Post by jonsdigs on Mar 9, 2007 12:01:58 GMT -5
Roosting bats will find places to park near A1...
08 March 2007
Yorkshire Evening
ECOLOGISTS have teamed up with the Highways Agency to provide a habitat for roosting bats along the soon-to-be-improved A1 route between Bramham and Wetherby.
A total of 42 bat boxes will be installed over the next few weeks along the 10km stretch. At four metres above ground, each box is made from wood crete, a hard-wearing material that will provide a safe roosting area for bats for years to come.
Ecologists have carefully selected a number of sites well away from the road and located in suitable habitat where bats are known to be present. Several different designs of bat boxes are being installed to cater for a wide range of bat species.
The Highways Agency, which operates motorways and trunk roads in England, will monitor the boxes.
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08 March 2007
Yorkshire Evening
ECOLOGISTS have teamed up with the Highways Agency to provide a habitat for roosting bats along the soon-to-be-improved A1 route between Bramham and Wetherby.
A total of 42 bat boxes will be installed over the next few weeks along the 10km stretch. At four metres above ground, each box is made from wood crete, a hard-wearing material that will provide a safe roosting area for bats for years to come.
Ecologists have carefully selected a number of sites well away from the road and located in suitable habitat where bats are known to be present. Several different designs of bat boxes are being installed to cater for a wide range of bat species.
The Highways Agency, which operates motorways and trunk roads in England, will monitor the boxes.
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