Bats Attic Ireland

If bats are regularly found flying in the dwelling part of a house it may be that there is a crevice where pipes or wires come down from the attic and bats are getting in that way.

Bats attic ireland.

If any problems are encountered with bats or if any repair work to the roof is necessary advice must be sought from the relevant statutory nature conservation agency. There are 10 different species of bats in ireland some very rare others still quite widespread. If you are aware that bats are roosting in your attic you should consult with the bat conservation ireland before carrying out remedial timber treatments insect control or rodent control that may cause them harm. If it gets colder than that the bats in the attic will migrate out allowing you to seal up cracks and other entry points once they leave for the season.

The bats must be removed from the attic and they are protected as colonies so they must not be killed. You don t want to kill a beneficial bat anyway. All bats and their roost sites are fully protected by law even if bats are not present all the time. In northern ireland you can contact the northern ireland environment agency on 028 9056 9605.

Nine possibly 10 bat species occur in ireland all of them protected by law. If you live in an area with mild temperatures throughout the year the bats will stay year round. If you have bats in your roof their access must not be impeded. Ireland has nine bat species but dylan had no idea which species was living in his attic.

They only need a gap of 1 5x2cm to squeeze through. The teens decided to find out. I first noticed that we had bats sharing our attic about four years ago. The species most usually found in houses in ireland are the common pipistrelle soprano pipistrelle and the brown long eared bat.

Experts consider several irish bat populations to be of international conservation concern. Even if bats have left your attic it is an offence to block the roost bats return to the same place every year so empty bat roosts are protected. The bats are usually excluded through one way exclusion devices. It is illegal to disturb bats or to interfere with their roosting sites in any way.

Bats pose no threat to you or your home.