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International Bat Night – Post Event Report

International Bat Night is an event initiated by the EuroBats organisation. It takes place annually on the last (full) weekend of August. The first Bat Night took place in 1997. The aim of this event is to learn more about these extraordinary creatures and raise awareness of their importance.

Opublikowano: 02 September 2025

To mark this occasion, on 30 August 2025, a nighttime encounter with bats, organised by the , took place at the Źródliska Forest Nursery. During the event, Dr Katarzyna Janik-Superson from the delivered a lecture exploring the lives of these extraordinary flying mammals.

Additionally, the event participants wandered through the forest with a detector, listened to and observed bats feeding by the pond. They also took part in a competition on chiropterological knowledge with attractive bat prizes.

There are 27 species of bats in Poland. During this year's nocturnal expedition, we observed four of them: the serotine bat, common pipistrelle bat, the greater noctule bat and the Daubenton's bat.

The meeting ended with a bonfire and conversations.

 

Source: Dr Katarzyna Janik-Superson,
Photos: ; Dr Katarzyna Janik-Superson,
Edit: Kamila Knol-MichaÅ‚owska, Promotion Centre, Faculty of biology and Environmental Protection, 91µÎµÎ

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