DESIGN MANUAL FOR ROADS AND BRIDGES VOLUME 10 - ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN, SECTION 1 - THE GOODS ROAD GUIDE - NEW ROADS, PART 8 - THE GOOD ROADS GUIDE NATURE CONSERVAITON MANAGEMENT IN RELATION TO BATS

All bats are strictly protected under UK and European law, having dramatically declined in numbers in the last 50 years due to the loss of roost sites, loss of feeding habitat, use of pesticides and direct persecution. Although rare and declining in numbers, bats are widespread, occurring in rural and urban situations, and thus can be affected by development in virtually any location. Both new road schemes and road improvements can affect bats by damaging roosts and feeding areas, or by severing traditional commuting routes. In certain circumstances, road traffic may directly cause bat mortality. Structures such as bridges may contain bat roosts and routine maintenance works affecting these structures can also have serious effects on bats. Perhaps more so than for any other wildlife issue, the potential effect on bats is independent of the scale of the operation concerned. Very small structures can be important to large populations of bats or to species of critical conservation importance. The information provided in this Advice Note is relevant to smaller bypass schemes, on-line improvements and maintenance operations as well as new road construction. This new advice note provides details of the effects of roads on bats, and the methods available to mitigate these effects. No particular solution will be appropriate in every instance and advice should be sought from qualified specialists and agreed with the appropriate Statutory Nature Conservation Organisation (SNCO) on a case-by-case basis. (A)

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• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 36 p.
• Serial:
  • HA 80/99
  • Publisher: STATIONERY OFFICE

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Ecosystems; Environment; Highways; Improvements; Protection; Road construction
• ITRD Terms: 2466: Ecosystem; 2455: Environment; 2755: Highway; 9108: Improvement; 9149: Prevention; 3665: Road construction
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00766894
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-11-552130-5
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Aug 2 1999 12:00AM