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Other work to support our Ten-Year Strategy
Pro昀椀le and
publicity
.
742K
New website users
.
281K
Social Media
followers
A new VWT TikTok account was launched in November 2024 —
this includes content created by young people we engaged with
through the Martens on the Move partnership with Rural Media.
In its 昀椀rst month, we gained 9 followers. The total number of
followers across all 昀椀ve platforms is 28.1K
X — 8K, Facebook — 11.5K; Instagram —3.6K; LinkedIn — 5K;
TikTok — 9
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We launched a new website in November 2024 as part of our
Martens on the Move National Lottery Heritage Fund project
(www.pinemartens.uk). We posted 8 blogs on all websites,
written by staff, Trustees and volunteers.
Website (UK) — 39K new users; Website (Ireland) — 35K new users;
Website (Martens on the Move) — 200 new users
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TV and Radio
Interviews
VWT took part in interviews on a range
of TV and Radio programmes, including
The One Show Wales and Country昀椀le.
Awards
VWT’s Ireland Mammal Programme Manager, Kate McAney, received the Aoibheann Gaughran Award from
Bat Conservation Ireland in recognition of outstanding commitment, leadership and passion for bat conservation.
She is the 昀椀rst person to receive the Award, which honours the memory of Aoibheann Gaughran, a devoted
conservationist, volunteer and member of Dublin Bat Group. The spirit of the award aims to capture commitment,
leadership, work, projects and length of service that have made a difference to the world of bat conservation and
helped bring people together to achieve this goal.
Kieran O’Malley, who recently completed his PhD with VWT and Sussex University, was awarded the Vincent Weir
Scienti昀椀c Award for the contribution of his PhD research to bat conservation. The Vincent Weir Scienti昀椀c Award
is awarded annually to a PhD or MSc student at a UK-based institution who has made a signi昀椀cant contribution to
research on the conservation biology of bats. The judges were impressed by the contribution of the work to bat
conservation and by how the methods developed are already being applied to improve survey efforts for forest bats.
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