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Bats turn former Barnsley coal mines into breeding grounds
www.bbc.co.ukBats have turned a collection of abandoned coal mines into a prime mating spot, experts say.
Conservationists found eight species of bat using the mineshafts and surrounding moorland near Barnsley as an "autumn swarming" location.
Following a year-long study, the 28-hecatare site, which sits above a Yorkshire Water reservoir, has been granted Local Wildlife Status by Barnsley Council.
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