Talking Bat

Talking Bat with Richard Crompton (Ecology On Demand)

In this episode (recorded in Aug 2021) we chat with Richard Crompton (owner of Ecology On Demand) about his backstory, his time at BCT, career progression, challenges & successes (of which there are many), as well as some of his thoughts  about training & guidelines. 

Talking Bird with David Darrell-Lambert (Bird Brain UK Ltd)

David Darrell-Lambert is the owner of Bird Brain UK Ltd & is highly respected & well known within the UK bird community & further afield. During this interview we talk about his early days birding, as well as his business activities, photography, art & sound recording. We also speak about his experience writing the Birdwatching London book, and of course. with myself & David on mic there are quite a few stories... 

Talking Mammal Sound ID Book with Stuart Newson & Neil Middleton

In Nov 2023 'The Sound Identification of the Terrestrial Mammals of Britain & Ireland' was published. Here is the interview that our publishers requested to tie in with the book launch. Neil Middleton & Stuart Newson were interviewed by Nigel Massen (Pelagic Publishing).

Other resources referred to in the interview are as follows:
Is That A Bat?
BTO Acoustic Pipeline

 

Talking Training with Neil Middleton (BatAbility Courses & Tuition)

In Nov 2023 Neil was delighted to be invited to do an interview for the Ecology Academy podcast series, where Richard Dodd interviewed him for that series with much of the session being focussed on Neil's career journey & training experiences. It was agreed that the interview could also be uploaded onto our Talking Bat podcast platform. So, here it is...

The Ecology Academy podcast series is an excellent resource & if you haven't been  there already we urge you to take a listen here to some of the amazing people that Richard has engaged with so far.

Talking Bat with Gareth Jones (Professor of Biological Sciences, Bristol University)

Gareth Jones is amongst the most highly respected academics in the world of bat research & we were delighted when he agreed to be interviewed by ourselves. During the session we talk about his earlier years, a number of his key academic achievements, as well as hobbies & other interests. Of particular note his recollection of the story behind the discovery of a new species (Soprano pipistrelle) is fascinating, as are his thoughts on more recent research into mammal ageing through the use of genetic information.
Visit The Gareth Jones Lab here
Visit Gareth's bird photography website here

Talking Club (November 2023) 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 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/

Talking Mammals with Jon Hall (mammalwatching.com)

Jon Hall is a mammal watcher extraordinaire, having travelled the world to see many mammals in their natural environments. During this interview we explore his background, his passion for mammal watching, the launch of the mammal watching website & their own podcast, & also a few tails along the way (nope - that's not a typo!). 
mammalwatching.com (inc Podcast) find out more here
Offsetting your greenhouse gas emissions with Stand For Trees (Gola) - find out more here

Talking ’Back The Old Bat’ with Anne Youngman (BCT Marathon)

In June 2021 Anne Youngman spoke to Neil about her upcoming marathon in aid of The Bat Conservation Trust. Anne had previously been the first Scottish Bat Officer for BCT (2002 - 2017) & is extremely well known & highly respected within the bat world. During the interview we mention the 'Just Giving' facility for her marathon, which unfortunately is no longer available. You can however still donate to BCT if you so wish, via the following link: https://www.bats.org.uk/donate/pledge

We also mention the BaTML project a few times during out chat:
find out more about this here