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Create tree plantations on agricultural land

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 3 Create tree plantations on agricultural land Synopsis Link

Install bat gantries or bat bridges as road/railway crossing structures for bats

Action Link 		Unlikely to be beneficial 3 Install bat gantries or bat bridges as road/railway crossing structures for bats Synopsis Link

Pay farmers to cover the costs of conservation measures (e.g. agri-environment schemes)

Action Link 		Unlikely to be beneficial 3 Pay farmers to cover the costs of conservation measures (e.g. agri-environment schemes) Synopsis Link

Retain residual tree patches in logged areas

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 3 Retain residual tree patches in logged areas Synopsis Link

Retain forested corridors in logged areas

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 3 Retain forested corridors in logged areas Synopsis Link

Use low intensity lighting

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 3 Use low intensity lighting Synopsis Link

Avoid illumination of bat commuting routes

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 3 Avoid illumination of bat commuting routes Synopsis Link

Use red lighting rather than other lighting colours

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 3 Use red lighting rather than other lighting colours Synopsis Link

Conserve roosting sites for bats in old structures or buildings

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 3 Conserve roosting sites for bats in old structures or buildings Synopsis Link

Manage microclimate of artificial bat roosts

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 3 Manage microclimate of artificial bat roosts Synopsis Link

Relocate access points to bat roosts within developments

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Relocate access points to bat roosts within developments Synopsis Link

Automatically reduce turbine blade rotation when bat activity is high

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 2 Automatically reduce turbine blade rotation when bat activity is high Synopsis Link

Translocate bats

Action Link 		Likely to be ineffective or harmful 2 Translocate bats Synopsis Link

Manage hedges to benefit bats

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Manage hedges to benefit bats Synopsis Link

Manage livestock water troughs as a drinking resource for bats

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 2 Manage livestock water troughs as a drinking resource for bats Synopsis Link

Use non-lethal measures to prevent bats from accessing fruit in orchards to reduce human-wildlife conflict

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 2 Use non-lethal measures to prevent bats from accessing fruit in orchards to reduce human-wildlife conflict Synopsis Link

Maintain bat roosts in road/railway bridges and culverts

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 2 Maintain bat roosts in road/railway bridges and culverts Synopsis Link

Install fencing around cave entrances to restrict public access

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Install fencing around cave entrances to restrict public access Synopsis Link

Treat bats for infection with white-nose syndrome

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Treat bats for infection with white-nose syndrome Synopsis Link

Avoid illumination of bat foraging, drinking and swarming sites

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 2 Avoid illumination of bat foraging, drinking and swarming sites Synopsis Link

Restore or create forest or woodland

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Restore or create forest or woodland Synopsis Link

Change timing of building work

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Change timing of building work Synopsis Link

Protect brownfield or ex-industrial sites

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Protect brownfield or ex-industrial sites Synopsis Link

Install green bridges as road/railway crossing structures for bats

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Install green bridges as road/railway crossing structures for bats Synopsis Link

Divert bats to safe crossing points over or under roads/railways with plantings or fencing

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Divert bats to safe crossing points over or under roads/railways with plantings or fencing Synopsis Link
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Bat Conservation - Published 2021

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What Works in Conservation provides expert assessments of the effectiveness of actions, based on summarised evidence, in synopses. Subjects covered so far include amphibians, birds, mammals, forests, peatland and control of freshwater invasive species. More are in progress.

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