 A crane was used to lift a section of the sycamore away |
Part of a sycamore tree which was found to have a rare species of bat living in it in East Sussex has been kept to give the animals time to move. The large tree in Frant was due to be felled until traces of the Pipistrelle bat were found.
The tree was cautiously removed in pieces, using a large crane, and part of the trunk was kept to allow bats to move to other trees, the council said.
Wealden Council said the bat is the smallest of the 14 species in the UK.
The tree on the village green was in a conservation area.
A request to have the tree felled led to the discovery that the sycamore could be a potential roost for bats.
English Nature's licensed bat surveyor was called in from the Sussex Bat Group and it was found that the hollow trunk of the tree was being used by the animals, although no bats were found.
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