Episode 12: Bats About Bats with Gwen
From In Conservation... by The Wildlife Trust for Beds, Cambs and Northants
October 10, 2025 · 1h 2m · Season 1 · Episode 12
About this episode
This episode features Gwen Hitchcock discussing the monitoring and conservation of bats.
This episode is all about bats. Senior Monitoring and Research Officer Gwen Hitchcock knows all about these miraculous mammals through her work recording them, and we find out what it is the Wildlife Trust does do to keep tabs on them - and what amazing creatures they really are - whilst scouting for sites for monitoring them at Strawberry Hill. Find out what links jazz hands, wet slaps and inbuilt ear defenders... hint: it's bats. Amazing!
People in this episode
Guest: Gwen Hitchcock
Topics covered
- bats
- wildlife conservation
- monitoring species
- mammals
- ecology
Keywords
- bats
- Wildlife Trust
- Gwen Hitchcock
- monitoring
- conservation
- mammals
- Strawberry Hill
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Wildlife Trust
Places: Strawberry Hill
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