Dr Chantal Helm is the current chair of the Herts and Middlesex Bat Group as well as an ecology Visiting Lecturer at the University of Hertfordshire (formerly a full time senior lecturer).

She has been studying bats with the Herts and Middlesex Bat Group in Hertfordshire since 2012 and co-ordinates the Hertfordshire Barbastelle Project in collaboration with the Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust. As a licensed bat worker, and enthusiastic environmental educator, Chantal has led many bat walks across the county.