Chris Packham on Bats, Bills and the Battle for Britain’s Wildlife

S7E68 We're back with a brand new series and we're starting this exciting new collection of interviews with our President, Chris Packham. We last heard from Chris five years ago back in Episode 14 but this time Steve met the Springwatch presenter at the Natural History Museum. We discuss the new location of this year's Springwatch (and the amazing footage of the soprano pipistrelles at Haddon Hall) and what is needed to fix our National Parks. Chris also gives the latest update on his papercuts artwork and when you can get your hands on his new brown long-eared bat design. The catalyst for arranging this interview was the Planning & Infrastructure Bill which the government is putting through the political processes. This new legislation has the potential to be disastrous for bat conservation here in the UK and you'll hear why the nature conservation organisations need to unite right now. As you'll hear Chris thinks we should treat our membership of wildlife organisation as an investment for our natural world. If you'd like to see your membership fees well-invested, become a member of the Bat Conservation Trust to support the amazing amount of work we undertake. Discover our work here . Our dedicated webpages on the Planning & Infrastructure Bill are here along with our Position Statement . 🎧 New to BatChat? We release episodes every other Wednesday, so hit

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Chris Packham on Bats, Bills and the Battle for Britain’s Wildlife is an episode from BatChat by Bat Conservation Trust.

This episode is 64:05 long.

This episode was published on Nov 5, 2025.

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