15 Oct

Bat Low Impact Class Licence BLICL

Richard recently attended a two day Natural England/CIEEM training course to become a Registered Consultant with a Bat Low Impact Class Licence (BLICL). After the course Richard had to undertake an on-line assessment that he passed with flying colours. The…

06 May

Switch Off the Lights for Bats

New research carried out by scientists from the University of Exeter and Bat Conservation Ireland, has discredited the popular belief that street lighting is attractive to common bats. The previous assumption was that bats could feed on the insects that…

10 Apr

Bacteria Found to Inhibit White-Nose Syndrome Fungus

Bacteria found naturally on some bats may prove useful in controlling the deadly fungal disease known as white-nose syndrome, which has devastated bat populations throughout eastern North America and continues to spread across the continent. Scientists isolated bacteria that strongly inhibited the growth of…

30 Oct

Natural England Standing Advice Update

Last week Natural England released updated Standing Advice for European Protected Species. Standing Advice was originally introduced to replace some of the individual comments that Natural England provided to local authorities when assessing planning applications that could affect protected species.

03 Oct

Green Alliance Call for Greener Britain in Manifestos

The Green Alliance has published Greener Britain: Practical proposals for party manifestos from the environment and conservation sector. Environmental policy-making has been challenging in the last few years. As a country, we have made significant gains in some important areas,…