Mature beech tree that was required to be felled as it was unsafe within a public park as well as the position of the roost within the crown.
Wollaton Park, Nottingham - aerial bat inspection of a hazardous trees scheduled to be felled
We identified a Noctule bat in a roost at the top of a large beech tree in a public park that was scheduled to be felled as the tree was infected with Meripilus gignteus that is a fungus that causes a white rot of trees which eventually leads to tree failure when the roots become brittle. A licence was then able to then be obtained from Natural England to complete the felling works to make the tree safe.
A bat roost was found in an old tear (1st image below) out of a branch and a Noctule bat (2nd image below) was identified withing the roost with the aid of an endoscope.
Red circle marks Noctule bat roost in crown of mature beech tree at Wollaton Park, Nottingham
Noctule bat in day roost in mature beech in Wollaton Park, Nottingham