Bats in Churches Study–Are you survey ready?

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* 1. There are two surveys which fall under the Bats in Churches Study. What are they called?

There's only the one survey called the churches study

National Bats in Churches Study & Church Bat Detectives

None of the above

National Detectives & Church Study

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* 2. What is the difference between the surveys?

Nothing, they're the same

You should book equipment for the National Bats in Churches Study

You're more likely to find bat evidence in National Bats in Churches Study churches

You only carry out the questionnaire with Church Bat Detectives

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* 3. Which of the following is correct about the bat evidence survey?

It's an evening emergence count

It's a one-off daytime survey to look for bat droppings and bat urine

It's a daytime survey to look for bat droppings and bat urine which you do each year

You need to enter locked areas of the church including the belfry

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* 4. You've found bat droppings on the altar cloth and you need to write the area of the church on your survey form. The altar is in which area of the church?

Nave

Clerestory

Chancel

South transept

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* 5. In most churches the altar is at what end of the church

West

East

South

West

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* 6. You're not sure whether a mark is bat urine or not. What could you do?

Look thoroughly for other bat evidence. There's likely to be bat droppings too!

Take a photo and send it in to churches@bats.org.uk

Add the record and hope for the best

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* 7. Your church contact asks you a question about bats which you do not feel confident to answer. Below are the things you should do, but there's one incorrect answer, can you spot it?

Do not feel you need to provide the answer there and then. Say that're unsure but offer to help them find the answer.

Make up an answer

Give them our contact details for the Bats in Churches Project and the website of Bat Conservation Trust

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* 8. How can you tell that a dropping is from a bat or mouse?

Do the crumble test. If it crumbles easily between your fingers it is a bat dropping.

It's all to do with the volume of droppings. Larger accumulations are likely to be from bats.

Size. Mouse droppings are smaller.

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* 9. Following this elearning module do you feel better able to carry out your church survey?

Strongly agree

Agree

Neither agree or disagree

Disagree

Strongly disagree

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* 10. How have you found this e-learning module?

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* 11. How could we improve this for the future?

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