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
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)
- Bats in trees. AJ - Vol:22 - No:1
- Nov 1998
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.
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