BatAbility Courses & Tuition is owned and managed by Neil Middleton, an experienced bat ecologist and author, who has been responsible for the development and delivery of a substantial number of successful bat training courses and events over a period of 20 years. These events have been delivered to a wide range of customer types and covering numerous bat-related subjects. Prior to delivering training under the ‘BatAbility’ brand, Neil designed and delivered numerous training events for Echoes Ecology Ltd, where he was the owner and Managing Director during the period 2006 to 2017.
About Neil Middleton
Last updated – 01.01.21
A total of 312 training events (3,344 delegates) designed and delivered across a wide range of customer types and industry sectors, enabling delegates to broaden their skill base, thus furthering conservation and/or personal development specific objectives. Events delivered include training workshops/courses covering a variety of subjects to the Bat Conservation Trust’s National, South West of England, Welsh and Scottish Conferences, as well as for Scottish Natural Heritage, Northern Ireland Environment Agency, The National Trust, Scottish Wildlife Trust, The National Trust for Scotland, BTCV and more than 85 ecological consultancies operating in the UK and further afield. In addition to all of the above, Neil has also delivered a total of 41 publicly attended bat talks/walks throughout Scotland (687 attendees).
Beyond the UK, Neil has delivered bat training to delegates carrying out research, or working in, the Republic of Ireland, Channel Islands, UAE, USA, East Africa, Malta, Spain, France, The Netherlands, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, South Korea, Turkey and Cyprus, including, on behalf of the Greek Cypriot Government, the very first ‘Bats In Cyprus’ seminar (Nov 2006) in Nicosia. Neil returned to Cyprus in Sept 2010 to deliver a similar event, the first of its kind, in Northern Cyprus.
More Advanced Sound Analysis
Workshop by N Middleton
The Bat Conservation Trust, Midlands Regional Bat Conference (Online), November 2020
More Advanced Sound Analysis
Workshop by N Middleton
The Bat Conservation Trust, East of England Regional Bat Conference (Online), October 2020
Is That A Bat? (Confusing Non-Bat Sounds)
Workshop by N Middleton
The Bat Conservation Trust, National Bat Conference (Online), September, 2020
Hibernation Surveys
Presentations (2) by T Wiffen & N Middleton
The Bat Conservation Trust, Big Bat Skills Conference (Online), May 2020
Effective Ecologist – Thoughts On Career Progression
Presentation by N Middleton
Wildlifetek, Career Ecologists Conference (Online), April 2020
Is That A Bat? (Confusing Non-Bat Sounds)
Workshop by N Middleton
The Bat Conservation Trust, Scottish Bat Conference, November 2019
Is That A Bat? (Confusing Non-Bat Sounds)
Workshop by N Middleton
The Bat Conservation Trust, National Bat Conference, September 2019
Bat Social Calls & Confusing Non-bat Sounds
Workshop by N Middleton
The Bat Conservation Trust, South West of England Bat Conference, March 2019
Bat Survey Guidelines – What’s The Job?
Presentation by N Middleton
CIEEM Scottish Section, October 2018
Bat Social Calls By Sight & Sound (Definitely Sound!)
Workshop by N Middleton
The Bat Conservation Trust, National Bat Conference, September 2018
Bat Social Calls – Why Bother? Building The Case for More Research
Presentation by N Middleton
3rd European Alpine Bat Detector Workshop (Askim, Norway), August 2018
Project Planning for Bat Workers & Researchers
Workshop by N Middleton
The Bat Conservation Trust, Scottish Bat Workers Spring Into Action, May 2018
Bat Social Calls – Why Bother? Building The Case for More Research
Presentation by N Middleton
The Social Calls of Bats Conference (Edinburgh), April 2018
Social Calls in The UK. A Species by Species Overview of Structure & Sound
Workshop by N Middleton & A Froud
The Social Calls of Bats Conference (Edinburgh), April 2018
The Social Calls of Bats Conference (Edinburgh)
Conference facilitated by N Middleton, K French & A Froud
BatAbility Courses & Tuition, April 2018
Mist Netting & Harp Trapping – Field Skills
Workshop by N Middleton
The Bat Conservation Trust, Scottish Bat Workers Conference, November 2017
Social Calls of Bats
Presentation by N Middleton
Nottinghamshire Bat Group, February 2017
The Social Calls of Bats Conference (London)
Conference facilitated by N Middleton, K French & A Froud
Echoes Ecology Ltd, November 2016
Introduction to Bat Social Calls
Workshop by N Middleton
The Bat Conservation Trust, Scottish Bat Conference, November 2016
Social Calls of Bats within the UK & Ireland
Workshop by N Middleton & A Froud
The Bat Conservation Trust, National Bat Conference, September 2016
Bat Surveys for Professional Ecologists
Good Practice Guidelines – Overview of Key Considerations
Presentation by N Middleton
CIEEM Scottish Section, June 2016
Mist Netting & Harp Trapping – Field Skills
Workshop by N Middleton
The Bat Conservation Trust, Scottish Bat Workers Spring Into Action, May 2016
Social Calls of Bats within the UK & Ireland
Workshop by N Middleton & A Froud
The Bat Conservation Trust, National Bat Conference, September 2015
Bat Social Calls & Their Impact Upon the Social Behaviour of Bat Workers
Presentation by N Middleton
The Bat Conservation Trust, Welsh Bat Conference, June 2015
Social Calls of Bats within the UK & Ireland
Workshop by N Middleton
The Bat Conservation Trust, Scottish Bat Conference, November 2014
Social Calls of Bats within the UK & Ireland
Workshop by N Middleton & A Froud
The Bat Conservation Trust, National Bat Conference, August 2014
Social Calls of Bats within the UK & Ireland
Workshop by N Middleton
The Bat Conservation Trust, Scottish Bat Workers Spring Into Action, May 2014
Living the High Life with Penthouse Daubenton’s
Presentation by N Middleton
The Bat Conservation Trust, Scottish Bat Conference, November 2013
Career Advice for Budding Bat Ecologists
Workshop by N Middleton
The Bat Conservation Trust, Scottish Bat Conference, November 2012
Taking Account of Protected Species – The Role of The Ecologist
Presentation by N Middleton
Scottish Natural Heritage, Sharing Good Practice Conference, March 2011
Harp Trapping Demonstration
Workshop by N Middleton
The Bat Conservation Trust, Scottish Bat Workers Spring Into Action, May 2010
Echolocation Sound Analysis
Workshop lead by J Agate, co-delivered by N Middleton & others
The Bat Conservation Trust, Scottish Bat Conference, November 2007
Echolocation Sound Analysis
Workshop lead by J Agate, co-delivered by N Middleton & others
The Bat Conservation Trust, National Bat Conference, September 2007
Bats In Cyprus Seminar – Nicosia
Various conference presentations delivered by N Middleton
Greek Cypriot Government, Ministry of Agriculture, November 2006
Echolocation Sound Analysis
Workshop by N Middleton
The Bat Conservation Trust, Scottish Bat Conference, November 2006
Bat’ll Do Nicely!
Presentation by N Middleton
BTCV Scotland, Clan Gathering, October 2005
Harp Trapping
Workshop by K Morrison & N Middleton
The Bat Conservation Trust, Scottish Bat Workers Spring Into Action, May 2005
Harp Trapping
Workshop by K Morrison & N Middleton
The Bat Conservation Trust, Scottish Bat Conference, November 2004
Bats & The Millennium Link (Canals Project)
Presentation by N Middleton
The Bat Conservation Trust, National Bat Conference, September 2004
Bats & The Millennium Link
Presentation by N Middleton
The Bat Conservation Trust, Scottish Bat Conference, November 2003
Bat Worker – Soft Skills Training
Workshop by N Middleton
The Bat Conservation Trust, Scottish Bat Conference, November 2002
Bats & The Millennium Link
Presentation by N Middleton
The Bat Conservation Trust, Scottish Bat Conference, November 2002
The acoustic identification of small terrestrial mammals in Britain
British Wildlife, 32.3 (Newson, Middleton & Pearce, 2020)
Is That A Bat?
Pelagic Publishing (Middleton, 2020)
An alternative method for catching commuting and foraging bats over water
Scottish Bats Journal, Vol 7 (BCT) (Middleton, 2017)
The Effective Ecologist
Pelagic Publishing (Middleton, 2016)
Social Calls of The Bats of Britain and Ireland
Pelagic Publishing (Middleton, Froud & French, 2014)
A long term ringing study of a Daubenton’s bat Myotis daubentonii roost on the Union Canal in West Lothian, Scotland
Scottish Bats Journal Vol 6 (BCT) (Middleton & Punteney, 2014)
Bat Passes – Redundant or Still Useful? An Alternative Approach to the Analysis and Interpretation of Large Amounts of Data
CIEEM, In Practice Journal (Sowler & Middleton, 2013)
A five year study into the distribution and abundance of Myotis daubentonii along the canal network of central Scotland
BaTML Publications, Volume 3 (Middleton, 2006)
The distribution, relative abundance and emitted frequencies of maximum energy of Pipistrellus spp. Along the canal corridors in the Central Belt of Scotland
BaTML Publications, Volume 3 (Middleton & Gourlay, 2006)
A study of the emission of social calls by Pipistrellus spp. Within central Scotland; including a description of their typical social call structure
BaTML Publications, Volume 3 (Middleton, 2006)
The speed of travel of Myotis daubentonii along canal corridors in Central Scotland
BaTML Publications, Volume 3 (Middleton, 2006)
A Technique for Surveying Bats in Narrow Habitat Corridors
Bat Research News, Volume 47.2 (Middleton, Gould, Macadam, Mackenzie & Morrison, 2006)
An Introduction To The Bats of Cyprus
Echoes Ecology Ltd (Middleton & Nicolaou, 2006)
An Introduction To The Bats of Scotland
Echoes Ecology Ltd (Middleton, 2006)
BaTML Factsheet: An introduction to the analysis of bat droppings
BaTML Publications, Factsheet Series (Macadam & Middleton, 2005)
Narrowing down the possible roosting locations of Myotis daubentonii along a canal corridor in Scotland. A description of the methods used
BaTML Publications, Volume 2 (Middleton & Dodds, 2005)
The methods adopted by BaTML for recording the echolocation calls of Pipistrellus spp. Using Time Expansion Detectors and the analysis thereafter
BaTML Publications, Volume 2 (Middleton, Gourlay & Macadam, 2005)
A new methodology for surveying bats in narrow habitat corridors
BaTML Publications, Volume 2 (Middleton, Gould, Macadam, Mackenzie & Morrison, 2005)
BaTML Factsheet: A simple habitat use model for bats in the UK
BaTML Publications, Factsheet Series (Middleton, 2004)
Introducing BATS & The Millennium Link. A study of bats and their use of canal corridor habitat in the Central Belt of Scotland
BaTML Publications, Volume 1 (Middleton, Gould, Macadam, Mackenzie & Morrison, 2004)
Survey form templates used by BaTML in connection with the monitoring and distribution of bats in central Scotland
BaTML Publications, Volume 1 (Middleton, 2004)
A study of bats at Birkhill Fireclay Mines on the River Avon, Scotland
BaTML Publications, Volume 1 (Middleton, Gould & Morrison, 2004)
The results of vegetation survey at two BaTML bat survey sites on the canal system in central Scotland
BaTML Publications, Volume 1 (Morrison & Middleton, 2004)
Bats – Species Action Plan
Falkirk Council, Local Biodiversity Action Plan (Middleton, 2001)
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