Picking Bones & Pulling Teeth
November 18, 2019
I’d never pulled a tooth out before this day but I got the knack of it fairly swiftly, being mindful...
Our October Mammal Mooch
October 24, 2019
A keen gang of us Mammal Group members gathered on a Saturday morning in early October for a leisurely stroll...
Beaver thrills by the River Tay
March 13, 2019
On a recent trip to Scotland I spent a day in the lovely Perthshire town of Dunkeld beside the mighty...
Something missing in the Angus Glens
February 26, 2019
I recently spent a windy day walking up a glen inside the Cairngorms National Park in North-East Scotland. My walk...
Nine sacks of bat poo can make all the difference..!
February 20, 2019
Worcestershire is fortunate to have an active Bat Group that does good work to record and conserve bats across the...
Tracking the Crom Pine Martens
February 4, 2019
Crackling, frosty leaves under our feet and the strange non-light of a ‘Super Blood Wolf Moon’ add to the thrill...
A Quiet Celebration of Otters!
January 16, 2019
It is wonderful to see so much interest in our otters at the moment, with WMG Chair Poppy Morris describing...
Mammal Records from Owl Pellets
January 9, 2019
Whilst live-trapping small mammals is useful because we can target specific sites, and exciting because it enables us to see...
Crepuscular Coney Counts in 2019!
December 15, 2018
Back in September 2016 I blogged about the decline of rabbits in Britain associated with rabbit viral haemorrhagic disease; and...
A-harvest mousing we will go…..!
December 6, 2018
After our refresher day at Feckenham Wylde Moor on 30th September, I hope WMG members have been able to start...
Camera trapping in South Shropshire
November 20, 2018
Dooley (my canine chum) and I recently spent a fascinating day in a secret south Shropshire woodland, where we checked...
Non-native Mammals Symposium
November 13, 2018
I am recently back from attending The Mammal Society’s autumn symposium on ‘Non-native Mammals in Great Britain’. Generously hosted by...