Our work
The Bats in Churches project is working with over 100 churches across England that are affected by bat roosts including some of national importance.
Below is a map of our churches, click through to find more information on the individual churches or toggle to view the churches in list form.
- All
- East Anglia
- Midlands and the North
- South
![St Peter, Askham, Cumbria exterior Church with bell tower, surrounded by trees, with sign and a few people in churchyard](https://batsinchurches.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/ChurchImages-Cumbria-Askham-Ext-1000x667-landscape-6c6f402488a0779c41e8cdbd27cd527f-.jpg)
Askham, St Peter
A small ‘pre-ecclesiological’ Gothic Revival church of 1832 by Sir Robert Smirke (the architect for nearby Lowther Castle), incorporating features from the earlier medieval church on this site.
![ChurchImages Norfolk Baconsthorpe Heraldic Glass 2 A shield shaped panel of stained glass showing a coat of arms of three bulls head arranged around a red chevron](https://batsinchurches.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Baconsthorpe-Heraldic-Glass-2-1000x1000-landscape-d3e4665b065376e385d53e2c4331ee27-.jpg)
Baconsthorpe, St Mary
A pretty decorated Norfolk church full of monuments to the Heydon family and home to a roost of Common and Soprano Pipistrelles.
![ChurchImages Norfolk Banningham St George A medieval wall painting in tones of red showing the lower half of St George spearing the mouth of a small dragon](https://batsinchurches.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Banningham-St-George-1000x750-landscape-1a0f29f35274e95b3f09b8fceefb7666-.jpg)
Banningham, St Botolph
A part-thatched Norfolk church with a series of wall paintings and a collection of fine Medieval glass. Home to Pipistrelle and Brown-long Eared bats.
![ChurchImages Norfolk-Billingford Exterior An iron gate and arched gateway, the end of church is just visible through the gate](https://batsinchurches.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Billingford-Ext-4-Small-2-750x1000-landscape-fcdbc2427694ff801b187a222a0d5686-.jpg)
Billingford, St Leonard
A picturesque, peaceful church on the Norfolk/Suffolk border with Natterer’s bats roosting in the low tower.
![St Andrew, Blagdon Somerset - Rick Crowley Looking down on church tower beside a lake with fields and houses](https://batsinchurches.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/ChurchImages-Somerset-Blagdon-St-Andrew-RickCrowley-landscape-7e694d7b81d521ef0547618d0ab845ce-.jpg)
Blagdon, St Andrew
The C15th tower of the beautiful church of St Andrew’s is one of the tallest in Somerset, and an important feature in the landscape.
![ChurchImages Norfolk Blickling Lothian Memorial 3 This is a weeping angel](https://batsinchurches.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Blickling-Lothian-Memorial-3-750x1000-landscape-ddc30b71f0f990f2d9d2fd477ccceff4-.jpg)
Blickling, St Andrew
Home of the Boleyn family and the Marquesses of Lothian, we’re working to protect the many brasses and monuments from bat-related damage.
![Brampton Miserichord Interior Heritage A medieval carved miserichord showing a man reaping wheat with a scythe alongside another figure](https://batsinchurches.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Brampton-Miserichord-3-1000x750-landscape-e60ee99bcef16ad3d75ee7c958a75657-.jpg)
Brampton, St Mary Magdalene
An active community church just outside Huntingdon. We’re commissioning full surveys of the bats and the church heritage to see how we can help here.