Mammal Monitoring Morning

Over the last few years Foundry Wood has been undertaking a survey of its nocturnal mammals, with the help of Warwickshire Mammal Group, to discover what mammal species are present in the wood. Using a camera trap the group have captured images of many of the wood’s larger inhabitants such as foxes, badgers and rabbits.

We like to know more about the smaller animals who use the wood at night time and will be undertaking some live trapping in the hopes of finding voles, mice or shrews. Here’s an article on what we’ve found previously in the woods.

Volunteers from Warwickshire Mammal Group will be leaving the traps overnight on the Saturday evening. Visitors to Foundry Wood in the morning will be able to see what has been caught when the traps are opened at 8am. The animals will then be released back to a safe location in the wood.

The opening of the traps will take place at 8am on Sunday 15th September. We are starting early as it may get too hot later on! End time around 9/9:15 am depending on discussion and questions.

All are welcome – please be aware this is often a popular and busy event.

You may also like the following events from Foundry Wood:

• Next Sunday, 31st August, 10:00 am, Monthly volunteer morning in Leamington