Hanušovice - kostel, Bat colony natural monument in Hanušovice, Czech Republic

Hanušovice – kostel is a natural monument protecting the summer colony of the greater mouse-eared bat (Myotis myotis) in the roof spaces of the Roman Catholic Church of Saint Nicholas on the northern edge of Hanušovice. The colony was first recorded in 1998, and its population is estimated at roughly 650 to 962 bats. The site is also a Natura 2000 site of European importance, and the Czech Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection manages it.

The protected site is the summer colony of the greater mouse-eared bat (Myotis myotis) in the roof spaces of the Roman Catholic Church of Saint Nicholas in old Hanušovice. The colony was first recorded in 1998, and its population has been estimated at roughly 650 to 962 bats. The locality is also a Natura 2000 site of Community importance, managed by the Czech Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection.

The protected site is the attic of the Church of Saint Nicholas in old Hanušovice, where a summer colony of greater mouse-eared bats (Myotis myotis) roosts; the colony was first recorded in 1998. The natural monument, administered by the Czech Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection, overlaps with the Natura 2000 site CZ0713726.

The protected area covers the roof space of the Roman Catholic Church of Saint Nicholas on the northern edge of Hanušovice, in the old part of town. The bats are not visible from the church floor; observation is only possible from outside the building. The site is managed by the Czech Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection.

The protected area is not the church itself but the large mouse-eared bat colony in its roof space, first recorded in 1998. Counts there have reached roughly 650 to 962 bats, and the site is also part of the Natura 2000 network.