NOW and the Bat Conservation Trust have joined forces to encourage people to channel their inner Super Heroes and protect the UK’s declining bat population. To coincide with the launch of The Batman on NOW, a limited-edition run of bat boxes have been designed and will be distributed for free, following advice from the Bat Conservation Trust that putting up bat box shelters in domestic gardens is one way to make them more bat-friendly.
As well as being the inspiration behind everyone’s favourite Gotham Super Hero, bats are one of the most endangered species in the UK, with six of our 18 indigenous species at risk of extinction. Bat populations are so low, that there’s just one known greater mouse-eared bat in the UK, and fewer than 1,000 grey long-eared bats, with their population fragmented across the country.
Designed to combat loss of habitat, one of the biggest drivers of bat decline, the exclusive ‘bat box office’ measures just 40cm x 40cm and is an exact miniature replica of a traditional cinema, featuring show lights, listings and six tiny roost seats.
