Newport company fined for demolition of bat roost
23rd January 2024
A company in Newport have been fined £2605 for illegally destroying a building where common pipistrelles were roosting.
BCT’s Wildlife Crime Project Officer Mark Goulding wins WWF Partner of the Year
30th October 2023
BCT's Wildlife Crime Project Officer Mark Goulding wins WWF Partner of the Year award.
Developer fined 14K for breaching Bat Mitigation Licence
3rd October 2023
A Derby-based property developer has been ordered to pay 14K for breaching the conditions of a European Protected Species Bat Mitigation Licence. BCT's Wildlife Crime Project worked with Natural England on this groundbreaking case.
Aberdare man fined for carrying out renovation work which impacted large bat roost
12th May 2023
The building work, not in accordance with strict conditions provided by Natural Resources Wales within a European Protected Species Licence, will have impacted a large bat roost at the property.
Wildlife Crime Prosecution in Wales
16th March 2022
Natural Resources Wales successfully prosecuted two developers from the Merthyr Tydfil area in March 2022
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.
