The Vincent Wildlife Trust | Safeguarding the future of mammals in Britain and Ireland

Greater horseshoe bat numbers dropped by over 90% in Britain during the last century A donation of just £15 will help their recovery
Protecting and enhancing the roosts of the rarer bat species VWT Bat Reserves
Restoring the pine marten population to England and Wales The Pine Marten Recovery Project
Paving the way for the recovery of the pine marten in northern England Back from the Brink project

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In a bat roost

Watch greater horseshoe bats inside one of our larger bat roosts – live! Photo © Frank Greenaway
Updated Bat Book

The sixth edition of this popular book is now available.
COVID-19 update

VWT’s staff are now home working and group volunteer activities suspended.

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Dr Patrick Wright explains how he developed a novel method to age Bechstein's bats

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