Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit Ecology – issues & opportunities Why? What? How? Examples.

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Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit Ecology – issues & opportunities Why? What? How? Examples

Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit Why protect and conserve? Since the 1930’s over 97% of the species- rich meadows and around 50% of ancient woodland in England and Wales have been lost. Greater horseshoe bats suffered over 90% population declines with around 6,500 now remaining in the UK (compared to around 140,000 red squirrels)

Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit 80% woodland cover a. b. 40% cover 15% cover Less than 3% cover c.d.

Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit Examples of local protected sites Special Protection Area (SPA) Chew Valley Lake

Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit Examples of local protected sites Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Bath and Bradford on Avon Bats North Somerset and Mendip Bats

Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit Examples of local protected sites »Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)

Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit Which one is protected?

Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit Examples of protected species in B&NES Badgers Reptiles including slow-worm, common lizard, grass snake and adder Barn owl All species of bat Great crested newt Dormouse Otter Those in bold are examples of European Protected Species »Also: Birds, while nesting

Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit Greater Horseshoe bat

Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit Examples Greater Horseshoe summer roost Lesser Horseshoe summer maternity roost Long eared bat night roost

Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit

Mitigation comprised: 3 separate bat lofts, one Above the main house; one Above a barn; one in the new Clock tower, each with access for Horseshoe bats

Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit

»Long-eared bat maternity roost; »lesser horseshoe day & night roost; »greater horseshoe night roost

Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit »Compensation / Mitigation consisted of two adjacent room spaces and a roof void in the boiler room, dedicated to bats. » Internal features included a “bat cupboard”; a wall panel for crevice dwelling bats, and a lean-to space. »Already showing signs of success

Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit Soprano Pipistrelle maternity roost, >600 bats, modern building, to be demolished and replaced with new build. Early signs of use by bats indicate hopeful long term mitigation success

Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit Lighting

Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit “Downloadable forms & checklists”

Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit