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Action Tables – 2007 Reviewed London Bat SAP
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Targets and Actions
Please note that the partners identified in the tables are those that have been involved in the process of forming the plan. It is not an exclusive list and new partners are both welcomed and needed. The leads identified are responsible for co-ordinating the actions – but are not necessarily implementers.
Target 1 Raise and maintain awareness of bat conservation issues within key sectors (specifically planners, land managers and tree and building contractors), by advancing a targeted programme of relevant best practice advice dissemination by 2009
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Action |
Target Date |
Lead |
Other Partners |
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1.1 Promote best practice to all major tree contractors/wardens through written letters and the existing Bats In Trees leaflet |
Achieved |
LTOA |
BTCV, BCT, LBG, LA |
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B1.1 Establish and populate a Greater London database of operatives and agents in key sectors |
2008 |
Volunteer effort or consultancy services |
LBG, LA, GLA, LTOA, EA, NE Trade Associations |
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B1.2 Assemble and disseminate relevant best practice advisory material across entire database (tailored by key sector) |
2008 |
LBG |
BCT, NE |
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B1.3 Encourage publishers of any out-of-print resources to provide electronic versions |
2008 |
BCT |
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B1.4 Establish regular e-bulletin to update/alert database to new advice/guidance/case-studies on a (future) annual basis |
2009 |
LBG |
NE, BCT |
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B1.5 Promote model management of foraging habitat for bats across London, by encouraging grant scheme applications to subsidise implementation of revised management plans at 5 important sites |
2010 |
LBG |
LA, COL, DEFRA, FC, TRP, LVRPA |
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1.4 Produce and promote a London Bat Advice Note for all local authority planners |
Achieved |
EN, BCT |
GLA, ALG, WCU |
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1.5 Conduct awareness survey of tree surgeons/roofing contractors/pest control companies to inform targeted campaign on private sector |
Part-achieved (pest control sector) |
EN |
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Target 2 Increase knowledge of bat distribution and population changes in Greater London by 2010
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Action |
Target Date |
Lead |
Other Partners |
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2.1 Collate current and historical records for all bats in London |
Achieved |
LBG |
BCT, LWT, LNHS, EN, TRP |
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B2.1 Recruit 25 new surveyors for NBMP (Field & Waterway surveys) |
2012 |
LBG |
BCT, TRP, LVRPA, LWT, LA, LNHS |
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B2.2 Maintain network of 40 NBMP data collection transects (Field & Waterway surveys) |
2015 |
LBG |
TRP, LVRPA, LWT, LA, LNHS |
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B2.3 Conduct ‘London Bat Feeding Survey’* in 2008/9; analyse & publish results |
2010 |
LBG |
BCT, ZSL |
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B2.4 Maintain database of records for all bats in London |
Annual |
LBG/GiGL |
BCT, LNHS, NE |
Target 3 Create/restore 15 artificial roosting sites by 2012
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Action |
Target Date |
Lead |
Other Partners |
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3.1 Identify potential sites for roost creation opportunities |
Achieved |
GLA |
LBG, BCT, LA, LVRPA, TRP, CIRIA |
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B3.1 Construct further 3 of the best submissions to the ‘London Bat House’ design competition |
2012 |
LBH Partnership |
LBG, BCT |
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B3.2 Implement 1 significant roost creation project within an exemplary low/zero-carbon development featuring sustainable construction |
2010 |
BCT |
LBG, GLA, BioRegional-Quintain, LOCOG, TGDC |
Target 4 Increase Londoners’ awareness of and involvement in bat conservation by 2015
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Action |
Target Date |
Lead |
Other Partners |
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B4.1 Maintain co-ordinated programme of guided bat walks, attracting a total of at least 2000 first-time attendees per annum |
10k by 2012 |
LBG |
BCT, LWT, WWT, LA, TRP, LVRPA |
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B4.2 Maintain programme of event attendance (2 per annum), illustrated talks (3 per annum) and scripted media features (3 per annum) |
10/15/5 by 2012 |
LBG |
BCT, LWT, WWT, LA, media |
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B4.3 Run a minimum of 2 training courses in use of bat detectors per annum |
>10 by 2012 |
LBG |
LVRPA, TRP, LA, WWT |
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B4.4 Run 1 training course for potential leaders of bat walks per annum |
5 by 2012 |
LBG |
LVRPA, LA |
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4.5 Recruit a London-specific bat licence trainer |
Achieved |
LBG |
EN |
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B4.5 Co-ordinate training of 5 new roost visitor licencees |
2012 |
LBG |
NE, BCT, LWT, LNHS |
Objective 5 To make a significant contribution to urban bat conservation through new ecological research ACHIEVED
Target: One research topic completed and disseminated by 2008
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Action |
Target Date |
Lead |
Other Partners |
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5.1 Complete a desk-top study of current research on artificial light and mammal ecology |
Achieved |
LBG |
BCT, EN, LWT, GLA |
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5.2 Commission and complete new research into links between bat ecology and artificial light |
Achieved |
LBG, UCL |
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COSTING:
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action |
approximate cost |
notes |
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B1.1 |
2500 |
(of a consultant researcher) |
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B1.3 |
1500 |
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B1.4 |
1200 pa |
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B3.1 |
75k |
major sponsorship opportunities |
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B4.3 |
300 pa |
expenses, room hire etc. (recoverable) |
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B4.4 |
150 pa |
expenses, room hire etc. (recoverable) |
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Relevant Action Plans
London Plans
Woodland; Tidal Thames; Canals; Private Gardens; Wasteland; Reedbeds; Churchyards and Cemeteries; Parks and Green Spaces; Rivers & Streams.
National Plans
Soprano pipistrelle; Noctule; Brown long-eared bat.
Key References
Briggs, P.A., Bullock, R.J. & Tovey, J.D. (in prep.). Ten years of bat monitoring at the WWT London Wetland Centre: a comparison with National Bat Monitoring Programme trends for Greater London, The London Naturalist. LNHS
Fure A. 2006. Bats and lighting. The London Naturalist , no.85. LNHS
Guest, P, Jones, K E and Tovey, J. (2002). Bats in Greater London: unique evidence of a decline over 15 years. British Wildlife, 14 (1).
Harris, S., Morris, P., Wray, S. & Yalden, D. (1995). A Review of British Mammals: population estimates and conservation status of British mammals other than cetaceans. JNNC, Peterborough.
Johnson, Walter. FGS. 1930. Animal Life in London. The Sheldon Press, London.
JNCC (2003). Bat Worker's Manual - 3rd Edition.
Mickleburgh, Simon (1987). Distribution and status of bats in the London area: The London Naturalist, no.66. LNHS
Abbreviations
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ALG – Association of London Government
BCT - Bat Conservation Trust
CIRIA – Construction Industry Research & Information Association
FC – Forestry Commission
GLA – Greater London Authority
GiGL – Greenspace Information for Greater London
LA – Local Authorities (inc. Corporation of London)
LBG - London Bat Group
LBP – London Biodiversity Partnership
LNHS – London Natural History Society
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LOCOG – London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games
LTOA – London Tree Officers Association
LVRPA – Lea Valley Regional Park Authority
LWT - London Wildlife Trust
NE – Natural England (formerly English Nature)
TGDC - Thames Gateway Development Corporation
TRP – The Royal Parks
TW – Thames Water
WWT - Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust
ZSL – Zoological Society of London
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Contact
The Lead for this Action Plan is the London Bat Group.
Please note that although the London Bat Group will co-ordinate these actions on a London-wide scale with the support of the Partnership, it unfortunately cannot currently resource action at a Borough or Local Level.
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Mike Waite
Species Action Plan Co-ordinator
London Bat Group |
Email
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