Q704: I think I've got bats in my loft, can I stop them getting in?

Questions

• Are Badgers protected?
• Can I move a bird's nest?
• Disturbance to barn owls. When is a licence required?
• Do churches require licences to undertake activities that would affect bats within the structure of the building?
• Foxes etc are scavenging from dustbins and making a mess, what can I do about it?
• Foxes have been taking my lambs, what can I do?
• I am planning a development in an area or building which might have bats. I know that they are protected, what should I do?
• I have a badger latrine in my garden; can anything be done to prevent it and is there any disease risk?
• I have illegal hare coursers on my land every weekend, what can I do?
• I have knocked over an animal, do I have to report it to the police?
• I want to demolish a barn on my land and there are bats living there, what do I have to do?
• I want to do some building work on my house and there are bats in the roof, what do I have to do?
• I've got bats in my loft and I want to treat the timber, do I need a licence?
• There is a dead badger in the road outside our house. Who will remove it?
• There is a deer wandering around on the road, what should I do?
• There is an injured or diseased badger in my shed, what can I do?
• What can I do if badgers are digging up my garden or burrowing beneath a building?
• What is the best time of year to carry out shrub clearance or tree felling to avoid killing/injuring wild birds or destroying/damaging their eggs and nests?
• What measures are being taken to keep foxes under control now that hunting is banned?
• What paperwork would I need to see before buying a wild animal/bird of prey from a newspaper advert?