Associated/Sponsored Research & Projects

Each year we provide sponsorship for a limited number of worthwhile projects and/or research. The following are examples of projects/research we have been associated with or sponsored recently:

Threave Bat Reserve Batmobile, The National Trust for Scotland: Echoes Ecology provided technical advice and pictures for this mobile educational trailer and the Threave Bat Reserve leaflet.

Scottish Leisler's Bat Project: Echoes Ecology supplied radio tracking equipment, assisting with this study being carried out in the southwest of Scotland during 2009

Threave Bat Reserve, The National Trust for Scotland: From 2010 Echoes Ecology have agreed to sponsor bat research at NTS Threave by providing advice, technical support and an annual research grant of up to £1,000, supported by on-site accomodation provided by NTS

Edinburgh Zoo, Radio Tracking Demonstration: Echoes Ecology supplied radio tracking equipment, assisting Edinburgh Zoo to deliver this training in 2009

Gibside Bat Project, The National Trust, Tyne & Wear: In 2009 Neil Middleton provided advice and training (Radio Tagging, Tracking and Harp Trapping) for this valuable project, set up to establish the roosting behaviour of bats

Argaty Red Kites: Laura Davis and Jenny Diack of Echoes Ecology delivered public bat events for this organsation in 2008 and 2009

Population Dynamics & Roosting Ecology of Daubenton's bats: Echoes Ecology sponsored Natalie Taylor (Napier University) by providing advice, technical support, equipment and species licencing whilst she carried out this 2 year study (2007/2008) in the Union Canal corridor, West Lothian

Bats In Swaziland, Wing Morphology & Echolocation: During 2007 Echoes Ecology provided advice, technical support and equipment for Tina Lee Smith (MSc, Napier University) whilst carrying out this valuable research in the Mlawula-Mbuluzi Nature Reserve.

Bats of The United Arab Emirates: In August 2007 Laura Davis produced a report for the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve

Bax Birding (The Gambia) : During 2007 Echoes Ecology sponsored this bird watching company based in The Gambia by providing equipment and the funding to build a website. Room 108 Ltd provided their services at reduced cost to assist with the website build, whilst Simon Pinder kindly donated some pictures

The Bats of Scotland: December 2006. Having produced a similar guide for Cyprus, Neil Middleton felt it was time to produce something for Scotland as well

The Bats of Cyprus: December 2006, Neil Middleton and Haris Nicolaou (Cyprus Forestry Dept) produced the first guide to the bat species within Cyprus

Epping Forest Bat Project: Neil Middleton and Echoes Ecology Ltd provide ongoing training and support to Keith French and Andrew Froud who are carrying out this valuable project studying bats within the Barn Hoppit area

Drome, France: We sourced a Time Expansion bat detector for Andrew Hargreaves (Wildlife Provencale) so that he could carry out wider bat studies in this part of France and also promote bats positively to his customers

BATS & The Millennium Link (BaTML): Echoes Ecology employees Neil Middleton, Kirsty Morrison and Chris Gould were all heavily involved with the success behind this project which studied bats along the Union Canal and Forth & Clyde Canal corridors (West Lothian, Scotland) during the period 2000 to 2007