Bat Survey Leeds

West Yorkshire bat activity is at it’s peak during the summer months. It is during this time of year that surveys should be carried out to determine the presence of roosting bats. If bat activity is found during a bat survey in the summer months, a bat hibernation survey could be required during the winter months to establish whether the area is also used by hibernating bats.

The many species of bat that are likely to be found in Leeds are Common pipistrelle bats, Noctule bats, Soprano pipistrelle bats, Whiskered bats, Daubentons’ bats, Nathusius’ pipistrelle bats and Brandt’s bats.

There are two types of bat activity surveys. The first is a preliminary roost assessment which involves an Ecology Consultant carrying out a site visit. They will carry out both an internal and external inspection of the building looking for evidence of bat roosting, including insect feeding remains as well as bat droppings.

The second type are nocturnal bat emergence surveys which involves surveyors using bat detectors to record and analyse bat calls. These surveyors will operate either when bats are leaving their roosts to forage (dusk emergence surveys) or when the bats return to their roosts (dawn re-entry surveys).

Collington Winter Environmental are an experienced team of ecological consultants with extensive knowledge in undertaking bat and hibernating bat surveys on a variety of different development projects. Our Ecology Director, Olivia Collington, holds a Natural England Bat licence to be a bat worker, and has worked with a variety of protected species throughout the UK.

Please get in touch with our Ecology Director Olivia Collington via email (Olivia.collington@collingtonwinter.co.uk) for information on protected species, such as licensed bat surveys, and ecological surveys. We also provide ecological appraisal and assessment services alongside survey work.