As spring approaches, wildlife charity People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) is calling for volunteers to take part in the its annual Living with Mammals survey. Last year the top five mammals recorded were (in order): grey squirrels, foxes, mice, hedgehogs and bats. From April, PTES is asking members of the public to record sightings of Britain’s ‘big five’, plus any other mammals they see, to aid future conservation efforts.
Volunteers can take part between Monday 1st April and Sunday 30th June, reporting the mammals they see, or their signs, in any local green space – from gardens and allotments to parks or green spaces near to work. The chosen survey site can be in an urban, suburban or rural location, so long as the area is within 200 metres of a building.
Volunteers can spend anything from ten minutes a week at their chosen site to several hours and can take part either individually or as part of a group.
Please record your findings online at www.ptes.org/LWM and if you’re on social media upload your photos using #livingwithmammals.
To take part in the 2019 Living with Mammals survey, register via www.ptes.org/LWM
