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
![Elmdon church ChurchImages-Essex-Elmdon Ext A square flint tower with a clock](https://batsinchurches.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/ChurchImages-Essex-Elmdon-Ext-750x1000-landscape-bf521f6ef4a08c88a607d8a486648693-.jpg)
Elmdon, St Nicholas
The beautiful church of St Nicholas, Elmdon, is listed Grade II*. The late medieval tower is a local landmark and the church is the dominant feature of the local conservation area.
![ChurchImages Norfolk Field Dalling Interior View inside a warm sunlight church with a yellow brick and tile floor and carved pews.](https://batsinchurches.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Field-Dalling-Int-1-1000x750-landscape-1cc39f38da24393d36b42c67a8e316ef-.jpg)
Field Dalling, St Andrew’s
A warm, peaceful church with Medieval glass and a recerntly discovered wall painting of birds in a tree. We’re funding monitoring equipment for a rafter bat box and helping support local events.
![ChurchImages Norfolk Foulden Rood Screen Small A close up of the firgure of a saint, lit by yellow sunlight. The saint carries a scroll and his face has been scratched out](https://batsinchurches.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Foulden-Rood-Screen-Small-750x1000-landscape-3407efcfb46fb994b9c68e244236153a-.jpg)
Foulden, All Saints
Home to Brown-long Eared and Natterer’s bats. The church is hoping to build a new community space and local history archive in the old tower.
![St Mary, Freeby exterior Stone church with bell tower looking from east to west](https://batsinchurches.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/CCT-Freeby-exterior-landscape-f1815306a017561907fd89ba476bd5a6-.jpg)
Freeby, St Mary
The Grade I listed church of St Mary’s, Freeby is in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. It shelters a maternity colony of Natterer’s bats, as well as roosts of common pipistrelles.
![St Nicholas Fyfield churchimages-wilts-fyfield-StNicholas-ColinWest-nave church interior showing font and pews](https://batsinchurches.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/churchimages-wilts-fyfield-StNicholas-ColinWest-nave-landscape-65312dd1546af5a27bfdd4473a7de82d-.jpg)
Fyfield, St Nicholas
St Nicholas Fyfield is a medieval church, listed Grade II*, part of the Upper Kennet Benefice. It stands on the southern edge of the small village.
![St Mary's, Garthorpe exterior from south Church with bell tower surrounded by sun dappled churchyard](https://batsinchurches.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/CCT-Garthorpe-exterior-landscape-dcedb1df151cda984d272b0e33b1e070-.jpg)
Garthorpe, St Mary
Built largely in the C14th this beautiful medieval Grade I listed church is looked after by the Churches Conservation Trust. Both Natterer’s and brown long-eared bats roost inside the church.
![ChurchImages-Norfolk-Gayton Thorpe-Exterior The top of a round tower with a small window, the tower is surrounded by cherry blossom](https://batsinchurches.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Gayton-Ext-3-3-750x1000-landscape-34a1d15cc2cb212cede1a99c39b0e9bb-.jpg)
Gayton Thorpe, St Mary’s
A rural, round towered church with one of the largest Pipistrelle bat roosts of any church in Norfolk.