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
![Greetham-st mary-Julian Guffogg Exerior of stone church with spire, showing south aisle, porch and chancel](https://batsinchurches.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Greetham-st-mary-Julian-Guffogg-1000x834-landscape-19524b5fe61242508db78c92af522fe5-.jpg)
Greetham, St Mary
The pretty Grade I listed medieval church of St Mary’s has some fine carved C17th wooden panelling in the chancel, and is also home to maternity roosts of pipistrelles and Natterer’s bats.
![ChurchImages-Norfolk-Guestwick-Millenium Window A two light window filled with stained glass of local wildlife](https://batsinchurches.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/ChurchImages-Norfolk-Guestwick-Millenium-Window-750x1000-landscape-a75876c8abb62d05c686295537fbf36d-.jpg)
Guestwick, St Peter
A fascinating church with beautful staned glass. We’re building new internal bat boxes to reduce the damage from bats inside the church.
![Gwennap church graveyard ChurchImages-Cornwall-Gwennap Yew Avenue Small An avenue of trees](https://batsinchurches.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Gwennap-Yew-Avenue-Small-750x1000-landscape-d4c88a2a9a75048279e0ba2342234210-.jpg)
Gwennap, St Wenappa
This important Grade 1 church stands at the upper end of a lush and beautiful graveyard which slopes from south to north. A short distance above the church to the south is a detached bell tower, rebuilt in the fifteenth century.
![ChurchImages-Norfolk-Hardwick-Andrea Kirkham Conservation 2 Conservator sitting on a scaffold examining a wall painting](https://batsinchurches.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Hardwick-Andrea-Kirkham-Conservation-2-1000x1000-landscape-9983ef80d9f78404e2b415661d6c10be-.jpg)
Hardwick, St Margaret
Home to a stunning St Christopher, and a small colony of Pipistrelle bats. We’re building external bat boxes to contain the roost and commissioning a survey of the wall painting.
![Heybridge St Andrew_Bikeboy The exterior of a small flint church with a tiled roof and a clock](https://batsinchurches.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Heybridge-St-Andrew_Bikeboy-1000x750-landscape-c24c148287ac6921a2587604b4a6f31a-.jpg)
Heybridge, St Andrew
The beautiful Grade 1 listed parish church of St Andrew’s Heybridge dates from the 12th century. Little is known about any bats that may be present.