Project funding and collaborators
The Southern Scotland Bat Survey was commissioned by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), and conducted by the British Trust for Ornithology in collaboration with a wide range of organisations and local libraries to help promote the project and to host and use bat recording equipment. We are particularly grateful to the Bat Conservation Trust, the National Trust for Scotland (including Threave / Threave Bat Reserve, Culzean Castle and Country Park and NTS staff and volunteers on Arran), the Forestry Commission, the RSPB (including Lochwinnoch RSPB Nature Reserve), Dumfries and Galloway Council (Lockerbie, Newton Stewart and Stranraer libraries), The Wildlife Information Centre (TWIC), Buccleuch Rangers at Drumlanrig Castle and at Bowhill House, East Ayrshire Leisure (Cumnock library), Biggar and Upper Clydesdale Museum, South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture (Strathaven library), The Scottish Deer Centre, The Scottish Wildlife Trust (Jupiter Urban Wildlife Centre), The Scottish Ornithologists’ Club headquarters and Scottish Borders Council (Duns library). Particular thanks to Rob Raynor, Anne Youngman, Katherine Boughey, John Haddow, Jon Russ and Yves Bas for discussions and advice during the project.
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