Letter: Driving us batty
Any policy will then have to be legally ratified and SNH still has no idea when it will be in a position to start doing its job.
My proposed purchase of a house in Aberdeenshire recently fell through because SNH was unable to advise on what developments would be allowed around a roost of Daubenton's bats.
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Hide AdIn an e-mail, one member of SNH's species licensing team exhibited no understanding of the habitat of Daubenton's bats, had clearly not bothered to read the website of the Bat Conservation Trust which I was advised to consult, and finally advised: "If you are so concerned about this perhaps you should look for a less problematical property." What a scandalous response.
After this experience the best advice I can give is: protect your bats but feel free to put to fire and sword the SNH species licensing team (and its roost) until it comes out of hibernation and starts doing its job.
Don McAlistair
Blackford Glen Road
Edinburgh