The new guidance ‘Bat and onshore wind turbines:Survey, Assessment and Mitigation’ has been issued by SNH.This guidance changes the requirements for bat surveys, assessment, mitigation and monitoring for onshore wind farm sites. In particular, in provides a detailed risk assessment method to establish if turbine curtailment is required to mitigate bat mortaility from collision with blades.
Read our summary note [link no longer available] of the key points that developers should be aware of for their projects.
Please see here for the link to the full SNH guidance: https://www.nature.scot/doc/bats-and-onshore-wind-turbines-survey-assessment-and-mitigation
