Company handed largest ever fine in relation to a wildlife crime
11th December 2020
On Tuesday, 8 December Bellway Homes were fined for destroying a soprano pipistrelle roost at a construction site in London in 2017. We believe Bellway Homes has been ordered to pay a fine of £600,000 by Woolwich Crown Court with further costs on top
Development company fined £18,000 for destroying a bat roost
8th April 2019
A development company has been fined more than £18,000 for illegally destroying a building where protected Pipistrelle bats were known to roost.
Conviction of roost destruction in Worcestershire
9th May 2018
Individual pleaded guilty to the destruction of a bat roost however the level of fine imposed was disappointing.
Conviction on three counts of roost destruction
30th April 2018
A complex investigation undertaken by Kent Police recently saw London based Knightspur Homes convicted at Sevenoaks Magistrates Court on three counts of roost destruction.