Pine Marten Scats
Pine Marten Scats are a way to monitor pine marten numbers when the animals can’t be seen. And it is easier than you might think. Here’s the video on pine marten scats from Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust.
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Someone recently asked me what the SVBG actually did. When we are actively involved in an organisation it is easy to believe everyone knows what we do. But of course it isn’t true. So here’s a run down of our year’s activities for anyoneRead More
Leave a commentLost Wildlife of the Sid Valley: Pine Marten Tracking
Our Pine Marten Ecology Post Provoked Many Responses & Here’s An Answer To How Pine Martens Are Radio Tracked. Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust not only made the video on Pine Marten Ecology they have also made this one on how they radio track pine martensRead More
Leave a commentPine Marten Den Sites: Lost Wildlife of the Sid Valley
Pine Marten Den Sites is Another In The GWT Series On Pine Marten Reintroduction. It Shows Where They Den & Where To Put Boxes. The basic principles in these videos apply to many species so we’ll be adding more videos before moving onto theRead More
Leave a commentCormorant Catches Huge Fish On River Sid
We’ve all heard about the one that got away. It’s always a huge fish. The fish in this video is huge … but did it get away? I took this video with a handheld phone camera whilst walking … so in places it’s shakyRead More
Leave a commentNature Inside and Out
If I was an angel, whenever my mood was getting low, I would fly down to earth to drift through the flowers and butterflies and smile at the furry animals.When my angelic harmony was restored, I would fly back to my cloud feeling happy and grateful that nature on earth had helpedRead More
Leave a commentThe Lost Pine Marten Of The Sid Valley
The Pine Marten, A Lost Species of the Sid Valley, Or Merely Never Seen? Pine Marten are a rare species. As big as a cat, but hard to see in the wild, as they are both nocturnal and elusive where they do occur. IRead More
Leave a commentSouth Combe Farm Bird Survey 2022
2002 saw a team of bird enthusiasts conduct a bird survey of South Combe Farm (the land around the Frogstone). As well as the obvious expected favourites a few more unusual birds were seen. The moist notable in some senses was a single CirlRead More
Leave a commentRiver Sid Beaver Extinction & Potential Re-establishment
Following River Sid Beaver Extinction In The16th Century What Is The Potential for Beaver Re-establishment? Are They Good For Environment & When Might They Appear? This Post Explains How Beavers Will Likely Return And When! The European Beaver, aka Eurasian Beaver, Castor fiber, wasRead More
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