15 hours agoShareSaveRebecca Morelle,Science Editor and Alison Francis,Senior Science JournalistShareSaveBats in ChurchesIt seems more bats are seeking sanctuary in churches.”They’re losing lots of habitat – lots of woodland,” says Spencer. “And we’re also knocking down old buildings, making our homes warmer, more airtight – there are less places for them to go.”Church users are having to learn to live alongside these creatures of the night – and some parishes are even starting to see bats as more of a treat than a trick.”We regularly see churches having bat nights and bat events,” says Spencer.”And they can be a really, really good way of reaching people, particularly in the local community, who might not come into a church for a service or prayer, but they’ll come in to watch the bats, because people find them really, really fascinating.”
