is his biggest funder & these techsolutionist remarks have to be seen for what they are: tech lobbying www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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Phasing out fossil fuels ‘doomed to fail’, says Tony Blair as he calls for rethink of net zero policy – UK politics live
‘Any strategy based on either phasing out fossil fuels in the short term or limiting consumption is a strategy doomed to fail,’ says former PM
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 22/04/2025
89% of the world's people want to see governments around the world take more action on the climate crisis. We're the majority. The climate denial of the Tories and Reform is the minority. So, starting this Earth Day, let's speak up and show governments we want climate action NOW.
EARTH DAY
REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE.
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Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ
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Chris Packham @chrisgpackham.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Our beautiful birds of prey are routinely and illegally slaughtered on driven grouse moors . If you are as sick of this criminal persecution as me then please sign this ⁦‪@wildjustice.bsky.social petition petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70... Please RT
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Norfolk and Norwich Bat Group @norfolknorwichbats.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Thanks to everyone who came to see us at South Lopham today. A great first outing for the gazebo brought with the @batconservation.bsky.social Partnership Grant. Doesn't it look good?
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Bat Conservation Trust @batconservation.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
🦇Throwing bats under the train: HS2’s bat tunnel and the dangerous spin behind deregulation. Read our latest news piece here: www.bats.org.uk/news/2025/04...
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Throwing bats under the train: HS2’s bat tunnel and the dangerous spin behind deregulation - News - Bat Conservation Trust
HS2's so-called bat tunnel has become a political scapegoat, used to justify rolling back environmental protections. But the real story is very different. This page breaks down what the bat tunnel is,...
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Norfolk and Norwich Bat Group @norfolknorwichbats.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Another date for the diary, bat walk at Great Moulton. Book your tickets now!
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
"Elbows up Canada! This has become the rallying cry of Canadian resistance. It originates from a famous ice hockey player, Gordie Howe, whose signature defensive style and large elbows were said to account for his success on the ice."
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Elbows up: Canadian resistance against Trump’s trade war and threats
Canadians demonstrate their resistance to President Trump’s tariff war and threats of annexation
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Northumbrian Water dumped 945,000 tonnes of sewage into sea in 2024. Every day story of England's water companies with 1,135 criminal convictions. Permitted by OFWAT to fleece customers, operate illegally, create health hazards. Govt refuses to end abuses.
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Northumbria Water 'released one million tonnes of sewage' to sea
The water firm says its own estimate of discharge to the North Sea at Whitburn cannot be relied on.
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Brilliant news! At last, confirmation that the Govt *will* go ahead with the #NaturalHistoryGCSE 🎉 We have to get to know our fellow travellers on this planet again. Young people who know & love nature are far more likely to protect & restore it - as well as enjoying better physical & mental health
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Department for Education confirms launch of natural history GCSE
Campaigners have been calling for the qualification for years but plan stalled despite a curriculum being drawn up
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Bat Conservation Trust @batconservation.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
This is a pivotal moment for bat conservation, and we need your help. URGENT: Planning bill threatens bat conservation – ACT NOW www.bats.org.uk/news/2025/03...
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URGENT: Planning bill threatens bat conservation – ACT NOW - News - Bat Conservation Trust
We are reaching out to you at a critical moment for bat conservation in England
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Norfolk and Norwich Bat Group @norfolknorwichbats.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Have you got tickets for the East of England Bat Conference yet? Look out for "Sleepless in Snetterton: Protecting Hibernating Bats in Norfolk" with Abi Grey & Sam Shelley, whilst Jane Harris and Charlotte Packman will be running workshops on MOTUS & Barbastelle research! 🦇
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Bat Conservation Trust @batconservation.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
The web of life is intricately interconnected. "It is our responsibility to do everything within our power to create a planet that provides a home not just for us, but for all life on Earth.” - Sir David Attenborough www.uwe.ac.uk/news/bat-study
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Reintroduction of beavers to wetlands having positive impact on bats, research suggests | UWE Bristol
The reintroduction of beavers to wetlands in England and Wales is leading to an increase in bat activity, a new study suggests.
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Norfolk and Norwich Bat Group @norfolknorwichbats.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Thank you so much to our friends @batconservation.bsky.social who have awarded us a Partner Group Support Fund Grant to buy a gazebo. We will no longer have to beg & borrow to have stands at summer events!
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Bat Conservation Trust @batconservation.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
How wonderful...it looks like a bat cave! 😍❤️🦇Keep up the wonderful work you are doing to help raise awareness of bats and the importance of bat conservation @norfolknorwichbats.bsky.social Glad we were able to help thanks to all our members, donors and fundraisers.
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Norfolk and Norwich Bat Group @norfolknorwichbats.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Thank you so much to Beth for the last of our Winter Talks. We do hope you enjoyed them. As we move into the Summer look out for us at events, & join us for bat walks! 🦇 www.norwichbatgroup.co.uk/events/
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Bat Conservation Trust @batconservation.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
🦇 It's a great day to potter around in the garden. Find out how you can make your garden more bat-friendly here: buff.ly/4S5Z4sN
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Paul Lewis @paullewismoney.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Lake Windermere turned into sewage treatment plant without the treatment. United Utilities water company pumped raw sewage into it for the equivalent of 17 hours a day for a year. That’s 6327 hours out of 8760 altogether or 72% of the available time bit.ly/4kkUPYT
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Raw sewage poured into Windermere for 6,000 hours last year
United Utilities’ treatment works and pumping stations released untreated sewage for 6,327 hours in the catchment of England’s largest lake, figures show
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Norfolk and Norwich Bat Group @norfolknorwichbats.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
This Friday, 7th March join us & Beth from @batconservation.bsky.social for a talk on Bats and Climate Change. Back in person, 7:30pm at the United Reform Church, Ipswich Road, Norwich.
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Trump’s treatment of Zelenskyy just now was appalling.
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