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…

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…

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.

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.

A great story from the Bats in Churches project, help a church in Diocese of Truro to reopen and live with their bats. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

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 ⤵️

We're delighted that the Bats in Churches project has been nominated for the 'Best Practice Stakeholder Engagement' award! The project has now come to an end but what a legacy they have left! Read more about it here: batsinchurches.org.uk/thank-you-and-…

It’s #BatAppreciationDay! Our partnership with Bats in Churches allows bats to roost in our churches without damaging the church interior. St. Peters, Wintringham, has an exhibition on these striking animals. Why not #stepintospring and pay them a visit? visitchurches.org.uk/visit/tours-an…

A reminder that it's #ChurchesCountOnNature Week starting this Saturday! Some nice weather forecast (for some of us!) at the weekend so it's a great opportunity to get out and look for bats at your local church. #30DaysWild #bats Church of England Environment Programme

Date for the diary. On Saturday 15th July there will be a bat night for our members at Surlingham church. Jane will be giving a talk, then there will be a chance to watch all the Natterer's bats emerging! Contact us for more details.

This Saturday we will be at Wild About Mannington. We will have a stand, with your chance to make bat rockets! Bring your wellies, many of their lovely footpaths are a bit damp after the rain.

Thrilled to be highly commended at the CIEEM #CIEEMAwards. Congratulations to all our partners who earned the nomination Natural England Bat Conservation Trust Churches Conservation Trust ChurchCare Historic England and of course The National Lottery Heritage Fund and all our project churches, ecologists and others.