Caption text A maternity colony of lesser horseshoe bats. Credit Tessa Knight Key stages Key Stage 3 Key Stage 4 Key Stage 5 Higher Education Lifelong learning Themes Wildlife Curriculum subject Geography Science Information on how the Mendip Hills supports important populations of greater horseshoe bat and lesser horseshoe bat. Keywords Horseshoe bat Greater horseshoe bat Lesser horseshoe bat bat Special Area of Conservation bat roost roosting Foundations of Mendip (British Geological Survey) – Horseshoe bats