Bats move in to converted pumping station and WW2 pillbox

A former pumping station and a World War Two pillbox have been converted into accommodation for bats in two separate projects.

The old Bournemouth Water facility in Ferndown, Dorset, has been decked out with bat-friendly features including special tiles, bat boxes, baffles and a dormer fly-in entrance.

The wartime bunker in Christchurch has been transformed by blocking up windows and installing a grille to protect bats from disturbance.

The projects, by Bournemouth Water and South West Water and by Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council (BCP), aim to address habitat loss for the elusive mammals.