Some good news despite the State of Britain’s Dormice Report 2023 from People's Trust for Endangered Species saying numbers have declined nationally by 70% since 2000

A proper behaviour-changing punishment. Raptor persecutors need similar fines as a minimum. Raptor Persecution UK

As I approached Coldharbour Bridge on Grovelands in Warminster, I heard a lot of noise in the trees above my head. It was 2 Grey Squirrels fighting. This one fell out of the tree, blinked, shook & then scampered off. Wilts Wildlife Trust RSPB Wiltshire Mammal Group

Last weekend we held an OWL PELLET dissection event. Highlights inc Water shrew, Harvest mouse and bat! More details on our Facebook page: facebook.com/groups/9692729… Mammal Society

Wishing all our friends and followers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We hope you have enjoyed some of the activities we organised this year and will be joining us for more in 2024

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Anyone else think Feargal Sharkey should be awarded a knighthood for his relentless campaigning to expose the water pollution scandal? Like & share if you agree (A sainthood may be more appropriate… you need the patience of one to put up with this 💩) express.co.uk/news/nature/18…

Join us as a Nurturing Nature volunteer in 2024 and gain access to some of these amazing training courses by the Mammal Society !! Join us now at bttr.im/cnmw2 Cranborne Chase National Landscape Wilts Wildlife Trust Wiltshire Mammal Group

Take a bow Defra UK - another badge of disgrace for you to wear…

Anna, our Nurturing Nature project officer, is currently running the Protecting Ancient Trees Campaign which is being supported by Woodland Trust🌳 🌳 Find out more about ancient trees and the campaign here: naturewithanna.com/ancient-trees-… youtube.com/watch?v=e1KJDE…

Download your copy of our Newsletter covering all of our mammal work in 2023. Everything from hedgehogs to harvest mice, beavers to polecats wiltshiremammals.wordpress.com/wiltshire-mamm… Mammal Society

JUST 1 WEEK TO GO UNTIL OUR FREE SEMINAR - A New Approach to American mink control. Full details: wiltshiremammals.wordpress.com/2024/02/04/a-n… #Watervole #Mammal Email to book Ticket: [email protected] Photo thanks to Steve Deeley

I haven't posted about this cos I'm awful at social media. But I'm proud to say that an idea I've had for a few years now is finally happening. #ProjectPeewit is go go go. If you see a Lapwing in Wiltshire in the next few months please let us know. tinyurl.com/Projectpeewit

Great Somerford's 'Team Hedgehog' installed 30 trail cameras last weekend as part of the #nhmp from People's Trust for Endangered Species and Hedgehog Society to find out how many hedgehogs we have in the UK & how to help them. Working in collaboration with Malmesbury and District Natural History Society

Thank you so much to Longleat for the opportunity to see this sight below of #Beaver activity on the Longleat estate. The stacks of branches arranged in an arc is a dam which is over five foot high & has created a large pond area from what was once just a small stream! #mammals

Water voles – a National approach to saving ‘Ratty’ by Dr Merryl Gelling on Wednesday 10th July, 7pm Tickets: £6 per person from Eventbrite eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-national-a… Water voles are in steep decline. Find out how a national strategy might be able to reverse that #watervole #mammal

It's dormouse surveying season so that's all the excuse we need to share some lovely sleepy #dormouse photos from one of our surveys 🥰 #dormousesurvey #mammals

On 10th July we will be holding a talk on how to halt the decline of Water voles. Dr Merryl Gelling will propose a National Approach to this problem. Tickets available from Eventbrite: eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-national-a… #mammals #watervole #americanmink