Orkney folk urged to join garden mammal survey
May 24, 2021 at 12:11 pm
The Living with Mammals survey for 2021 has been launched, this week.
Summer is approaching and you may have spotted a furry friend or two roaming about your garden in recent weeks.
If you have, People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) is keen to hear from you as it launches its wildlife Living with Mammals survey for 2021.
PTES saw record-breaking numbers of volunteers taking part last year, thanks to more people being at home and having the time to watch wildlife in their gardens and/or nearby green spaces. The result was a huge increase in the number of mammal sightings, from hazel dormice on bird feeders to hedgehogs snuffling in gardens after dark.
This year, it is the first time they will be running the survey all year round - usually it is just a springtime event - and has been running for 18 years. Anyone in the UK can take part by looking in gardens, allotments, parks and other gtreen spaces, and say: Whether you have hedgehogs under your hedge or even a pine marten on your patio, all sightings are valuable. They are hoping for this survey to continue as a year-long survey in future years.
SPOTTED: Fox in garden Credit: Craige McGonigle PTES saw record-breaking numbers of volunteers taking part last year, something they say is thanks to more people being at home and having the time to watch wildlife in their gardens and nearby green spaces.
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