BAT ACTIVITY SURVEYS FOR WIND ENERGY PROPOSALS – NATIONWIDE During 2012 and 2013 our ecologists completed more than 20 Extended Phase 1 Habitat Surveys for proposed renewable energy projects throughout the UK, mostly wind turbine installations and ground-mounted solar arrays, many at existing farm holdings. Several sites featured habitats suitable for bats, including potential tree roosts, valuable feeding habitat, and hedgerows and other linear features which could be used by commuting and foraging bats. In several cases it was considered that a proposed turbine was in a position which could pose a significant risk to bats using these features. Further bat surveys were recommended in order to assess the levels of activity on site and establish what mitigation would be required

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