V pleased with my solution to prevent 🦇🦇flying under the door into St Andrews, Holcombe, Somerset, cared for by the Churches Conservation Trust. The worn threshold tells of the centuries of parishioners that had passed over it & couldn’t be replaced so I cast a new removable section into it ⤵️

A great story from the Bats in Churches project, help a church in Diocese of Truro to reopen and live with their bats.
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Thanks to @batsinchurches we now have two Peersonic bat detectors to help us survey more churches next year. Thank you! We are hoping we can send more data than ever to National Bat Monitoring Programme (NBMP) next year.

If you've been inspired by the work of Bats In Churches then you can help it carry on! Bat Conservation Trust are looking for a Bats in Churches Advisor as part of the Church of England's Buildings for Mission project.
More info and how to apply at the link below.

That's all, folks! The delivery phase of the £5m five-year Bats in Churches project concludes tomorrow. What an amazing five years we've all had, but now it's time to say thank you, and goodbye. batsinchurches.org.uk/2023/10/23/tha…

This Natterer’s bat is one of over 200 bats that call St Lawrence Church in Northamptonshire home. @batsinchurches helped the church create a bat loft, providing roosting space for the bats while ensuring the church could open for worship.

Read more 👉 heritagefund.org.uk/stories/all-cr…

#Bats are for life not just Halloween! If you have links with a church please remember to look after bats using these fine resources from the great Bats in Churches project and Bat Conservation Trust

A wonderful book, featuring a whole chapter on bats in churches at our project church of St Margaret in Saxlingham! Watch our Q&A with Peter here: youtube.com/watch?v=E92KRY…

Bats in Churches in the news! We've spent the last five years helping more than 100 #churches around England with their #bats , and recently we welcomed The Guardian and BBC Countryfile to some of our project churches to learn more about our work. batsinchurches.org.uk/2023/10/23/bat…

Calling all #ecologists ! There's still time to register for our FREE Ecologists Forum this Thurs, where we'll share best practice from five years of working with churches and their bats. Find out what works, and lessons we've learned along the way. batsinchurches.org.uk/events/ecologi…

Flying to the Future! Bats in Churches held its end of project conference in London last month, celebrating successes and looking towards the legacy of the five-year £5m project. Read more here: batsinchurches.org.uk/2023/10/23/fly…

Ever wondered why bats are attracted to churches? 🦇

Our Bats in Churches partnership project featured on BBC Countryfile yesterday, showcasing how medieval churches provide a safe space for bats to roost.

Watch the #Countryfile episode: bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

Did you catch us on BBC Countryfile last night? Presenter Joe Crowley met project manager Kate and ecologist Phil at St Margaret in Saxlingham to hear about our work with the church and its resident Natterer's bats. Catch it again here (46.25)
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Great to see the Bats in Churches project on BBC Countryfile #bbccountryfile batsinchurches.org.uk

Brilliant to hear all about Bats in Churches on BBC Countryfile tonight from partners including Natural England, The Church of England, Bat Conservation Trust & Historic England. Supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund batsinchurches.org.uk #BBCCountryfile

How England’s churches are making an uneasy peace with the bats in their belfries

My visit to All Saints church in Thornham, north Norfolk to see the brilliant work of Bats in Churches
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