On a Wing and a Prayer

BatChat by Bat Conservation Trust

Dec 31, 202530:51Science & Medicine

This week we visit Tattershall Church . As we’ll hear in this episode, Holy Trinity is a very important place for bats, with two maternity roosts present along with a number of other species. The site has been part of th...

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