Thankfully, there are still heaps of impressive experienced trees to behold within the park, trees suitable for the installation of bat hibernation roost boxes.PJC ended up commissioned to undertake bat surveys on one particular of the keepers cottages on web site that experienced been ear marked for renovation. The surveys uncovered that the creating did in simple fact contain a summer season transitional roost at 1 stop of the roof void. The species PJC ecologists discovered to be using the roost included Brown extended-eared bats (Plecotus auritis), Common Pipistrelles (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) and Natterers bats (Myotis nattereri).As element of the substantial mitigation technique developed by PJC, a hibernation roost bat box was to be mounted within the woodland directly adjacent to the cottage. In conjunction with PJCs sister organization PJ Chaffin Ltd the working day of set up was upon us. With the aid one particular of PJ Chaffins knowledgeable tree climbers, Sam Taylor, the strong bat box was hoisted large into the tree selected by PJC ecologist Tom Rothero.With a bit of jostling and, o the other left the hibernation box was firmly secured with a south going through aspect out throughout the deer park.

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