Bat Surveys for Planning
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Aerial Tree Inspections
We specialise in Aerial Tree Inspections and also undertake GLTAs, Preliminary Roost Assessments, Emergence/Re-entry Surveys, Bat Box Checks in Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and Essex.
We specialise in Aerial Tree Roost Inspections and our Class 2 Licenced surveyors cater to sites nationwide for this type of survey. Our other Ecological work such as PRAs, Emergence/Re-entry Surveys we try to keep more local, so in Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and Essex. We also have CL-29 Barn Owl licences enabling us to carry out Barn Owl surveys which may cause disturbance.
Services
Preliminary Roost Assessments
We can undertake Preliminary Roost Assessments (PRAs) and provide reports for planning.
Emergence/Re-entry Surveys
We can conduct Dusk Emergence/Re-entry surveys during the active bat season (May-September).
Ground Level Tree Assessments GLTAs
We can undertake Ground Level Tree Assessments to decipher whether or not Trees need Aerial Inspections.
Bat Box Checks
We can check previously installed mitigation such as Bat Boxes as well as install new ones.
Important Regulations
Bat Surveys are normally undertaken at the planning stage of a development and they are commonly requested by Local Planning Authorities to support planning applications. All bats and their roosts are protected under The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) and The Conservation of Habitats & Species Regulations 2017 (as amended).
In England, Scotland and Wales it is illegal to:
- Intentionally or deliberately kill, injure or capture bats;
- Deliberately disturb bats, whether at roost or not;
- Damage, destroy or obstruct access to bat roosts;
- Possess or transport a bat or any part of a bat, unless acquired legally; and
- Sell, barter or exchange bats, or any part of a bat.
There are 18 species of bat in the UK. Bats are protected due to a steady decline in numbers largely as a result of lost habitats and the conversion of buildings that are typically used by bats such as barns.
