Course convenor(s):
Nick Downs (BSc, MSc, PhD, CEnv, MIEEM)
Paola Reason (BSc, MSc, CEnv, MIEEM) and
David Wells (BSc, CEnv, MIEEM)


Date: 11/08/2009

Course length: 1 day

Venue:
Cresswell Associates, The Mill, Brimscombe Port, Stroud,
GL5 2QG

Course fee: £150
5% or 10% discount available if 2+ / 4+ courses are booked respectively

Outline:
This course provides training on investigating and evaluating bat roosts in structures including trees, buildings and bridges. A field trip will demonstrate how to carry out such surveys and what features to look for.

Further information:
Cresswell Associates
The Mill, Brimscombe Port
Stroud, GL5 2QG

T: +44 (0) 1453 731 231
F: +44 (0) 1453 888 797


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Target audience:
This course is aimed at those with an understanding of bat biology (particularly participants of the Cresswell Associates course Bats (I): An Introduction to Bat Biology and Survey Techniques) who wish to undertake surveys of structures (including trees, buildings and bridges) that might contain bat roosts.

Aims:

To provide:

• an introduction to the ecology of roosting bats
• information on how to carry out surveys of bat roosts in different structures including trees, buildings and bridges

To demonstrate:

• how to assess bat roosts in different structures

Objectives:

At the end of the course you should be able to:

• identify what bat surveys can be undertaken with and without licences
• describe how different species of bats use different structures
• identify the signs of bat activity at roosts
• assess roosts and identify what type of further surveys may be required

Course content:

Lectures

• An introduction to investigating bat roost sites
• Bats in trees
• Bats in buildings (including barns)
• Bats in bridges
• Assessing bat roost sites

Fieldwork

• Site visit to see examples of structures potentially suitable for roosting bats

Additional information/requirements:

3 additional courses on bats are available:

• Bats (I): An Introduction to Bat Biology and Survey Techniques
• Bats (II): Investigating and Evaluating Bat Activity
• Bats (IV): Impact Assessment and Mitigation

The courses Bats (I) and Bats (II) are stand alone, but run on consecutive days.
The courses Bats (II) and Bats (IV) are stand alone, but run on consecutive days.

A list of local accommodation is available on request.