Article: Bats are coming home to roost ; Wildlife is being given the chance to get back in business with the development of a huge East Yorkshire industrial estate.

Wildlife is being given the chance to get back in business with the development of a huge East Yorkshire industrial estate.

Colonies of bats will soon have a new roost, thanks to developer Sterling Capitol, which is building the estate at Goole.

The bats lost their home in old farm buildings at nearby New Potter Grange when they were destroyed in an arson attack.

Now Sterling has won planning permission to build a new home for the bats next to the pounds237m 310-acre Capitol Park business park.

The specialist roost will be constructed in the 100-acre Oakhill Country Park and nature reserve next to Capitol Park.

Sterling Capital has already helped to save a colony of rare water voles and got ...

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