rentable function space for businesses and members of the public. It is most often used by National Trust staff and volunteers to educate visiting school groups. The building now houses the biomass boiler for the main house, which saves 141 tonnes of CO2 a year over the old oil-fired boiler. Another section of the former wood shed was used as a new roost site for bat species, creating a "bat palace". The centre was opened in May 2009 by Dame Jenny Abramsky, Chair of the Heritage Lottery Fund, who partially funded the works. Wildlife Bats Ten of the seventeen species of UK bat are found on the property, eight within the structure of the house alone. Species found include the rare and threatened lesser horseshoe bat and greater horseshoe bat. Maintenance work is timed to fit in with hibernating and mating schedules, and new roosts are created during any building work. Visitors may see some of the property's bats on a closed-circuit television system. Visitor access Visitor access is via the main entrance on the B3128 road, which can be accessed from the M5 motorway following the signs from either junction 19 or 20. Pay & Display Parking is available from the Home Farm Visitor Centre and ticket office. The nearest train station is Nailsea & Backwell, which is just over away. A frequent bus service runs from Bristol bus station. The Home Farm Visitor Centre is the first point of access, and provides various services including a cafe, restaurant, shop, toilets and the ticket office. Charges for entry are made either to the estate and gardens, or the house and estate gardens. Entry to the house is via timed ticket in 30-minute entry blocks. There is a walkway from the visitor centre to the house through the gardens and some woods, or a bio-diesel bus can be taken along a route via the house to the Orangery. Attractions vary by season, but include six geocaching trails. Various walks focusing on wildlife and habitats are all located on public rights of way, enabling them to be access without charge throughout the year. There is a connection to Bristol, Nailsea & Clevedon via the X6 and X7 bus routes operated by First West of England, this provides an alternative mode of transport, alighting at the top entrance for the X6 and the lower entrance for the X7 In popular culture In