Conservation charity People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) is asking members of the public to keep an eye on mammals in the green spaces around their homes and places of work as part of their annual survey, Living with Mammals.

The survey records the public’s observations of mammals and their tell-tale signs in the built environment, helping provide a picture of how towns and cities can support our native wildlife.

The survey takes place between April and June of each year and requires you to spend some time observing a chosen site throughout the survey period.

Gardens, allotments, cemeteries, recreational grassland, industrial and brown field sites, derelict spaces, railway embankments, roundabouts and roadsides, as well as isolated pockets of heath and woodland all provide important refuges for our urban wildlife neighbours. Volunteers are needed to take part in this important environmental inventory, which kicks off in April and which requires participants to monitor mammals on their doorsteps over an eight week period.

Click here to find out more about the survey and how to get involved

PTES own and manage Briddlesford Woods here on the Island.