TY - JOUR
TI - Noctule Bats and Wind Turbines
AU - Burrows, L
T2 - In Practice
AB - Noctule bats Nyctalus noctula are regarded as being at 'high risk' from collision with wind turbines - as are effects on their populations - by Natural England. To reduce the risks to bats from wind installations the Natural England guidance (Matthews et al. 2009) advises that turbines are placed at a minimum distance of 50m from the rotor tip to habitat features, such as hedgerows and woodlands that are used by many British species for commuting and feeding fly-ways. However, I consider that this 'rule' does not apply to noctule bats, which are a free flying species.
DA - 2013/01//
PY - 2013
VL - 79
SP - 11
EP - 15
UR - http://www.cieem.net/data/files/Resource_Library/In_Practice/InPractice79_Mar13.pdf#page=11
LA - English
KW - Wind Energy
KW - Land-Based Wind
KW - Collision
KW - Bats
ER -