Background to the Bats in Churches HLF project A partnership of five organisations (Natural England, Church of England, Bat Conservation Trust, Historic England, Churches Conservation Trust) led by Natural England, has been successful in its Bats in Churches project development phase application to the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) Heritage Grants funding stream. Churches are used regularly for a wide range of activities, in addition to worship, and enable people to meet and function as a community. They are also of great cultural and historic significance, not just in terms of their buildings, the majority of which are listed, but also due to the many fixtures and fittings of local, national and international importance. Bats enjoy strong legal protection because of past popula

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