Bats inhabited the highline prior to the redesign as a park. No formal population study was assessed however superindendents of nearby buildings have informal counts based on the numbers of complaints (and subsequent mop/broom slaughter) by residents. In Westbeth housing complex the super reported " ... a least a handful a year. Not now though. None".

xClinic monitoring of bat populations is directed at developing and supplementing habitat provisions. In addition we are undertaking further investigations into existing bat habitats in urban context and the range of environmental services they provide