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Fears for protected bats if glamping pod plans are approved

Fears have been raised over plans for a glamping site in a woodland with multiple species of bat.

Gwynedd council was considering the application for 11 pods at Bluebell Woods, Caerhun, which would also include pathways, a parking area, soft landscaping and drainage.

A bat survey commissioned before the proposed work concluded that without a mitigation strategy the impact on the creatures would be "major" and restrict many of "the most light-sensitive species" from continuing to use the location.

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