Outcomes of a Bat-Box Mitigation Scheme in a Mining Development in South Wales, United Kingdom

Reclamation Highlights: Bat boxes should be installed in groups and in advance of the planned mitigation. The use of bat boxes should be seen as only a short-term mitigation measure for the loss of bat resting places in woodlands and may need accompanying supplementary measures. The bat boxes should be maintained and monitored until natural or artificially created roosting opportunities develop and are occupied in the accompanying mature trees.