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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/conservation. These interviews are carried out in a relaxed, conversational style, as we dive deeper into the background of our amazing guests. To find out more about BatAbility visit: www.batability.co.uk To find out more about BatAbility Club visit: www.batability.co.uk/batability-club
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7 days ago
7 days ago
19 min
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 benefit of anyone who wishes to find out more about what we are up to.
If you are not a Club member, but would like to know more about how to join up, please go to the following link: batability.co.uk/batability-club/
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Sep 24, 2026
Sep 24, 2026
44 min
Here we are delighted to be chatting with Dr Mark Ferguson, a professional wildlife sound recordist based in Northern Ireland (UK) & the author of the recently published 'Perspectives on Wildlife Sound Recording - An Overview of Modern Practice'. He studied music at Queen’s University Belfast & University of Manchester (2009–2014) before progressing to full-time doctoral research at University of Birmingham. His work draws attention to sonic relationships between humans, wild species & their shared environments
Perspectives on Wildlife Sound Recording - An Overview of Modern Practice
Sep 1, 2026
Sep 1, 2026
25 min
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 benefit of anyone who wishes to find out more about what we are up to.
If you are not a Club member, but would like to know more about how to join up, please go to the following link: batability.co.uk/batability-club/
NHBS Ltd Our sponsors of BatAbility Club - NHBS Ltd - visit them here
Aug 11, 2026
Aug 11, 2026
47 min
Guy Freeman is the editor of the highly aclaimed publications 'British Wildlife' & 'Conservation Land Management (CLM)'. During this interview we explore Guy's backstory, his career development and his life as an editor of high quality publications.
Jul 27, 2026
Jul 27, 2026
15 min
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 benefit of anyone who wishes to find out more about what we are up to.
If you are not a Club member, but would like to know more about how to join up, please go to the following link: batability.co.uk/batability-club/
NHBS Ltd Our sponsors of BatAbility Club - NHBS Ltd - visit them here
Jun 30, 2026
Jun 30, 2026
15 min
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 benefit of anyone who wishes to find out more about what we are up to.
If you are not a Club member, but would like to know more about how to join up, please go to the following link: batability.co.uk/batability-club/
NHBS Ltd Our sponsors of BatAbility Club - NHBS Ltd - visit them here
Jun 2, 2026
Jun 2, 2026
52 min
A fabulous interview with Ricardo Rocha, who originates from Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. He is an Associate Professor of Conservation Science at University of Oxford, & Tutorial Fellow at Jesus College. During his academic life he has studied bird, reptile & bat ecology in many parts of the world. His PhD (Universities of Lisbon & Helsinki) addressed the effects of tropical forest fragmentation on bat communities. We were also pleased to be able to discuss human diversity, segregation & associated subjects during our chat, an area which Ricardo has spent a lot of time considering.
Find out more about Ricardo Rocha here
Instagram: ricardo.nature
May 31, 2026
May 31, 2026
23 min
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 benefit of anyone who wishes to find out more about what we are up to.
If you are not a Club member, but would like to know more about how to join up, please go to the following link: batability.co.uk/batability-club/
NHBS Ltd Our sponsors of BatAbility Club - NHBS Ltd - visit them here
Talking Bat
Neil Middleton & Guests
Hi, I'm Neil from BatAbility Courses & Tuition, and we are
delighted to be sharing here our Talking Bat interview series,
along with some other things that may pop up from time to time.
I hope you enjoy listening to what our guests have to say
as much as I enjoy talking with them ^o^
To find out more about BatAbility please visit:
www.batability.co.uk
If you have any requests for future guests on
Talking Bat please feel free to email me:
neil.middleton@batability.co.uk