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Provide bat boxes for roosting bats Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 44 |
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Reinstate bat roosts in felled tree trunks Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Create artificial caves or hibernacula for bats Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 |
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Restore or create forest or woodland Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Restore or create grassland Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Manage microclimate of artificial bat roosts Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 |
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Breed bats in captivity Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 8 |
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Rehabilitate injured/orphaned bats to maintain wild bat populations Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 |
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Slow rotation of turbine blades at low wind speeds Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 1 |
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Change timing of maintenance work at road/railway bridges and culverts Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Exclude bats from roosts during maintenance work at road/railway bridges and culverts Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Provide alternative bat roosts during maintenance work at road/railway bridges and culverts Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Replace or improve roosting habitat for bats along utility and service line corridors Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Manage vegetation along utility and service line corridors to increase foraging habitat for bats Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Provide training to wildlife control operators on least harmful ways of removing bats from their roosts Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Install sound-proofing insulation between bat roosts and areas occupied by humans within developments Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Exclude bats from roosts during building work Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Educate homeowners about building and planning laws relating to bats to reduce disturbance to bat roosts Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Plant gardens with night-scented flowers Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Increase semi-natural habitat within gardens Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Protect greenfield sites or undeveloped land in urban areas Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Legally protect bats during development Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 |
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Engage farmers and landowners to manage land for bats Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Provide or retain set-aside areas in farmland Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Increase the proportion of semi-natural habitat in the farmed landscape Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Bat Conservation - Published 2021
Update 2020
