Blog List

Nests Aplenty at Puxton!

To continue our harvest mouse theme into December we arranged some informal surveys, seeking to further contribute data to the Mammal Society's National Harvest Mouse Survey. In early December a few of us met at…continue reading

Harvest Mouse Hunt

On a rather dull and wet Sunday in October, several mammal enthusiasts from across two counties braved the weather and joined forces to hunt out nests of the elusive harvest mouse. A joint event with…continue reading

A Muddy Mammal Meet-up

It was a bright, breezy day. Leaves were being carried away like snowflakes and those that clung steadfast to branches were alight in the morning sunshine. We were on the Suckley Hills, walking along muddy…continue reading

Garden camera-trapping: the new COVID-19 lockdown therapy

If you’re like me you enjoy getting out and searching for wildlife, especially mammals, in all the varied and beautiful habitats that Worcestershire has to offer.

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Lagomorph Survey Results 2019

Rabbiting on again about lagomorphs… I’m sure I’m not the only one who has found themselves being surprisingly productive over the last few weeks, what with our unusual circumstances of confinement… In other words, I…continue reading

Picking Bones & Pulling Teeth

I’d never pulled a tooth out before this day but I got the knack of it fairly swiftly, being mindful not to squeeze too hard or pull too quickly. After all, identification hinged on this…continue reading

Our October Mammal Mooch

A keen gang of us Mammal Group members gathered on a Saturday morning in early October for a leisurely stroll around Hallow, north-west of Worcester, starting off at the Village Hall and wending our way…continue reading

Beaver thrills by the River Tay

On a recent trip to Scotland I spent a day in the lovely Perthshire town of Dunkeld beside the mighty River Tay, which has an exciting mammal story to tell. Having followed news of the…continue reading

Something missing in the Angus Glens

I recently spent a windy day walking up a glen inside the Cairngorms National Park in North-East Scotland.  My walk took me from the middle reaches of U-shaped glacial valleys flanked by riverside patches of…continue reading

Nine sacks of bat poo can make all the difference..!

Worcestershire is fortunate to have an active Bat Group that does good work to record and conserve bats across the county, so the Mammal Group can concentrate mainly on other furry species.  Occasionally, however, we…continue reading