Blog: Mammal

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Dormouse in hand

The Dormouse Blog

Believe it or not, there is an animal in Shropshire that spends more of its time sleeping than I do. During the course of one year, they spend up to 9 months of their time fast asleep or resting.…

Time to put more food out and houses for nesting!

Belle Vue Arts Festival: Hedgehog Survey 2020

Our Hedgehog Officer trainee, Kathryn has teamed up with Belle Vue Arts Festival to encourage local residents to get involved with surveying their patch for hedgehogs. Read her blog to find out…

Badger on camera trap

Spy in the garden

What lurks in the garden at night? Camera traps are a great way of seeing and learning about wildlife, but they can be quite tricky to set up! Our expert Stuart has some great tips to help you…

Hedgehog

Little Wenlock hedgehog project

Little Wenlock is a small village and civil parish in Telford, Shropshire. Our hedgehog officer trainee Kathryn Jones has begun a project there to make the area more hedgehog friendly.

Badger sniffing stick

Latest badger cull announcement

The government has just released its response to the 2018 bovine TB strategy review. Badger culling in high risk areas is, of course, its most controversial element. Helen Trotman shares her…

Scottish hog

Hedgehog Heroes of Shropshire!

Kathryn Jones is one of three trainees at Shropshire Wildlife Trust for the next year. Kathryn is a hedgehog officer trainee and will be raising awareness, working with communities and running…

Hedgehog in garden

A hedge blog by Hedgy McHogface

I am getting increasingly upset when I hear the news that my species is declining so rapidly that we could be extinct within 30 years in the UK. We have been around for 15 million years and…

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