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


Date: 12/08/2009

Course length: 1 day

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

Course fee: £125
5% or 10% discount available if 2+ / 4+ courses are booked respectively

Outline:
This course investigates the types of impacts development projects can have on bat roosts, foraging habitat and commuting routes, and how these impacts can be avoided, reduced or off-set. Species-specific requirements of bats for these ecological receptors will be discussed. Development licenses will be discussed. Case studies with examples of impact assessment and mitigation will be explored in depth.

 

 

 

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 and survey techniques (particularly participants of the Cresswell Associates courses Bats (I): An Introduction to Bat Biology and Survey Techniques and Bats (III): Investigating and Evaluating Bat Roost Sites) and/or those involved in ecological appraisals/environmental statements for sites supporting bats, who wish to learn more impact assessment and mitigation for bats.

Aims:

To describe:

• the types of impacts on bat roosts: disturbance, modification and loss of roosts
• the types of impacts on bat commuting routes and foraging areas: direct mortality, severance of commuting routes and loss of foraging habitats

To provide:

• information on licensing requirements

To demonstrate:

• good practice in mitigating impacts resulting from developments that affect bat roosts, commuting routes and foraging areas, including: timing work to avoid disturbance, avoiding direct mortality, creating and modifying roosts, lighting issues, bats and roads, gaps in commuting routes, bats and wind farms, and mitigating loss of foraging habitat

Objectives:

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

• carry out appropriate impact assessments for development projects on bats roosts, commuting routes and foraging habitats

• design appropriate measures to avoid, reduce or off-set the impacts of development projects on bat roosts, commuting routes and foraging habitats
• understand the process for obtaining development licences from relevant organisations

Course content:

Lectures

• Assessing impacts of development projects on bat roosts
• Assessing impacts of development projects on bat commuting routes and foraging areas
• Mitigating impacts of development projects on bats

Workshop

• Case study exploring impact assessment and mitigation for a development project

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 Roost Sites
• Bats (III): Investigating and Evaluating Bat Roost Sites

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.