New blog! #MartensOnTheMove volunteer Laura from the Scottish Borders waited nearly a year for activity – then captured 30 brilliant pine marten videos! From cautious first visits to cosy winter naps, this is a rare glimpse into woodland life. Read more bit.ly/4tMjidx #NationalLotteryHeritageFund
#batappreciationday – VWT supports bats using evidence-based conservation to create a variety of roosts for bats with safe places to raise young, hibernate and help to connect isolated populations. A network of existing and new roosts is vital for supporting bats. Find out more at vwt.org.uk
#MammalWeek VWT’s NaB Barbastelle Project will team up with Lee Gwyther (Grounded Trees & Ecology) on 2 June at Pengelli National Nature Reserve to show how to adapt trees for natural roost sites for barbastelles.
Information ➡️ bit.ly/4eB6sKF.
Project supported by #TheNationalLotteryHeritageFund.
#NationalMammalWeek! Share your sightings of pine martens with the National Pine Marten Monitoring Programme. All sightings contribute to Marten Map, which tracks pine marten recovery across Britain.
Visit pinemartens.uk for more info and to Report a Sighting. #TheNationalLotteryHeritageFund
hazel dormouse curled up peacefully in someone's hand against a backdrop of greenery. Photo by Tony Wellbelove
Today is #EarthDay 🌎 This is our planet and we have the power to protect it, for and us and for them. 🤝
Almost two thirds of species in the UK have declined in the past 50 years. There's nothing natural or inevitable about this.
Help the wildlife on your doorstep by supporting PTES www.ptes.org
Last week volunteers installed 34 specially designed bat boxes as part of our @naturambyth.bsky.social Barbastelle Bat Project.
Woodland roosting options improved ✅
Monitoring planned to check if anyone has moved in ✅
Thank you to our volunteers, landowners and #NationalLotteryHeritageFunds
Pine marten or stoat?🐾They can look similar, especially if you only capture a fleeting glimpse, or haven't seen them before!
We collect pine marten sightings data to monitor their recovering distribution.
Submit a pine marten sighting: arcg.is/L1fG0 to put your marten on our Marten Map!
The National Day of Action is happening on Saturday April 18th. It is an opportunity to show all our politicians that we care deeply about the natural world and want to see it protected and restored.
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We had a fab day at one of our bat reserves in Wales, which is home to around 500 lesser horseshoe bats. With the help of our fantastic #volunteers, we carried out maintenance tasks, pruned fruit trees and planted 24 new trees to provide more cover and bring in insects for the bats to feed on!
We’re delighted to welcome Prof Rosie Hails as VWT Trustee. Rosie is Nature, Land+Evidence Director at @nationaltrust.org.uk and will be VWT’s Chair of Trustees in Dec. We look forward to working with Rosie as VWT continues to develop evidence-based solutions for mammal conservation. bit.ly/41H6FUX
The #MartensOnTheMove team led a training session for a great group of #volunteers from @bannaubrycheiniog.bsky.social on best ways to use trail cameras and record sightings for #NationalPineMartenMonitoringProgramme. Find out more here bit.ly/4dvQn8R
#TheNationalLotteryHeritageFund
Sounds like a great time to collaborate for the bats of Ireland!
We’re having a great time at this year’s Mammal Society Conference presenting a poster on VWT’s most recent #NationalPolecatSurvey. We will be analysing all the data from the survey and publishing a final report later this year. Watch this space. @mammalsociety.bsky.social
Love nature? Don't miss VWT and #GreaterHorseshoeBats on @Channel 5's #LoveNature series tonight at 6pm.
Bringing science and art together in the work to conserve one of Ireland's rarest bat species — the lesser horseshoe bat — at the 11th Irish Bat Conference this weekend.
Don’t miss this year’s @batconservation.bsky.social #WoodlandSymposium (25 Mar) and keynote talk by VWT’s Bat Programme Manager, Daniel Hargreaves bit.ly/3Pis6ci Among other topics, Daniel will discuss VWT's woodland bat projects, including the National Barbastelle and Bechstein’s project with BCT.
We’re excited to be part of @Channel 5’s #LoveNature series tonight at 6pm in collaboration with @HoneyBeeTV. Don’t miss this episode with VWT’s Carys Peotto, Senior Bat Conservation Officer, talking about our work to conserve greater horseshoe bats.
🦇 We are looking for a Fundraising Trustee to join our Board of Trustees.
Note that trustee roles are unpaid positions (but travel and subsistence costs to quarterly meetings will be covered).
Application deadline is 2 April.
For more information and how to apply: www.bats.org.uk/the-trust/jo...
🦇Last week to book your tickets for the Woodland Symposium! Happening on 25 March in person at the WWF Living Planet Centre in Woking and online via Zoom.
More info and to book visit: www.bats.org.uk/our-work/con... .
An opportunity for professionals to learn about woodlands, trees and bats.
Want to share your work on mustelids?
We're hosting the 36th European Mustelid Colloquium in collaboration with @mripas.bsky.social and Białowieża Ecology Conference.
Register and find out more:
www.vwt.org.uk/36th-europea...
Thank you so much to Rowie for being a fab Comms+Engagement Officer for VWT's #MartensOnTheMove project and helping to communicate and engage groups on its achievements for pine martens and people so far. We would like to wish her all the best in her next adventures. #NationalLotteryHeritageFund
For #IWD2026 we highlight a few of VWT’s team, which works to conserve mammals in Britain+Ireland. [Clockwise from top left] Jenny, Landscape for Lesser Project Officer; Carys, Senior Bat Conservation Officer; Cathy, Barbastelle Conservation Officer @NaB; Marina, Senior Bat Conservation Officer.
Don't miss the deadline to be a Trustee for VWT! For more info and to apply, visit www.vwt.co.uk/vacancies
Photo: ©Robert Cruickshanks
An across-government technical assessment published today recognises that "nature is the foundation of national security" and that "every critical ecosystem is on a pathway to collapse". A rational response to this would be to get very serious about nature recovery.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
🦇 The Nuclear Regulatory Review proposes changes to the Habitats Regulations, which currently limit development that could affect protected nature sites. These rules play a key role in safeguarding wildlife & supporting the conservation of precious habitats: action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/183790/...
"Without significant increases in UK food system and supply chain resilience, it is unlikely the UK would be able to maintain food security if ecosystem collapse drives geopolitical competition for food" - says Joint Intelligence Cttee. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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So a cow can use a stick to scratch its backside. When will we learn that humans are really not that special? | Helen Pilcher
It’s Penguin Awareness Day which seems like a great excuse to post the greatest ever Wikipedia edit.
Calling all finance and investment specialists.... your chance to make a tangible difference for wildlife conservation! ⬇️
