LAND OFF BELVEDERE ROAD, BURTON-UPON-TRENT, STAFFORDSHIRE SURVEY FOR BATS Prepared for Staffordshire County Council June 2012 LAND OFF BELVEDERE ROAD, BURTON-UPON-TRENT, STAFFORDSHIRE SURVEY FOR BATS Prepared for STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL Prepared by APEX ECOLOGY LIMITED Synchro House 512 Etruria Road Newcastle-under-Lyme Staffordshire ST5 0SY 01782 346494
[email protected] Survey undertaken by Max Robinson and Helen Ball Report produced by Helen Ball, MSc, CEnv, MIEEM Report checked by Max Robinson, BSc, MIEEM June 2012 Printed on recycled paper Land off Belvedere Road, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire Survey for Bats CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 2. METHODOLOGY 2.1 Search of Existing Bat Records 2.3 Survey Methodology 2.5 Inspection of Buildings 2.10 Evening Activity Survey 2.14 Constraints to the Survey 3. FINDINGS & INTERPRETATION 3.1 Review of Existing Bat Records 3.3 Survey Findings 2.4 Inspection of Buildings 3.9 Evening Activity Survey 3.12 Interpretation of the Survey Findings 4. RECOMMENDATIONS 5. REFERENCES PLATES I Pumphouse II Interior of pumphouse III Mortar missing on southern wall verge of pumphouse IV Pavilion FIGURE 1 Location of Buildings and Bat Activity Transect Route and Findings APPENDIX I Legislation Relating to Bats Apex Ecology Limited June 2012 Report HB/120603 Land off Belvedere Road, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire Survey for Bats 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 This report presents the results of surveys for bats on land off Belvedere Road in Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire undertaken by Apex Ecology Limited. The report is based on field surveys that were carried out during May 2012, which comprised an inspection of the existing buildings on site for evidence of roosting bats and assessment of the wider site for use by foraging bats.