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Past Events


Pine Marten talk
Dan Brown, the Dartmoor field officer for the Two Moors Pine Marten Project run through the Devon Wildlife Trust came down into Bandit Country (aka Bodmin) to talk to 60 of us at Lanhydrock Memorial Hall. Dan gave an engaging and compelling presentation covering the history of the pine marten in the southwest and the reasons behind the reintroductions that have taken place in Wales, the Forest of Dean and now Exmoor and Dartmoor, helping this beautiful mustelid to return to i


2025/26 Harvest Mouse Surveys
The 2025/26 season of Harvest Mouse Surveys is almost complete! So far this season, we've had 254 records from 61 site surveys. This puts about 1260 new records across the 5-season survey, including incidental records, barn owl pellets and camera traps. More info, including Dave Groves' infamous yearly report, coming soon. A joint survey effort by Devon and Cornwall Mammal Groups in Dartmoor.


Hedgehog surveys - May and June, across various sites
We are working closely with Cornwall Wildlife Trust and Devon Mammal Group to deliper the PTES National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme...


Beavers at Lanhydrock
Matt Holden, Devon Beaver Project Officer, talked to full hall about the current situation for beavers in the South West. He focussed on...


Shrews with Dr Dina Dechmann
On Wednesday 10th January Cornwall and Devon Mammal Groups ran an online talk on shrews, prepared by German shrew expert Dr Dina...


Winter 2023/24 Harvest Mouse Surveys
Harvest mouse surveys are continuing through the winter, despite the torrential rain and the big freeze. CMG are made of tougher stuff!...


Christmas Quiz 2023
On December 5th Summercourt and the London Inn was the venue for this year’s Christmas Quiz with about 30 of us squeezing into the pub,...


AGM 2023
Our 2023 AGM was held at the University of Exeter, Penryn Campus on Sunday 12th November. Fifty-seven of us arrived to tea and biscuits...


Harvest Mouse Survey Season 2022-23 complete!
Cornwall Mammal Group co-ordinated a series of harvest mouse nest surveys and training events throughout Cornwall between October and...


Christmas Quiz!
Another really enjoyable mammal-based challenge from Dave Hudson (with catering by Mary!) to help us relax into the festive season.
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