Bat Surveys


Bat surveys in Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire are one of our key areas of expertise. Wild Frontier Ecology possesses the extensive knowledge and sophisticated equipment needed to conduct a bat survey. Our Norfolk based bat specialists are licensed by Natural England to conduct bat roost surveys which may require disturbing or handling of bats, and have years of bat survey and habitat management experience. We regularly undertake bat surveys for barn conversions and small developments in East Anglia, as well larger scale projects throughout the UK.

  

Services

  • Bat roost surveys and potential bat roost assessment: checking buildings, barns, sheds, bridges and trees 
  • Surveying and monitoring known roost sites: such as churches and bat boxes
  • Carrying out bat surveys and impact assessments for proposed wind farm developments: conducting manual transect and automated monitoring point surveys up to current best practice specifications; executing impact risk assessments
  • Planning bat habitat enhancements: choosing the right design of artificial roost for the target species; positioning artificial roosts (bat boxes) in the best locations to encourage occupancy

Project Examples

  • Assisting Broadland Environmental Services Ltd/Halcrow with bat surveys for flood defence works in the Norfolk Broads
  • Bat surveys and impact assessments for a five turbine Bernard Matthews Ltd wind energy development at Holton, Suffolk, and for a twelve turbine ProWind wind energy development at Cottam, Nottinghamshire
  • Bat roost assessment surveys for arboricultural works at The Walks, Kings Lynn and at the Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm substation site at Sizewell
  • Numerous bat surveys of small developments for potential bat roosts including various barns, sheds, stables, a milking shed, an abbey, a rectory, bridges, and assorted residential dwellings and commercial buildings