One man's life-long love of bats led to the creation of a fully-fledged bat hospital, taking in Britain's most misunderstood creatures from far and wide.
Real life "Batman" Harold Green, 72, turned his passion for bats into a full-time job after his retirement, setting up the Billinge Bat Rescue with his friend Michael Smith in 2013.
More than 500 bats from Wigan, Skelmersdale, Chorley and Warrington owe their lives to the small rescue, located in a specially made "bat cave" in Harold's Billinge home, as the men typically look after 50 to 100 sick and injured bats each year.
