Bat roosting trees get a spruce up in joint initiative
Pleasant Point residents may notice their local bat roosting trees getting a bit of a makeover, as maintenance work gets underway within private land near the Tengawai/ Te Ana a Wai Bridge.
As part of the collaboration with the Scannell family and the Department of Conservation, we're contributing funding for the tree works, to build on a previous bat habitat planting project in the area.
These trees have been important bat roosting habitats for many years and are home to maternal pekapeka-tou-roa (long tail bats).
In the long term, the native plants beneath the roadside trees are expected to increase foraging opportunities for the long-tailed bats and help to provide ongoing roosting habitat.
Arborist work is expected to be ongoing for the next fortnight, though the clean-up of the site is likely to take a further several weeks to complete.
The large poplar trees are topped to protect the bat roosting habitat