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Vincent Wildlife Trust@vincentwt.bsky.social · 2w ago

Have pine martens been recorded near you? Search the new Marten Map Explorer to check for pine marten records in your area and across Britain. Every record helps support conservation and our understanding of their recovery. bit.ly/4pnSbnY #MartensOnTheMove #TheNationalLotteryHeritageFund

A huge thank you to Clodagh and Eli, who have finished their internship with VWT Ireland! In their final week, they helped retrieve monitoring equipment, sort data, and support our Lesser Horseshoe Bat summer emergence counts. Thanks for all your hard work, and best of luck in the future!

Missed the webinar? Watch back ‘Tales of Three Woodland Species’ to learn about red squirrels, grey squirrels and pine martens in Ireland. vimeo.com/1201403455 Seen a squirrel or pine marten? Report it! ROI: lnkd.in/ea5_GbpG NI: lnkd.in/eVR2xHEb @ulsterwildlife.bsky.social @uniofgalway.bsky.social

Our 2026 lesser horseshoe bat counts are complete! With huge thanks to our amazing volunteers, we counted 3,861 lesser horseshoe bats and found 4 pipistrelle roosts at our reserves VWT's work is made possible by @irishenvnet.bsky.social and @heritagecouncil.ie Videos taken using infrared cameras.

Pine Marten Scat Transect Training 4 Aug, 7–8pm Join pine marten expert Dr Johnny Birks for online training on scat transects. Open to VWT volunteers and anyone interested in wildlife conservation. Book via Eventbrite bit.ly/3QFEcxe #TheNationalLotteryHeritageFund

New blog: Volunteers recently installed 3 new ‘Lite’ pine marten den boxes at Wentwood Forest - and one has already had a pine marten checking it out! Find out how volunteers help install and monitor these vital den boxes: bit.ly/4wRUFxK #MartensOnTheMove #TheNationalLotteryHeritageFund

🦇 Government investment boosts recovery for some of England's rarest bats: www.bats.org.uk/news/2026/07... . We are delighted to have secured funding through @naturalengland.bsky.social #SpeciesRecovery Programme for two projects that will support the recovery of four bat species! #WildAgain

Government investment boosts recovery for some of England's rarest bats - News - Bat Conservation Trust

Four species of bats are beneficiaries of government investment to help protect and restore more than 350 endangered plants and animals across England.

bats.org.uk

Huge thanks to VWT’s fab #Volunteers, who are halfway through #lesserhorseshoebat counts! Each year, these bats are counted in June as they emerge from roosts to feed. The counts go to @batconservation.bsky.social’s #NationalBatMonitoringProgramme and help inform research and policy for the bats.

Exciting news from the #PineMartenHaven at @CoedCadw’s Wentwood reserve — TWO records of pine martens. The first since 2022! Thanks to Michael Fullager for his pic and Rosalyn Thompson for her trail cam pic. www.pinemartens.uk for more info on our pine marten havens. #NationalLotteryHeritageFund

Huge thanks to our fab volunteers who helped make 45 roosting tiles for our new Landscape for Lessers bat towers. The tiles will give bats a greater choice of safe roost spaces in the towers depending on weather and their needs. Thank you #WelshGovernment and #TheNationalLotteryHeritageFund.

A marten family of four! Captured 16 June in Brechfa, this trail cam clip shows young pine martens learning to forage before going solo. They haven’t found the food yet - but one is onto the scent. These feeder boxes help track pine marten recovery across Britain. #TheNationalLotteryHeritageFund

Two in-person chances to find out more/contribute to the discussion about potential reintroduction of Polecats to our region, this coming Monday (6th July): 2.00 - 4.00 pm Bennachie Visitor Centre 6.00 - 8.00 pm Garioch Heritage OR Email jenny.macpherson@vwt.org.uk @vincentwt.bsky.social

A fantastic opportunity to join the @vincentwt.bsky.social @vwtireland.bsky.social Team and make a real impact for threatened mammals in Ireland⬇️

@vwtireland.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Could you be VWT Ireland's next Mammal Programme Manager and continue the fantastic work for threatened mammals? You will have experience of successful conservation delivery, fieldwork and proven experience of leading successful projects and programmes. More info www.vincentwildlife.ie/vacancies

During our internship with VWT, we set up Mostela camera traps at a reserve and caught lots of mouse activity, a curious sika deer, and even a pine marten exploring two traps. We know it’s the same individual thanks to its unique bib pattern—like a fingerprint for pine martens.

#VolunteersWeek Thank you to all citizen scientists for the 2,300+ records to our Polecat Survey — and increasing our knowledge of a hard-to-survey species. You can still report sightings to @mammalsociety.bsky.social Mammal Mapper App. You can still report pine marten sightings here arcg.is/L1fG0

Turn up the volume to hear the exciting sounds of pine marten kits calling as their mother returns from hunting. This is the first audio evidence of breeding we’ve had from our den boxes in #TweedValley. Visit www.pinemartens.uk for more info. #TheNationalLotteryHeritageFund

Exciting news… the first greater horseshoe bat pup of the season was born at the start of June at our bat reserve in Sussex — and will be flying by July. Although births are getting earlier as the climate changes, it's brilliant to see this small edge-of-range colony thriving in our southeast roost.

#VolunteersWeek Andy Selman, one of our Bat Reserve Roost Coordinators, shares why volunteering with greater horseshoe bats matters so much to him and how volunteers play an integral part in the conservation of these rare bats. Thank you, Andy, and all our volunteers, for your time and support.

While we value all wildlife, because we are helping to put pine martens back in circulation, we would also love to see them on our new bank notes! Join us in voting and Help us celebrate the UK’s wildlife | Bank of England www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/he...

#VolunteersWeek Dany shares why volunteering on surveys for Barbastelle and Bechstein’s bats is important to her. Thank you, Dany, for sharing why this work matters and for helping to make a difference to the conservation of these remarkable bats. Photos: ©Carys Potto and Jim Mullholland.

#VolunteersWeek Following a move to Wales, Paul Westwood set up a trail camera to watch wildlife, including pine martens. This led to volunteering for VWT where Paul values being with, “So many helpful and knowledgeable people, all working together for a common good.” Thank you for your time, Paul.

This #VolunteersWeek we celebrate our volunteers helping the research and conservation of threatened mammals. From survey and monitoring to submitting sightings as citizen scientists, volunteers play a vital part. Together, we can make a difference. Huge thanks for your time, skills and expertise.

This #VolunteersWeek we celebrate our volunteers helping the research and conservation of threatened mammals. From survey and monitoring to submitting sightings as citizen scientists, volunteers play a vital part. Together, we can make a difference. Huge thanks for your time, skills and expertise.

Discover our Pine Marten Havens 🌳 Find out about pine martens at our Havens with hides, info boards and silhouettes in trees at Wentwood (Woodland Trust Wales), Kirroughtree (Forestry and Land Scotland), Wallington (National Trust) bit.ly/4dKSvbg #TheNationalLotteryHeritageFund #MartensOnTheMove

#FactFriday Pine martens may be carnivores, but their diet is very varied — including small mammals, fruits, insects and even fungi — and they love snacks such as eggs or fruit that people sometimes put out for them!

After a series of record-breaking US heatwaves, the 2026 bee swarm season in North America has started 17 days earlier than last year, pushing beekeepers to adapt to a rapidly shifting season www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Experts sound alarm as North America’s bees start swarm season unusually early

After record losses last year, beekeepers report a warm winter has led to bees ‘waking up earlier’ this year

theguardian.com

Got pine marten records? If you’re a VWT volunteer or Marten Map contributor, our new video shows you how to submit your monitoring data via the online form. Submit your monitoring data bit.ly/4wixehs #TheNationalLotteryHeritageFund #MartensOnTheMove

Want to know how to make your woodland the best for tree-dwelling bats? Don’t miss this chance to learn with VWT’s @naturambyth.bsky.social Barbastelle Project and arborist Lee Gwyther (Grounded Trees & Ecology). Limited places bit.ly/4eB6sKF Project supported by #TheNationalLotteryHeritageFund

VWT was delighted to join the first Galway County Council Biodiversity conference, Wings. Organised by #Biodiversity Officer Rosina Joyce, it featured talks on birds, butterflies, bees and #bats. VWT engagement work is made possible by support from @irishenvnet.bsky.social & @heritagecouncil.ie

Exciting news from Mid Wales! 🐾 #MartensOnTheMove staff and volunteers using thermal imaging cameras found some pine marten den boxes being used - hopefully by pine martens! We’ve set up trail cameras and have, our fingers crossed for mums and kits! #TheNationalLotteryHeritageFund