AIE - Subject

Bats

Legislation

All of the UK native Bats and their habitats are included within the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (WCA) and are protected by English law.
DETR - Wildlife Crime - A guide to the WCA and legislation affecting wildlife in the UK.
EC Council Directive on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild Fauna and Flora, 1992.
Conservation (Natural Habitats) Regulations 1994.
Conservation of Bats in Europe 1991. Agreement established between 14 countries at the Bonn Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals.

Organisations

The Bat Conservation Trust. Umbrella group for over 90 local volunteer bat groups in the UK. Registered charity. Contact: Tel. 0171 627 2629 Email. enquiries@bats.org.uk

Publications

Bats and Trees. A Guide to the Management of Trees. Booklet. Published by the Bat Conservation Trust 1997.
Bats. Booklet. Published by the Bat Conservation Trust 1999.
Note 165 Habitat Management for Woodland Bats. Available free. Look in Research Information Notes within F/Commission - Publications
Trees and Bats, Guidance Notes 1. Booklet.Published by the Arboricultural Association.
Planning Policy Guidance. Book. Nature Conservation PPG 9 DoE 1994. HMSO.
Bats and trees. First Published 1990. ARN 89/92. AAIS.
Bats in Roofs. A guide for builders and Surveyors. Available free from Countryside Council for Wales - Publications.
Bats. Available free from Countryside Council for Wales - Publications.
Bats & Arboriculture. SAC. Available to view on-line.

Web Sites

Journal Extracts (see AIE Abbreviations for abbreviations and links)

Publication Extracts (books, handbooks & bulletins)

Wildlife Management. Chapter 8. Forestry Practice 1991. Handbook 6. Forestry Commission. ISBN 0-11-710281-4.
Keep Batting: Dont be caught by the CRoW. Short article discussing Bats and the new legislation contained within the Countryside and rights of way Act 2000 (CRoW). Essential Arb, Issue 3, Summer 2001.