Thank you to everyone who submitted a pine marten sighting during #MartenMonth. We received 198 records! We'll now verify these sightings before adding them to the next Marten Map update. Watch the video to see some of the sightings we received.
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Vincent Wildlife Trust is celebrating 50 Years of Innovative Mammal Conservation and is a charity working across Britain, Ireland and mainland Europe to safeguard threatened mammals. Account monitored Mon to Fri, 9am-5pm.
#MartenMonth Help add pine martens to our map! Pine martens are elusive and difficult to survey — so sightings from citizen scientists are vital to fill the gaps. Send in your records to us: arcg.is/L1fG0 with photos, videos or a good description! Info — pinemartens.uk Photo ©Robert Cruickshanks
We're pleased to have worked with @biaza.bsky.social and other organisations to create a poster on responsible wildlife translocations. Using acronym PINE MARTEN, it highlights the right support and advice when translocating species so they not only survive but thrive. biaza.org.uk/downloader/3...
Pine martens are expert communicators. They leave scent marks, scats and urine on logs, rocks, trees and on woodland trails to share information about territory, breeding status and identity. We’re celebrating #MartenMonth! Let us know if you've seen a pine marten this year: arcg.is/L1fG0
VWT had a fab weekend at #NatBatConf, sharing knowledge through a presentation on its @Natur Am Byth! Barbastelle Bat Project and two workshops. The horseshoe bat conservation workshops identified habitat challenges and how we use adaptive conservation management to create a more resilient future.
Britain's mustelids are uniquely adapted for their lifestyles. From rivers to woodland canopies, they’ve got our countryside covered! Can you spot which of the six native species is missing? We’re appealing for #PineMarten sightings for #MartenMonth. Let us know if you’ve seen one arcg.is/L1fG0
Pine martens are expert climbers, with sharp claws, rotating ankles and a long tail for balance, they can navigate our woodlands with ease. Climbing is an important skill for finding food, shelter and escaping predators - but it takes some practice! #MartenMonth Report sightings: arcg.is/L1fG0
Pine martens need healthy forests full of wildlife, abundant food and safe spaces to rest and rear young. Help us support pine marten recovery by letting us know where you’ve seen them so that we can focus our work where most needed. Let us know here arcg.is/L1fG0
#ICTC26 VWT staff and PhD students had a fantastic time sharing their work at this year’s #InternationalConservationTranslocationConference, making new friends and leaning from other delegates. Thank you to the conference organisers for a great event.
Pine marten monitoring gets underway in the Dulais Valley Our fantastic new group of local volunteers has been installing pine marten feeder boxes in woodlands near Neath, South Wales. #MartensOnTheMove #TheNationalLotteryHeritageFund
Pine martens are slowly returning after centuries of decline, as a result of years of commitment by conservationists and communities. Help us understand where they are thriving by sending in your sightings to arcg.is/L1fG0 #MartenMonth #MotivationMonday #Pinemarten #Naturerecovery
We celebrated #InternationalBatNight with a bat walk at @nationaltrust.org.uk Colby Garden. Colby is home to various bats, including #barbastelle, our @naturambyth.bsky.social project species. We heard the bats through detectors and watched them swoop to catch insects! #NationalLotteryHeritageFund
The wait for the 36th European Mustelid Colloquium programme of speakers and events is over! Find out who is presenting their research on which threatened mustelids at this year’s sold out event here bit.ly/46Gv0Na Photo: ©Frank Greenaway
Today is National Pine Marten Day! Let's celebrate this incredible native species and the efforts to help it return to our woodlands. Please share to help celebrate pine martens and raise awareness. September is #MartenMonth. Let us know if you've seen a pine marten here: arcg.is/L1fG0
Don't miss VWT's latest Annual Report and Financial Statements for 2025 for an overview of the past year’s highlights, its projects, its partners and its audited financial statements. Read here bit.ly/4cnPC02
Tracking pine martens, one scat at a time! Thanks to volunteers in Wales and Scotland who joined our recent scat transect training. Their efforts help us monitor and conserve pine martens across the landscape. Learn more at bit.ly/4xBhczz #MartensOnTheMove #TheNationalLotteryHeritageFund
#MartenMonth is here! September is all about celebrating the pine marten. These agile woodland mammals are making a comeback thanks to conservation efforts. Help us monitor their recovery by sending in your sighting here arcg.is/L1fG0, not just during Marten Month but all year round.
We are celebrating #InternationalBatNight this weekend, which is a global celebration of bats organised by #Eurobats. There are just a few places left on our FREE #BatWalk in Pembrokeshire with VWT's @naturambyth.bsky.social Barbastelle Conservation Officer on Sunday 30 August. Booking essential!
Looks like a great event of collaboration and learning!
@vwtireland.bsky.social · last mo.We celebrated #NationalHeritageWeek with two fantastic bat events! From a talk learning about Ireland’s nine #bat species to a guided bat walk. Thanks to all who joined, graphic recorder Hazel Hurley, Limerick Bat Group, Coillte, funders Limerick CCC, @heritagecouncil.ie @irishenvnet.bsky.social
Be part of VWT’s new annual Citizen Science Survey — Marten Month (September). Your pine marten sightings (dead or alive) will add to our records and to our understanding of how to help this species thrive. For more info bit.ly/4zDvsZX This survey has been made possible by @biggive.bsky.social
Could pine martens be living in the Dulais Valley? Following a recent community talk in Banwen, our #MartensOnTheMove volunteers will be installing feeder boxes and trail cameras in September to help find out. Thanks to DOVE Workshop for supporting the event. #TheNationalLotteryHeritageFund
A big thank you to everyone who visited us at #ShedFest! We're proud to work with the UK Men's Sheds Association, whose members have built hundreds of den and feeder boxes supporting pine marten conservation. #MartensOnTheMove #TheNationalLotteryHeritageFund
Fab Opportunity! VWT is looking for a recent graduate (BSc or MSc) to make a joint application with VWT for funding for a Conservation Planning Intern to help VWT’s Conservation Team develop species-based conservation plans for its key programmes. Visit bit.ly/4zevhEi @ptes-org.bsky.social
Mynd i’r ‘Steddfod eleni? Byddwn ni yn Hwb y Sector Gwirfoddol rhwng dydd Mercher 5 Awst a dydd Sadwrn 8 Awst. Galwch heibio i ddweud helo, byddem wrth ein bodd yn cwrdd â chi!
We're at the #Eisteddfod! Drop by the Volunteer Sector Hub from 5-8 August to find out more about pine martens and the #MartensOnTheMove project. We'd love to meet you and chat about ways to help pine marten recovery. #TheNationalLotteryHeritageFund
Great to be at Dumfries Show last weekend! Our team spoke with lots of people about pine marten recovery and how to get involved with #MartensontheMove, including volunteering to monitor and install den boxes in Solway Forests. Thanks for having us! #TheNationalLotteryHeritageFund
VWT's Cathedine roosts for #lesserhorseshoebats need replacing. Through #LandscapeforLessers, we’ve developed the #NightHaven made from recycled plastic for a longer life. Huge thanks to vols for help with the first NightHaven. #WelshGovernment @heritagefunduk.bsky.social for making this possible.
Huge thanks to our #MartensontheMove volunteers! We’ve been meeting them to share stories and learn about sending records to #MartenMap. These volunteers monitor trail cams for footage of pine martens in our den boxes. Interested in volunteering? Register your interest at pinemartens.uk/support-us
