Chestnut Cottage Chandlers Green RG27 8LH

Bat Emergence and Re-entry Survey Ref: R2362/b

October 2020

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1 SUMMARY ...... 3

2 INTRODUCTION ...... 5

2.1 Background ...... 5 2.2 Legislative Background ...... 5 2.3 Site Location and Context ...... 7 2.4 Report Format ...... 7

3 SURVEY METHOD ...... 8

3.1 Evening Emergence and Dawn Re-entry Surveys ...... 8 3.2 Survey Constraints...... 8

4 SURVEY FINDINGS ...... 9

4.1 Evening Emergence Survey – 17th August 2020 ...... 9 4.2 Dawn Re-entry Survey – 4th September 2020 ...... 9 4.3 Evening Emergence Survey – 21st September 2020 ...... 9

5 DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ...... 11

5.1 Assessment of Bat Roost Status...... 11 5.2 Impact of Proposals and Recommendations ...... 11

6 MITIGATION AND COMPENSATION PROPOSALS ...... 13

7 REFERENCES ...... 14

APPENDIX 1 – RAW BAT EMERGENCE AND RE-ENTRY SURVEY DATA...... 15

APPENDIX 2 – BAT EMERGENCE AND RE-ENTRY SURVEY FINDINGS ...... 21

APPENDIX 3 – PROPOSED BAT ROOST PROVISION ...... 24

1 SUMMARY

1.1.1 John Wenman Ecological Consultancy LLP was commissioned by Mr Terry Radford to undertake a survey for the presence of bats within the house at Chestnut Cottage in Mattingley, Hampshire. The survey was commissioned in connection with a planning application to be lodged with Council seeking consent for the substantial extension of the existing house or for the construction a new house and detached garage on the plot after the demolition of the existing.

1.1.2 A survey of the interior and exterior of the house was undertaken by John Wenman Ecological Consultancy on the 17th August 2020 (reference: John Wenman Ecology, September 2020, R2631a). The survey found no evidence of roosting bats inside the roof void or externally, however, there were features with moderate bat roost potential e.g. lifted tiles and gaps between soffits and the wall, that were suitable for crevice-dwelling bat species, evidence of which would not be visible from the preliminary survey. Therefore, further emergence and re-entry surveys of the house were recommended to confirm the presence or absence of any bat roosts within the property.

1.1.3 Evening emergence surveys were undertaken on the 17th August 2020 and 21st September 2020, and a dawn re-entry survey was undertaken on the 4th September 2020. A soprano pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) was observed to re-enter a roost behind the soffit on the southern side of the house during the dawn re-entry survey and a long-eared bat (Plecotus sp. (considered likely to be a brown long eared bat (Plecotus auritus)) was observed to be roosting behind the chimney on the eastern elevation; re-entering the roost on the dawn re-entry survey and emerging during the second emergence survey.

1.1.4 The survey findings are consistent with the house being used as an occasional day roost for soprano pipistrelle bats (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) and brown long- eared bats (Plecotus auritus) i.e. roosts of low conservation importance.

1.1.5 The proposed demolition or substantial extension of the house will result in the loss of a soprano pipistrelle and brown long-eared day roost, and additionally could harm and/or disturb any bats present at the time of the works. Therefore, a European Protected Species licence (EPSL) is required to allow the planned building work to go ahead lawfully. John Wenman Ecological Consultancy

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1.1.6 Compensatory roosting sites will be provided in the form of two tree mounted bat boxes and integral bat boxes on the southern and eastern sides of the house.

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2 INTRODUCTION

2.1 Background

2.1.1 John Wenman Ecological Consultancy LLP was commissioned by Mr Terry Radford to undertake a survey for the presence of bats within the detached house Chestnut Cottage in Mattingley, Hampshire. The survey was commissioned in connection with a planning application to be lodged with Council seeking consent for the substantial extension of the house or the erection of a new dwelling and detached garage after the demolition of the existing house (refer to proposed plans and elevations in Appendix 3).

2.1.2 The preliminary bat roost assessment of the house was undertaken by John Wenman Ecological Consultancy on August 17th 2020 and is reported separately (reference: John Wenman Ecology, September 2020, R2631a). The assessment found no evidence of bats, either internally in the roof void or externally on the house. However, there were features e.g. lifted tiles and gaps between soffits and the wall, that were suitable for crevice-dwelling bat species, evidence of which would not be visible from the preliminary survey. Therefore, further emergence and re-entry surveys of the house were recommended to confirm the presence or absence of any bat roosts within the property and this report presents the findings of that survey work and recommendations.

2.2 Legislative Background

2.2.1 All British bat species are protected fully by the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) and by the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 (‘Habitat Regulations’). In summary, the legislation combined makes it an offence to:

• Damage or destroy a breeding site or resting place or intentionally or recklessly obstruct access to a structure or place used for shelter by a bat;

• Deliberately, intentionally or recklessly disturb bats; in particular any disturbance which is likely to impair the ability of bats to survive, breed or reproduce or nurture their young; or in the case of hibernating or migrating bats, to hibernate or migrate; or to affect significantly the local distribution or abundance of the species;

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• Deliberately kill, injure or take any bat.

2.2.2 The government’s statutory conservation advisory organisation, Natural England, is responsible for issuing European Protected Species licences that would permit activities that would otherwise lead to an infringement of the Habitat Regulations. A licence can be issued if the following three tests have been met:

• Regulation 55(9)(a) - there is “no satisfactory alternative” to the derogation, and;

• Regulation 55(9)(b) - the derogation “will not be detrimental to the maintenance of the population of the species concerned at a favourable conservation status in their natural range” and;

• Regulation 55(2)(e) - the derogation is for the purposes of “preserving public health or public safety or other imperative reasons of overriding public interest, including those of a social or economic nature and beneficial consequences of primary importance for the environment”.

2.2.3 Local authorities have a statutory duty under Regulation 7(3) of the Habitat Regulations to have regard to requirements of the Habitats Directive in the exercise of their functions. The Council must therefore consider and determine whether these three tests are likely to be satisfied by applications where survey findings show that European Protected Species licensing is necessary, before granting any necessary planning permission.

2.2.4 European Protected Species licence applications can be submitted once all necessary planning consents have been granted and Natural England aim to issue a licence decision within 30 working days.

2.2.5 Licensable projects affecting small numbers of seven commonly occurring bat species may fall under the remit of the Bat Mitigation Class Licence (WML-CL21). The Class Licence permits ‘Registered Consultants’ to carry out licensable operations on site on behalf of clients following the registration of sites with Natural England at least 15 working days before the work is due to start.

2.2.6 Survey data supporting EPS licence applications or the registration of the site under the Bat Mitigation Class Licence (WML-CL21) must be up to date i.e. have been conducted within the current or most recent optimal survey season i.e. May

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to August. Therefore, if surveys show bats are present and licensable work is delayed until during or after the next survey season, updated surveys will be required to support an application or site registration.

2.3 Site Location and Context

2.3.1 The property is situated in a rural location on the eastern side of an un-named lane, headed north off of Bottle Lane in Mattingley, Hampshire (OS grid reference: SU 70843 58943).

2.3.2 The property is bordered by open farmland to the east, west and south, with connected tree lines around the property and the adjacent fields. North of the site, across the lane, is a detached house with outbuildings and gardens, behind which is an area of deciduous woodland covering 0.6 hectares and is approximately 65 metres from the property. Chandlers Green Copse and Caesars Copse are two areas of ancient and semi-natural woodland, which are situated approximately 120 metres to the south and 360 metres to the south-east of the site, respectively. To the south-west of the property there are further areas of ancient and semi-natural woodland beyond open farmland – Sedgemoor Copse, Reeves-Hillhouse Copse and replanted ancient woodland Black Pond Copse. Approximately 780 metres west of the site was an area of traditional orchard, a priority habitat.

2.3.3 Overall, the woodlands, tree-lines and open farmland habitats in the surrounding area provide high quality commuting corridors and foraging habitat for bats.

2.4 Report Format

2.4.1 The report is set out as follows: Section 3 presents a description of the survey methods; Section 4 presents a discussion of the survey findings and recommendations; Appendix 1 presents the raw emergence and re-entry survey data; Appendix 2 presents plans of the emergence and re-entry survey findings and Appendix 3 shows the proposed bat roost provision.

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3 SURVEY METHOD

3.1 Evening Emergence and Dawn Re-entry Surveys

3.1.1 The evening emergence surveys were undertaken on the 17th August 2020 and 21st September 2020, and a dawn re-entry survey was undertaken on the 4th September 2020. Each survey was carried out by three surveyors experienced in conducting bat detector surveys. During the surveys, one surveyor was situated to the front (north) of the house (Surveyor Location 1), a second surveyor was situated to the rear (south) of the house (Surveyor Location 2), and a third surveyor was situated to eastern side of the house (Surveyor Location 3) covering both gable ends and sides of the roof.

3.1.2 The first emergence survey was undertaken with Anabat SD1 and SD2 detectors, used with an Elekon Batlogger M and Bat Box Duet detectors respectively, and with an additional Batlogger. The dawn survey was carried out with two Echometer Touch 2 Pro detectors and an Anabat SD1 used with Batbox Duet. The second emergence survey was undertaken with an Anabat SD1 used with Batbox Duet, an Anabat Scout and a Batlogger M detector. The Echometer recordings were converted to ZC files using the Kaleidoscope software package. The recordings were then all analysed with the Anabat recordings using the AnalookW software package. The Batlogger recordings were analysed using the BatExplorer package.

3.1.3 The evening emergence surveys started 15 minutes before sunset and continued until 1.5 hours after sunset. The dawn re-entry survey started 1.5 hours before sunrise and finished at sunrise.

3.2 Survey Constraints

3.2.1 There were no significant constraints to the surveys, which were undertaken at a suitable time of year for undertaking emergence surveys i.e. May to September (Collins 2016) and in conditions suitable for bat activity i.e. dry with air temperatures above 10°C.

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4 SURVEY FINDINGS

4.1 Evening Emergence Survey – 17th August 2020

4.1.1 No bats were recorded emerging from the property during this emergence survey.

4.1.2 Overall, the amount of bat activity was moderate for a dusk survey. Common pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) and soprano pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) were recorded throughout the survey, with frequent foraging passes seen over the front garden, to the north of the property and along the lane to the west of the house. Long-eared bats (Plecotus sp.) were heard occasionally by all surveyors and were observed foraging to the south of the property towards the end of the survey. A Myotis species pass was recorded on one occasion to the north of the property by surveyor 1.

4.2 Dawn Re-entry Survey – 4th September 2020

4.2.1 A long-eared bat (Plecotus sp.) was recorded doing multiple passes of the hedgerow along the eastern side of the house before returning to roost under tiles at the base of the eastern chimney, at 05:39. One soprano pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) bat returned to roost under the soffit on the southern side of the house at 06:19, three minutes before sunrise.

4.2.2 Bat activity was moderate for a dawn survey with soprano pipistrelle passes being frequently recorded throughout the survey, with foraging seen over the garden to the north side of the house. Common pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) was recorded foraging occasionally to the north and south of the property. Long-eared bat passes were recorded and observed along the eastern side of the site.

4.3 Evening Emergence Survey – 21st September 2020

4.3.1 A long-eared bat (Plecotus sp.) was recorded emerging from a roost under tiles on the western side of the eastern chimney, and flying east over the hedgerow, at 19:54, fifty-one minutes after sunset.

4.3.2 Overall, the level of bat activity was moderate for a dusk survey. Noctule (Nyctalus noctula) was recorded passing the property at the beginning of the survey by all three surveyors. Common pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) and soprano pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) were recorded throughout the survey and observed to be foraging over the garden to the north and south of the

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property. Long-eared bats (Plecotus sp.) were recorded mostly to the east of the building and once by the surveyor to the south of the property.

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5 DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

5.1 Assessment of Bat Roost Status

5.1.1 The observation of a single soprano pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) bat roosting in the house during one of the emergence and re-entry survey, in combination with preliminary survey findings, which found no bat droppings, is consistent with the house acting as an occasional day roost for non-breeding adult soprano pipistrelle bats.

5.1.2 Soprano pipistrelle bats are widespread throughout the UK. Day roosts for soprano pipistrelle are of low conservation importance (Mitchell-Jones 2004).

5.1.3 The observation of a single long eared bat (Plecotus sp.) emerging from and returning to roost in the house during two of the surveys in combination with the findings of the preliminary survey that found no bat droppings is consistent with the house acting as a day roost for a long eared bat. Two long-eared bat species are found within the UK: brown long-eared bat (Plecotus auritus) and grey long- eared bat (Plecotus austriacus). Brown long-eared bats (P. auritus) are a widespread species found throughout the UK and roosts occupied by small numbers of non-breeding individuals are considered to be of low conservation importance; however, they are a species of principal importance for conservation (as defined within Section 41 of the NERC Act 2006) and any loss of roosts may have an adverse impact on the status of local populations (Mitchell-Jones 2004). The grey long-eared bat (P. austriacus) has a restricted distribution confined to the far south of England (Richardson 2000). Without dropping evidence or visible bats within the house, it is not possible to confirm the long eared bat species; however, owing to the restricted distribution and scarcity of grey long eared bat, it is considered likely that brown long eared is the species present.

5.2 Impact of Proposals and Recommendations

5.2.1 The proposed plans to substantially extend or demolish the existing house and build a new or extended dwelling on the site will result in the destruction of day roosts for soprano pipistrelle and brown long-eared bats. Furthermore, in the absence of mitigation, the demolition work could harm and/or disturb any bats present. Therefore, a European Protected Species licence (EPSL) will be required to allow the planned demolition to go ahead lawfully; owing to the presence of roosts of low conservation importance for widespread species, the John Wenman Ecological Consultancy

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site would qualify for registration under the Bat Mitigation Class Licence (Low Impact) WML-CL21.

5.2.2 An EPSL of confirmation of the site’s registration under the Bat Mitigation Class Licence must be obtained before the demolition work begins and the lawful destruction of confirmed bat roosts. A licence can be issued by Natural England if the three licensing tests (detailed in 1.2.2) have been met by the proposed work.

5.2.3 To meet one of the licensing tests, it would be necessary to demonstrate that the ‘favourable conservation status’ of bats using the house would be maintained throughout and after the demolition or building work by employing mitigation measures during the work, by providing compensatory roosts in the short-term and long-term. Mitigation and compensation proposals detailing the approach to be adopted are set out in Section 6 below

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6 MITIGATION AND COMPENSATION PROPOSALS

6.1.1 Before works affecting the roof i.e. the licensable work commence, and after planning consent has been granted, a European Protected Species licence, or confirmation of the site’s registration under the Bat Mitigation Class Licence will be obtained.

6.1.2 Two tree mounted bat boxes such as a Schwegler 2F-DFP bat box (or functionally equivalent woodcrete bat boxes) will be fixed to a mature tree(s) on site prior to demolition work commencing.

6.1.3 If demolition is carried out, the mechanical demolition work will be preceded by a soft strip by gloved hand of the roof coverings and soffits. The soft strip work will be carried out by gloved hand under the direct supervision of a licensed ecologist or Registered Consultant. If bats are discovered during the work, the ecologist will check the bat is fit and uninjured and transfer it to one of the bat boxes erected on site. If the house is substantially extended, the work to the roof will take the same soft strip approach as set out above.

6.1.4 The soft strip timed to take place between March and mid-November to avoid the winter hibernation period when bats are most susceptible to disturbance.

6.1.5 Immediately before the roof strip begins, the licensed ecologist, or Registered Consultant if working under the Bat Mitigation Class Licence, will give an on-site toolbox talk to the contractors detailing that bats are present, the legislation protecting bats, the locations of roosting sites in the house, good working practices, the measures that are required to protect bats during the work and what do if bats are found. A copy of the EPS licence will be available for inspection on site during all licensable works.

6.1.6 In the long-term, roosting opportunities will be incorporated into the new dwelling via integral bat boxes e.g. Habibat 001 bat boxes or functionally equivalent boxes will be fitted into the brickwork on the southern and eastern elevations to recreate the crevice roosts in the existing house.

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7 REFERENCES

Collins, J. (ed.) (2016). Bat Surveys for Professional Ecologists – Good Practice Guidelines 3rd Edition. Bat Conservation Trust, London.

Mitchell-Jones, A. J. (2004). Bat Mitigation Guidelines. English Nature, Peterborough.

Mitchell-Jones, A. J. & McLeish, A. P. (2004). Bat Workers’ Manual (3rd Edition). JNCC, Peterborough.

Richardson, P. (2000). Distribution Atlas of Bats in Britain and Ireland 1980 – 1999. Bat Conservation Trust, London.

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APPENDIX 1 – RAW BAT EMERGENCE AND RE-ENTRY SURVEY DATA

Dusk Emergence Survey - 17th August 2020

Survey date: 17/08/2020 Location 1: Front garden north of the house Surveyor: John Wenman Detector: Anabat SD2 and Elekon Batlogger M Weather conditions: Dry, fine, 2/8 cc, calm, 20oc

Start time: 20:05 Sunset: 20:50 Finish time: 21:50 Time Species (numbers) Survey notes 20:40 Soprano pipistrelle Seen, pass along lane S to N 20:41 Pipistrellus sp. Pass, heard not seen 20:43 Common pipistrelle Seen, commuting along lane N to S 20:45 Common pipistrelle x2 Seen, pass along lane S to N 20:45 Soprano pipistrelle Pass, heard not seen 20:46 Soprano pipistrelle Pass, heard not seen 20:47 Common pipistrelle Foraging, heard not seen 20:48 Soprano pipistrelle Pass, heard not seen 20:48 Common pipistrelle Foraging, above lane beside house 20:49 Common pipistrelle Pass, heard not seen 20:52 Common pipistrelle Pass, heard not seen 20:53 Soprano pipistrelle Foraging, heard not seen 20:54 Soprano pipistrelle Pass, around N side of the house to S, heard not seen 20:59 Common pipistrelle Pass, around N side of the house to S 21:03 Long eared bat Pass, heard not seen 21:06 Common pipistrelle Pass, around N side of the house to S 21:10 Common pipistrelle Pass, heard not seen 21:20 Soprano pipistrelle Pass, heard not seen 21:20 Soprano pipistrelle Pass, heard not seen 21:21 Soprano pipistrelle Pass, heard not seen 21:22 Soprano pipistrelle Pass, heard not seen 21:25 Soprano pipistrelle Pass, heard not seen 21:25 Myotis sp. Pass, heard not seen 21:26 Soprano pipistrelle Pass, heard not seen 21:26 Long eared bat Pass, heard not seen 21:27 Soprano pipistrelle Pass, heard not seen

Survey date: 17/08/2020 Location 2: Rear garden, south of the house Surveyor: Ruth Coxon Detector: Elekon Batlogger M Weather conditions: Dry, damp ground, 3/8cc, BF1, 21-19oC

Start time: 20:05 Sunset: 20:50 Finish time: 21:50 Time Species (numbers) Survey notes 20:42 Common pipistrelle Heard not seen, distant pass 20:43 Common pipistrelle Heard not seen, distant pass 20:45 Common pipistrelle Heard not seen, distant pass 20:46 Common pipistrelle Heard not seen, distant pass 20:47 Common pipistrelle Heard not seen 20:48 Common pipistrelle Heard not seen, brief pass 20:49 Common pipistrelle Seen, foraging in field on the other side of hedge to the east 20:50 Common pipistrelle Seen, foraging in field on the other side of hedge to the east 20:52 Common pipistrelle Heard not seen 20:53 Common pipistrelle Seen, foraging in field on the other side of hedge to the east 20:54 Common pipistrelle Seen, foraging in field on the other side of hedge to the east 20:59 Common pipistrelle Heard not seen

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21:01 Common pipistrelle Heard not seen 21:03 Common pipistrelle Heard not seen 21:04 Common pipistrelle Heard not seen, foraging intermittently 21:05 Common pipistrelle Heard not seen, foraging intermittently 21:06 Common pipistrelle Heard not seen, distant pass 21:10 Common pipistrelle Heard not seen 21:11 Long eared bat Seen, flying under eaves along south of building, E to W 21:19 Serotine Heard not seen, brief call 21:20 Pipistrellus sp. Heard not seen, brief call 21:22 Soprano pipistrelle Heard not seen 21:25 Soprano pipistrelle Heard not seen 21:26 Pipistrellus sp. Heard not seen 21:28 Soprano pipistrelle Heard not seen 21:29 Common pipistrelle Heard not seen 21:32 Common pipistrelle Heard not seen 21:33 Soprano pipistrelle Heard not seen 21:37 Common pipistrelle Seen, flying over house towards the NE 21:38 Common pipistrelle Heard not seen 21:41 Common pipistrelle Heard not seen 21:42 Common pipistrelle Heard not seen 21:43 Common pipistrelle Heard not seen, social calls 21:45 Long eared bat Briefly seen foraging over S garden 21:48 Long eared bat Seen, foraging in S garden 21:49 Long eared bat Seen, foraging in S garden 21:50 Long eared bat Seen, foraging in S garden

Survey date: 17/08/2020 Location 3: Back of house, NE corner Surveyor: Vicky Potts Detector: Anabat SD1 and Batbox Duet Weather conditions: Dry, fine, 2/8 cc, calm, 20oc

Start time: 20:05 Sunset: 20:50 Finish time: 21:50 Time Species (numbers) Survey notes 20:49 Pipistrellus sp. Heard not seen, distant, no recording 20:52 Pipistrellus sp. Foraging, heard not seen 21:03 Common pipistrelle Foraging, heard not seen 21:04 Common pipistrelle Foraging, heard not seen 21:05 Common pipistrelle Foraging, heard not seen 21:10 Common pipistrelle Foraging, heard not seen 21:13 Common pipistrelle Foraging, heard not seen 21:21 Soprano pipistrelle Distant pass, heard not seen 21:25 Soprano pipistrelle Pass, heard not seen 21:29 Soprano pipistrelle Distant pass, heard not seen 21:32 Common pipistrelle Pass, heard not seen 21:36 Common pipistrelle Pass, heard not seen 21:41 Long eared bat Pass, by trees to east of the house 21:50 Long eared bat Pass, heard not seen

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Dawn Re-entry Survey - 4th September 2020

Survey date: 04/09/2020 Location 1: Front garden north of the house Surveyor: Conor Watson Detector: Echometer Touch 2 Pro Weather conditions: 12-13oC, occasional cloud cover, 4/8 cc, low breeze, dry

Start time: 04:52 Sunrise time: 06:22 Finish time: 06:22

Time Species (numbers) Survey notes 05:08 Common pipistrelle Pass, heard not seen 05:11-12 Soprano pipistrelle Seen, foraging in garden 05:12 Long eared bat Pass, heard not seen 05:14-15 Soprano pipistrelle Seen, foraging unseen, brief pass by garden 05:16-18 Soprano pipistrelle Seen, intermittent foraging in garden 05:19 Long eared bat Pass, heard not seen 05:21 Long eared bat Pass, heard not seen 05:27 Long-eared bat x2 Seen, flying close to roof

05:31 Long eared bat Seen, no call

05:32 Long eared bat Seen, flying over me 05:33 Soprano pipistrelle Pass, heard not seen 05:34 Long eared bat Seen, flying over me 05:35 Soprano pipistrelle Seen, circling garden at eaves height and commuting down lane 05:38 Common pipistrelle Pass, heard not seen 05:38 Myotis sp. Seen, foraging laps in the garden 05:39 Common pipistrelle Seen, foraging in the garden 05:41 Soprano pipistrelle Seen, flying to back of house

05:43 Soprano pipistrelle Pass, heard not seen

05:46 Soprano pipistrelle Seen, flying around garden and along lane

05:48 Soprano pipistrelle Pass, heard not seen 05:57 Soprano pipistrelle Seen, flying across garden 06:01 Soprano pipistrelle x2 Seen, flying high in tandem, from S to N, social calls 06:01 Soprano pipistrelle Seen, commuting with social calls

Survey date: 04/09/2020 Location 2: Rear garden south of house Surveyor: Meghan Porter Detector: Echo Meter Touch 2 Pro Weather conditions: 12-13oC, occasional cloud cover, 4/8 cc, low breeze, dry

Start time: 04:52 Sunrise time: 06:22 Finish time: 06:22 Time Species (numbers) Survey notes 05:09 Pipistrellus sp. Heard not seen, distant, no recording 05:11 Soprano pipistrelle Heard not seen 05:11 Long eared bat Heard not seen 05:12 Soprano pipistrelle Heard not seen, brief call 05:15 Soprano pipistrelle Heard not seen, brief distant call 05:17 Pipistrellus sp. Heard not seen, brief, no recording 05:20 Soprano pipistrelle Heard not seen, distant, no recording 05:21 Long eared bat Heard not seen, foraging 05:26 Long eared bat Heard not seen, brief call 05:33 Soprano pipistrelle Heard not seen, foraging 05:35 Soprano pipistrelle Heard not seen, foraging 05:38 Common pipistrelle Heard not seen, no recording 05:39 Long eared bat Heard not seen, no recording 05:46 Common pipistrelle Heard not seen 05:56 Soprano pipistrelle Heard not seen 06:01 Soprano pipistrelle x 2 Both seen flying over the house, from south to north, social calls 06:19 Soprano pipistrelle Re-entry, landed under soffit, flew off to do loop around garden, before landing and entering under soffit.

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Survey date: 04/09/2020 Location 3: Back of house, NE corner Surveyor: Vicky Potts Detector: Anabat SD1 and Batbox Duet Weather conditions: 12-13oC, occasional cloud cover, 4/8 cc, low breeze, dry

Start time: 04:52 Sunrise time: 06:22 Finish time: 06:22 Time Species (numbers) Survey notes 05:12 Long eared bat Seen, flying over hedge 05:20 Long eared bat Seen, flying around hedge in front 05:20 Long eared bat Seen, flew from hedges and towards roof 05:26 Long eared bat Seen, flew from south and circled over corner of house 05:31 Long eared bat Seen, flew from north and back south along side of house 05:33 Long eared bat Seen, flew from far end of house into hedge 05:39 Long eared bat Seen, circling around hedge, multiple passes 05:39 Long-eared bat Seen, re-entry, flew towards far side of chimney, under base and tiles

Dusk Emergence Survey - 21st August 2020

Survey date: 21/09/2020 Location 1: Front garden north of the house Surveyor: Vicky Potts Detector: Anabat SD1 and Batbox Duet Weather conditions: Clear sky, 20oC, still, dry

Start time: 18:48 Sunset time: 19:03 Finish time: 20:33 Time Species (numbers) Survey notes 19:11 Noctule Heard not seen 19:18 Noctule Heard not seen 19:20 Noctule Heard not seen 19:24 Noctule Seen, flying W to E and over trees towards fields east of the house 19:27 Soprano pipistrelle Seen, flying from N and circled over garden several times 19:28 Common pipistrelle Heard not seen, foraging 19:29 Common pipistrelle Heard not seen, foraging 19:30 Soprano pipistrelle Seen, flying W to E over rear garden 19:31 Soprano pipistrelle Heard not seen, foraging 19:33 Soprano pipistrelle Seen, flying over garden and foraging to the eastern side of the house 19:33 Soprano pipistrelle Seen, flying from N and circled over garden several times 19:34 Soprano pipistrelle Seen, flying from N and circled over garden several times 19:35 Soprano pipistrelle Heard not seen 19:38 Soprano pipistrelle Seen flying S along hedgerow to the east of the site 19:39 Soprano pipistrelle Heard not seen 19:42 Pipistrellus sp. Heard not seen, foraging 19:46 Pipistrellus sp. Heard not seen 19:49 Pipistrellus sp. Heard not seen, foraging 19:49 Pipistrellus sp. Heard not seen

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Survey date: 21/09/2020 Location 2: Rear garden south of house Surveyor: Jake Morgan Detector: Anabat scout Weather conditions: Clear sky, 20oC, still, dry

Start time: 18:48 Sunset time: 19:03 Finish time: 20:33 Time Species (numbers) Survey notes 19:10 Noctule Heard not seen, distant foraging 19:11 Noctule Heard not seen, distant foraging 19:17 Noctule Heard not seen, distant foraging 19:18 Noctule Seen, commuting high, from N to W over garden and the lane 19:19 Noctule Heard not seen 19:20 Noctule Seen, seen flying high, N over the garden 19:21 Noctule Heard not seen, social calls 19:23 Noctule Heard not seen 19:28 Soprano pipistrelle Heard not seen, faint 19:30 Soprano pipistrelle Heard not seen 19:31 Soprano pipistrelle Heard not seen 19:32 Soprano pipistrelle Heard not seen 19:33 Soprano pipistrelle Heard not seen 19:35 Soprano pipistrelle Seen, commuting from S to E over hedgerow to the east 19:38 Soprano pipistrelle Heard not seen 19:39 Long eared bat Seen, commuting from N to SE along eastern side of house 19:41 Long eared bat Heard not seen 19:42 Long eared bat Heard not seen 19:43 Long eared bat Heard not seen 19:45 Pipistrellus sp. Heard not seen 19:46 Pipistrellus sp. Heard not seen 19:48 Pipistrellus sp. Seen, commuting from N to S along eastern boundary 19:49 Pipistrellus sp. Heard not seen 19:50 Pipistrellus sp. Heard not seen 19:53 Noctule Heard not seen 19:53 Long eared bat Heard not seen

Survey date: 21/09/2020 Location 3: Back of house, NE corner Surveyor: Ruth Coxon Detector: Elekon Batlogger M Weather conditions: Dry, 20oc, clear sky, no breeze

Start time: 18:48 Sunset time: 19:03 Finish time: 20:33 Time Species (numbers) Survey notes 19:21 Noctule (no call) Seen, flying W to E high over the house 19:23 Noctule (no call) Seen, flying W to E over house 19:24 Noctule Heard not seen 19:27 Pipistrellus sp. Heard not seen, distant call 19:30 Soprano pipistrelle Heard not seen, brief call 19:31 Soprano pipistrelle Heard not seen, social calls 19:32 Soprano pipistrelle Heard not seen, social and foraging calls 19:33 Common pipistrelle Heard not seen 19:34 Common pipistrelle Heard not seen 19:35 Soprano pipistrelle Heard not seen 19:38 Common pipistrelle Heard not seen 19:41 Common pipistrelle Heard not seen 19:42 Common pipistrelle Heard not seen 19:43 Common pipistrelle Heard not seen 19:44 Common pipistrelle Heard not seen 19:45 Common pipistrelle Heard not seen John Wenman Ecological Consultancy

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19:46 Common pipistrelle Heard not seen 19:47 Common pipistrelle Heard not seen 19:48 Common pipistrelle Heard not seen 19:49 Common pipistrelle Heard not seen 19:50 Common pipistrelle Heard not seen 19:53 Long eared bat x2 Seen, both flying low above surveyor 3, between hedgerow and house 19:54 Long eared bat Seen, emerging from far face of chimney and flying E to hedgerow 19:56 Long eared bat Seen, flying between house and hedge, foraging 20:02 Noctule Heard not seen, brief call 20:09 Myotis sp. Seen, flying from E to W over house 20:16 Pipistrellus sp. Heard not seen 20:17 Long eared bat Heard not seen, brief call 20:17 Soprano pipistrelle Heard not seen, brief social call 20:18 Pipistrellus sp. Heard not seen 20:23 Common pipistrelle Heard not seen 20:29 Common pipistrelle Heard not seen 20:33 Long eared bat Heard not seen, brief call

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APPENDIX 2 – BAT EMERGENCE AND RE-ENTRY SURVEY FINDINGS

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APPENDIX 3 – PROPOSED BAT ROOST PROVISION

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