GBW and MammalWeb are working together to study bird–mammal interactions in County Durham gardens using camera traps, and you can still get involved. Register via the link below and every image you classify counts as an entry into the prize draw to WIN A CAMERA TRAP!
Closes at the end of February!
We're looking for some help to classify the final images for our project with Mammal Web. You'll be asked to identify species in gardens during our NE pilot study to help monitor garden wildlife using camera traps.
Plus there's a chance of winning a camera trap. Each image counts as one entry!
From garden foxes to conservation science 🦊📷
Your camera-trap images can help monitor mammals nationwide via @mammalweb.bsky.social.
Join our Deploying Camera Traps webinar on 19 Feb to learn how to collect high-value data. 🌍 🧪
👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1818693584...
#cameratrap
Last chance to book!
Introduction to Camera Trapping webinar – Thu 22 Jan 2026. Learn camera trap basics, types & how to choose the right kit with Dr Sammy Mason (@mammalweb.bsky.social). £12.50.
Ideal for beginners and ecology professionals. 🌍 🧪
Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1723620849...
Avoid the classic camera trap fail 📷🌿
Waving grass, moving branches, endless false triggers? Learn how to deploy camera traps properly and get great wildlife results.
Join our webinar Deploying Camera Traps on Thu 19 Feb 2026.
Sign up: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1818693584...
@mammalweb.bsky.social
An otter-ly awesome spot from our trail cameras in Gwent! Otters are a European protected species so it’s wonderful to capture this family venturing out from their holt. 🦦
Sign up to be a hedgehog spotter at www.nhmp.org.uk. NHMP led by us and British Hedgehog Preservation Society.
Camera trap placement is everything 🦊📷
A few metres can mean the difference between empty frames and incredible wildlife moments. Join our webinar with Sammy Mason (@mammalweb.bsky.social) on 19th Feb to master the art & science of camera trapping.
Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1818693584...
1 week left to apply for this PhD.
✅ Field surveys
✅ Cutting-edge modelling
✅ Collaboration with @ptes-org.bsky.social
🗓 Deadline: 5-1-26
#PhDOpportunity #Ecology #Conservation #CitizenScience #WildlifeMonitoring @prof-r-hill.bsky.social @ps-wildlife-res.bsky.social @chrissuthy.bsky.social
Finding the middle ground: Balancing deer management, ecological recovery, and traditional land use
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🏢 @durham.ac.uk
👥 @ps-wildlife-res.bsky.social, ME, Flurina Wartmann
📢 Competition funded PhD with @iapetusdtp.bsky.social: Occupancy, density & the ecology of terrestrial British mammals - what can years of systematic camera trapping tell us?
Apply by 5th January 2026. 👇
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@mammalweb.bsky.social @ptes-org.bsky.social @durham.ac.uk #phd
The National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme is led by
@hedgehogsociety.bsky.social and @ptes-org.bsky.social rg.bsky.social
Become a spotter at www.nhmp.org.uk 🦔
Ever wondered what badgers get up to at night? 🌙 Camera traps open a window into the hidden world of the UK’s most elusive mammals.
Join our intro to camera trapping on 22 Jan 2026 and learn how to capture behaviour non-invasively. 🧪
🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1723620849...
@mammalweb.bsky.social
Want sharper, smarter wildlife camera-trap footage? 🐾📷
Join our Deploying Camera Traps webinar on 19 Feb 2026 with Dr Sammy Mason (£12.50).
Learn site choice, mounting, field settings, common pitfalls & using @mammalweb.bsky.social.
Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1818693584...
Sika deer and pine marten (C) Peter Archdale
Muntjac (C) NHMP Warwickshire
Annotated red deer (C) NHMP Cornwall (annotated by Marc Baldwin)
Red fox (C) NHMP Durham
We recently sent out our November newsletter. Read about a new deer ID guide, the latest platform developments, a tempting offer for training, news of a new competition, and more!
If you aren't subscribed, you can read the newsletter here:
tinyurl.com/MWNOV25
#cameratraps #ukwildlife #mammals
What species is shown? Hard to tell? 🤔 Camera trap tips! Photos save space, but videos make species ID easier (95% vs 86% accuracy). Join Dr Sammy Mason (@mammalweb.bsky.social) on 22nd January for a hands-on webinar: Introduction to Camera Trapping.
Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1723620849...
Want to get better at reviewing & classifying camera trap footage? 📹
Join our webinar on 19 Mar 2026 (£12.50) with Dr Sammy Mason ( @mammalweb.bsky.social ) covering species ID, using MammalWeb, data processing + sharing results.
Book: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1818786642...
Ever wondered which birds visit our garden when we’re not looking? A simple camera trap can reveal hidden visitors – from blue tits to sparrowhawks! 🦜
Join our ‘Intro to Camera Traps’ webinar with Dr Sammy Mason on 22 Jan 2026. 🌎 🧪
👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1723620849...
@mammalweb.bsky.social
Curious about camera trapping?
Join Dr SammyMason (@mammalweb.bsky.social) on 22nd January 2026 for a live Introduction to Camera Trapping webinar. Learn how to choose, set & use camera traps for wildlife study & conservation. 🌎 🧪
🎟️ £12.50 → www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1723620849...
Fox cubs (Image: NWKCP / NHMP Kent)
A mystery stag (Image: jess.marshall / NHMP Dorset)
Our June newsletter is out. It has an NHMP competition update, news on site developments, and a mystery deer to classify.
If you aren't subscribed, you can read the newsletter here: lnkd.in/d7SCd6wZ
If you're feeling keen, you can also classify the mystery stag, here: lnkd.in/dshPEidZ
#cameratraps
Discover the power of citizen science! Join Dr Sammy Mason on 9 July to explore how @mammalweb.bsky.social is transforming mammal monitoring with 2M+ camera trap records and a growing community.
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🧪 🌍 #MammalWeb #CameraTraps #CitizenScience
A promotional image inviting people to spot wildlife and classify camera trap photos for a chance to win a camera trap. Three camera trap images appear on the right side, showing an Eurasian Jay, a Fox (night vision shot), and a Pheasant in a garden. The Garden BirdWatch logo appears in the bottom left corner alongside the MammalWeb logo.
🦉 Help classify wildlife photos from garden camera traps and win a camera trap of your own! 🦊
GBW & @mammalweb.bsky.social need your eyes to spot #birds & #mammals in over 180k image sequences.
Every classification = 1 entry into the prize draw!
Join in 👉 www.mammalweb.org/en/?view=pro...
#CitSci
🎁 It's competition time! 🎁
You could be in with a chance to win prizes for taking part in the National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme!
For more info on how to enter, visit www.hedgehogstreet.org/nhmp-competi...
@ptes-org.bsky.social @hedgehogsociety.bsky.social @mammalweb.bsky.social
Fantastic new paper led by @charlotteesharpe.bsky.social exploring the integration of Ai and citizen science through @mammalweb.bsky.social with @ps-wildlife-res.bsky.social zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/CJ8QP4...
Roe deer and badger, red fox and rabbit. Images: NHMP Durham
Grey squirrel and magpie, jay and domestic dog (we think). Images: NHMP Durham.
Our May newsletter has just gone out, featuring - among other things - news of a competition happening now, with prizes awarded by @ptes-org.bsky.social! If you don't yet subscribe, check it out here eomail1.com/web-version?...
#mammals #ukwildlife #cameratraps
Sir David Attenborough in a blue shirt, smiling while holding up a butterfly on his hand
Happy 99th Birthday to our President, the legendary Sir David Attenborough 🎂🦋
Thank you for being an inspiration to millions across the globe.
Missed the NHMP talk hosted by @zslscience.bsky.social ? 🦔
Catch up & find out how we're tracking hedgehogs across the country: shorturl.at/jP54j
@ptes-org.bsky.social @hedgehogsociety.bsky.social @zslofficial.bsky.social @mammalweb.bsky.social @durham-university.bsky.social & Nottingham Trent Uni
Double-whammy: #NationalMammalWeek AND #EarthDay - and what better way to celebrate than by learning about the differences between hares and rabbits? 🐰🐇
Video brought to you by @oxfordconted.bsky.social and @morethanadodo.bsky.social
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Sammy Mason and Russell Hill made it to Liverpool to collect the National Biodiversity Network Group award for wildlife recording, 2024, on behalf of all of our contributors.
Members of the MammalWeb team were at the County Durham Environment Awards ceremony to collect the Volunteer Group of the Year award on behalf of all our contributors. Left-to-right: Phil Stephens, Graham Smith, Jim Cokill, Sammy Mason and Russell Hill.
Being new to Blue sky gives us a chance to emphasise that all our wonderful contributors have been recognised by not 1 but 2 awards over recent months! Thanks to @nbntrust.bsky.social for the 2024 group award for wildlife recording, and @durhamcouncil.bsky.social for the 2024 volunteer group award!
A quick post to announce that MammalWeb has finally arrived on Blue Sky! Check out our latest (April) newsletter at tinyurl.com/MW-April or visit the site at www.mammalweb.org.
#citizenscience #mammals #ukwildlife #nature #naturephotography #cameratraps #biodiversity #peopleandnature
Fantastic recognition for the enormous impact our contributors make to biodiversity monitoring. Thank you!
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