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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 readingA Quiet Celebration of Otters!
It is wonderful to see so much interest in our otters at the moment, with WMG Chair Poppy Morris describing her thrilling sighting of one near Tewkesbury on 9th January. Back in September I saw…continue readingCrepuscular Coney Counts in 2019!
Back in September 2016 I blogged about the decline of rabbits in Britain associated with rabbit viral haemorrhagic disease; and this autumn there were reports from the east of England that brown hares appear to…continue readingA-harvest mousing we will go…..!
After our refresher day at Feckenham Wylde Moor on 30th September, I hope WMG members have been able to start searching for harvest mouse nests? It is good to get out before the end of…continue readingCamera trapping in South Shropshire
Dooley (my canine chum) and I recently spent a fascinating day in a secret south Shropshire woodland, where we checked camera traps for evidence of the extremely elusive local pine martens. Our guides were Stuart…continue readingNon-native Mammals Symposium
I am recently back from attending The Mammal Society’s autumn symposium on ‘Non-native Mammals in Great Britain’. Generously hosted by the engineering firm Arup at their London offices, this was a gathering of amateur and…continue readingSpring Search for Small Mammals!
After surviving the mild (and often stormy) winter, the promise of warmer weather enticed the Worcestershire Mammal Group from their winter slumber. After a bit of a stretch and a preening of whiskers, the group decided…continue readingA boar-ing day? I don’t think so!
I apologise for the late blog post, but better late than never! On the 22nd of October, several members of the Mammal Group met in the depths of the Forest Of Dean to embark on a…continue readingWorrying about Rabbits!
I worry about our wild rabbits. Although not native to Britain they have been here for so long that they have become hugely significant ecologically speaking, as well as being serious pests of agriculture and…continue reading- 1
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