All Britain's 15 native bat species, whose numbers have declined rapidly in recent years, are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. Anyone intending to disturb a bat colony resident anywhere but in the living-area of a house must notify the Nature Conservancy Council (NCC) and allow it to advise on whether the operation should be carried out and, if so, how.
On 18 January, Skipton Magistrates' Court heard that Protim Serv
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