Up until last summer I had a terrible record with churches. They were being renovated, or the sealers were just leaving as I arrived with a smug look on their faces. I have done a few since, and they can be very photogenic.
One very close to me my mothers house, took me 4 visits before I go inside. That was lovely, with rats, badgers and bats living inside hehe..
Badgers here are ornery bastards. The rats and bats aren't so bad, but I definitely wouldn't want to be around anywhere that badgers are hahaha. Hopefully yours are a little less homicidal there.