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
![ChurchImages Norfolk Stody Ext 1 The transept of a flint church from outside, the round tower of the church is just visible in the corner of the image](https://batsinchurches.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Stody-Ext-1-750x1000-landscape-c8a9e769b4a7bef59aa735ad8846e47b-.jpg)
Stody, St Mary
A round tower church with Medieval glass. We’re organising surveys of the bat roosts to see how we can help the church with its bats.
![St Nicholas, Stretton, Rutland Small stone church in sunlight with deep blue sky surrounded by trees](https://batsinchurches.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/churchimages-Stretton-Rutland-StNicholas-1000x670-landscape-28d7a08855d9a6ed48e37c4c892857ab-.jpg)
Stretton, St Nicholas
Built between 1086 and 1185, when it was granted to the Knights Templar, St Nicholas is probably the oldest church in Rutland.
![ChurchImages-Norfolk-Swanton Morley-Ext 2 A tall stone tower surrounded by poppies](https://batsinchurches.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Swanton-Morley-Ext-2-750x1000-landscape-2fe99ba28df612fc4151776e904201fb-.jpg)
Swanton Morley, All Saints
A landmark 14th century church in the Wensum valley with a large roost of Natterer’s bats, where we’ve created new enclosed roost boxes in the chancel roof. .
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Tattershall, Holy Trinity Collegiate Church
An important place for bats, with no other site in Lincolnshire known to support as many species, including breeding populations of soprano pipistrelles and Daubenton’s bat.
![ChurchImages-Lincs Theddlethorpe Interior A tell sunlit church, the pillars are white stone and the walls are patchwork of white, red, brown and green stone](https://batsinchurches.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Theddlethorpe-Int-Small-750x1000-landscape-e9c2a7426699b2200666f37848fd4c0b-.jpg)
Theddlethorpe, All Saints
A grand, lonely church, the Cathedral of the Lincolnshire Marshes, now in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
![ChurchImages-Norfolk-Thornham-Rood David A painted rood screen showing King David in a gold crown and carrying a harp](https://batsinchurches.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Thornham-Rood-David-750x1000-landscape-951f75ec438b8b459d2a4170028abf6b-.jpg)
Thornham, All Saints
A busy church on the north Norfolk coast. We’re creating bespoke bat boxes to contain the colony of around 200 Pipistrelle bats.