Want to help bats in the UK? The National Bat Monitoring Programme run by the Bat Conservation Trust has different surveys you can tale part in, for different levels of experience! The survey below is perfect for begginer bat watchers.
https://www.bats.org.uk/our-work/national-bat-monitoring-programme/getting-started/how-do-i-do-the-sunset-survey
Type of project: Survey
Location: UK wide
Season/duration: every year from April - October
Time needed: 1 hour at sunset/dusk (or sunrise/dawn to catch a dawn swarming!)
Experience needed: none! BCT provide guides, advice and even online workshops to get you started
Description: Spend 1 hour at dusk in your garden or local green space looking for bats, you'll be surprised at where you can find them! You can also record any other nightlife you spot such as foxes or badgers in your survey. You can submit as many times as you like for the duration of the survey. Using a bat detector is optional but if you have experience with one you should check out the other surveys available!
For more citizen science please look at the list on my website in my pinned post :]
