Talking Bat
Welcome to the Talking Bat podcast series from BatAbility Courses & Tuition. Every month we interview someone important, influential, inspirational or just darn right bat-tastic from the world of bats or from the wider world of ecology/natural history. These interviews are carried out in a relaxed, conversational style, as we dive deeper into the background of our guests.
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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 54 minutes
- Episodes
- 109
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Talking Bat with Katheryn Leggat (Kasanka Trust - Zambia)
Katheryn Leggat has had an amazing life story to date, which we really enjoyed chatting about during this session. It was also an opportunity for us to find out all about Kasanka National Park in Zam…
Talking Guano with Neil Middleton (BatAbility Courses & Tuition)
^o^ Something just for our podcast audience.
Sometimes light-hearted, occasionally a little more serious! Here are some random thoughts from your Talking Bat host, Neil Middleton :-)
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Talking Mustelid with Dr Johnny Birks (Author, Researcher, Conservationist & Activist)
Here we have the huge pleasure of 'Talking...' with Mister Mustelid (aka Dr Johnny Birks) about his lifelong passion & career journey involving many roles within the ecology sector. All of this leadi…
Talking Bat with Dr Maggie Andrews (Horseshoe bats)
During this interview Maggie Andrews shares some of her earlier memories relating to studying bats (in particular horseshoe species), along with a deeper look into some of the research she has been i…
Talking Book with Michael Sheldrick (Co-founder of Global Citizen/Author - From Ideas To Impact)
Michael Sheldrick is the Co-Founder & Chief Policy, Impact, & Government Affairs Officer at Global Citizen. Their initiatives have reached millions of people & secured $billions in support to provid…
Talking Shop with Bernard Mercer (Founder/Chairperson of NHBS Ltd)
In 1985 Bernard Mercer founded NHBS Ltd, & during this interview we get a fascinating insight into the background of the business, & how it has developed over the years to become one of the largest, …
Talking Bat with Henry Andrews (Bat Roosts in Trees & Bat Roosts in Rock)
Here we have the pleasure of interviewing Henry Andrews, the driving force behind the habitat keys & books entitled 'Bat Roosts In Trees' & 'Bat Roosts In Rock'. As well as covering the backdrop to t…
Talking Club (March 2024) with Aileen Hendry
Every month Aileen Hendry (BatAbility Courses & Tuition) is joined by Neil Middleton to deliver a 'light-hearted' monthly update for our BatAbility Club members. We are sharing it here for the benefi…
Talking Bat with Daniel Hargreaves (Vincent Wildlife Trust)
Daniel Hargreaves is well know & highly respected within the world of bats, & during this session we talk about his exciting life journey from becoming interested in bats as a child through to being …
Talking Bat with Laura Torrent (African Bat Taxonomy Ecology & Conservation)
Laura Torrent is a PhD student studying bat taxonomy, ecology & conservation in Equatorial Guinea (west coast of central Africa), working in collaboration with Natural Science Museum of Granollers; U…
Talking Bat with John Haddow (Auritus Wildlife Consultancy)
John Haddow (Auritus Bat Consultancy) is a highly respected bat-worker (& so much more) based in Scotland, & a previous winner of the BCTs Pete Guest Award. His interest in bats started before bats w…
Talking Bat with Marc Van De Sijpe (Freelance Bat Researcher - Belgium)
Marc Van De Sijpe is an internationally respected bat researcher based in Belgium, especially known for his work on the European 'trawling' bat species - Daubenton's bat, Pond bat & Long-fingered bat…
Talking Bat with M. Brock Fenton (Western University, Canada)
Brock Fenton (Emeritus Professor - University of Western Ontario, Canada) has been studying bats in some shape or form since the early 1960s. He is hugely respected internationally for his academic w…
Talking Bat with Dr Mirjam Knornschild (Museum of Natural History Berlin)
Dr Mirjam Knornschild is the Head of Behavioural Ecology & Bioacoustics Lab for the Museum of Natural History in Berlin. She is internationally recognised & highly respected for, amongst other things…
Talking Bat with Alexandra Howard (Afromontane Researcher, University of the Free State)
Alexandra Howard is a PhD candidate carrying out research on bats in southern Africa. Here we explore her life journey so far, as well as her research interests, along with dipping into other aspects…
Talking Club (February 2024) with Aileen Hendry
Every month Aileen Hendry (BatAbility Courses & Tuition) is joined by Neil Middleton to deliver a 'light-hearted' monthly update for our BatAbility Club members. We are sharing it here for the benefi…
Talking Bat with Professor Peter J Taylor (University of the Free State)
Peter Taylor's research focuses on bats & other small mammals in natural & agricultural landscapes in southern Africa. He has contributed significantly to science & conservation, & during this interv…
Talking Bat with Dr Ian Davidson-Watts (Davidson-Watts Ecology Ltd)
Originally from the UK, & now living in New Zealand, Ian Davidson-Watts is highly respected internationally as a bat researcher & consultant. His career to date has had many twists & turns, across a …
Talking Bat with Dr Sandie Sowler (Bat Researcher, Consultant & Trainer)
Hooked onto natural history from early childhood, Sandie Sowler commenced with her first serious venture into bats in 1969 whilst still at university. Since then she has achieved a huge amount & cont…
Talking Bat with Dr Jon Russ (Consultant, Researcher & Author)
Jon Russ is hugely respected & well known to us all as the author of books relating to bat acoustics & identification, he also has his own consultancy business, Ridgeway Ecology. During this in depth…