Bat Case Studies

Client: McGarrell Reilly Homes
Location: Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire
Project: Renovation and conversion of structure from offices to residential units
Ecological Aspect: A summer non-maternity bat roost for brown long-eared Plecotus auritus bats

and maternity roost for common pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus bats was

identified within a building on site.

Creation of bat development licence

Reinstate the common pipistrelle bat roost within the existing cavity wall and roof

space of the building after works had been completed.

Utilise the roof space of a proposed bin store on site resulting in the reduced

cost of constructing a new building just for the bats.

Creation of bat development licence

Design of suitable mitigation to include temporary heated maternity roost

unit to house 200 pipistrelles to enable works to continue with minimal delay.

ECW during roof strip

Creation of new roost units within the new house

Ecological Clerk of Works role to supervise works

Monitoring of new roosts and site

	BREEAM Assessments
	Phase 1 & Arboricultural Surveys
	Protected Species
	Mitigation Plans & Habitat Creation
	EIA & Masterplanning
	Business & Biodiversity