{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"Bats | The Dark Knights Rise Again","description":"Bats are some of Britain’s most mysterious mammals. From caves and woodlands to parks and abandoned buildings, they’ve adapted to an astonishing range of habitats, and as night falls, you might spot them emerging from their roosts.\n\nNational Trust ranger Rosie Holdsworth joins bat conservationist Steve Roe on a series of surveys across the Peak District, tracking these elusive creatures through winter and spring. Part of the National Bat Monitoring Programme, the surveys are helping to build a vital picture of how bat populations are faring across the UK.\n\nOften feared and misunderstood, bats are far more fascinating than their reputation suggests. Join us on a journey into their hidden world to discover the remarkable lives of Britain’s bats, and why monitoring and protecting them matters.\n\nWatch a video of this podcast on the National Trust’s YouTube:\n https://youtu.be/ZT4mlDD6j8U\n (https://www.youtube.com/@nationaltrustcharity/podcasts)\nProduction\nHost: Rosie Holdsworth\n Producer: Jack Glover, Michelle Douglass, Jesus Gomez, Pippa Tilbury-Harris\n Sound: Jesus Gomez\n Contributor: Steve Roe, Allan Roe, Jess Eades, Helen Ball\n\nCover image copyright: Steve Roe\n\n\n Discover More:\n\nWant to know more about bats? Why not listen to BatChat (https://batchat.buzzsprout.com/680561) , a podcast dedicated to these amazing creatures and hosted by Steve Roe, our main collaborator in this episode.\n\nIf you’d like to learn more about The National Bat Monitoring Programme and the bat surveys, you can sign up here (https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bats.org.uk%2Four-work%2Fnational-bat-monitoring-programme&data=05|02|Jesus.Gomez%40nationaltrust.org.uk|04a12461e50d4b5548d208df19c29ab9|0fba79b96423460d88eff9c3d4ca2e9f|0|0|639257997530480966|Unknown|TWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D|0|||&sdata=5YGFlir7D%2FFJedldQni%2Bd9Iv1TRlW1RvJUbjQdPlppY%3D&reserved=0) .\n\nTo find your nearest bat group search this page (https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bats.org.uk%2Fsupport-bats%2Fbat-groups&data=05|02|Jesus.Gomez%40nationaltrust.org.uk|04a12461e50d4b5548d208df19c29ab9|0fba79b96423460d88eff9c3d4ca2e9f|0|0|639257997530503281|Unknown|TWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D|0|||&sdata=3wpOqq6UL6MWFiDR37g5ysy0D4PL5TEyH6RJgtBK1JI%3D&reserved=0) .\n\nFollow Steve’s Instagram account @steveroebatman\n (https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fsteveroebatman%2F&data=05|02|Jesus.Gomez%40nationaltrust.org.uk|04a12461e50d4b5548d208df19c29ab9|0fba79b96423460d88eff9c3d4ca2e9f|0|0|639257997530541209|Unknown|TWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D|0|||&sdata=MswsMaQ6EGLypnsgzCk1DwU%2Bw%2BJLUBk5noz%2FSfKbEIk%3D&reserved=0)\nFollow us on Instagram @wildtalesnt\n\n If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at podcasts@nationaltrust.org.uk","author_name":"Wild Tales | Nature Podcast","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/4957126-wild-tales-nature-podcast","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43857786/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"95\" src=\"https://embeds.audioboom.com/posts/8957756/embed?v=202301\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; width: 100%\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"allowtransparency\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"Audioboom player\" allow=\"autoplay\" sandbox=\"allow-downloads allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\"></iframe>"}