Badger at Wenlock

This video of a badger was taken by Assistant Ranger Chris Dunkerley at Wenlock Edge. Have a look at his blog for more information

Batch Camera Trap

A few weeks ago FTV Kate set the wildlife camera trap up in the Batch Valley. There has been numerous sightings from residents of a small mammal, possibly a mustelid, so she went to investigate. She left the camera out for 3 weeks and baited it with some peanut butter and chicken (an odd combination but animals love it!). Sadly most of the chicken was taken by a very hungry Raven but she did get one clip of a badger's behind trundling away, which you can see below.

Activity in the Garden

These are some of the latest camera trap videos from the garden captured by our full time volunteer, Kate. Theres a lovely clip of a fox checking out the camera and one of our regular visitors, a badger rooting around in the undergrowth.

Visiting Badgers at Carding Mill Valley

Our full time volunteer, Kate, has been setting up and testing camera traps in various locations in Carding Mill Valley. This is a clip of a badger happily tucking into the peanuts she left out.

Dog Otter on The Long Mynd

A camera trap has been set for the past 2 weeks on the Long Mynd, it was checked last Friday and has some great footage of a dog Otter. Thanks to Stuart Edmunds, from the Shropshire Mammal Group, who set up and checked the camera trap.

Garden Bird Feeder Camera

A bird feeder has been put up in the garden, Richard Yeoman Clark plans to feed a camera cable to it which will stream live to the tea room screen.

The bird feeder hanging on the Wych Elm



Swallow fledglings

The live streaming from the Swallow camera is showing fantastic viewings as the baby Swallows are preparing to fly the nest! To catch a glimpse of them before they leave next week or so, please feel free to pop in to the tea room and look on the big screen.

There is also an opportunity to see the mother feed its young via the link below;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UAnC5Wtgas