Trevose Head – small mammal surveys with the National Trust
The National Trust recently acquired the coastal farm at Trevose Head near Padstow and were keen to find out more about the local wildlife so we joined them and a couple of other enthusiasts to set Longworth traps. Although our hit rate was disappointingly low we did pick up a water shrew (very exciting), a wood mouse and a field vole. More (lots more) wood mice were found in the barns. As a comparison we also examined locally collected barn owl pellets and found wood mice, b
Tamar Valley AONB at Gunnislake
We joined in with Tamar AONB’s 10th Anniversary Wildlife Weekend at Drakewall’s mine, Gunnislake. Simpson Jr. (our stuffed otter) made a guest appearance with the CMG display and then we carried out small mammal trapping on the site. Only wood mice were found but plenty of people helped us check the traps. Dave and Simpson Jr. meet Cllr. Tony Leech, mayor of West Devon at Drakewalls
