Devon Harvest Mouse Project
In autumn 2016 Devon Mammal Group began a pilot project looking for harvest mice in Devon. It came to our attention that this charismatic species is under recorded in our county. With just a handful of records we wanted to change this.
In autumn 2016 Devon Mammal Group began a pilot project looking for harvest mice in Devon. It came to our attention that this charismatic species is under recorded in our county. With just a handful of records we wanted to change this.
Aim of the Project?
We would like to survey as many tetrads (10 x 10 km grid squares) as possible in Devon. Devon is a large county, and with over 90 tetrads this is no small challenge. However, we will be training up anyone who wants to learn, in the hope that the new found knowledge will be put to use and more records will come flooding in! We will be running a number of dedicated training days, as well as smaller training sessions across the county over the next few months. There will be one in your area, so keep an eye on the website to find out when there is one near you!
If you would like to take part in this year’s search and training, contact Sarah at harvestmouse@devonmammalgroup.org
For more information see the Devon Harvest Mouse Project website and Facebook page
We would like to survey as many tetrads (10 x 10 km grid squares) as possible in Devon. Devon is a large county, and with over 90 tetrads this is no small challenge. However, we will be training up anyone who wants to learn, in the hope that the new found knowledge will be put to use and more records will come flooding in! We will be running a number of dedicated training days, as well as smaller training sessions across the county over the next few months. There will be one in your area, so keep an eye on the website to find out when there is one near you!
If you would like to take part in this year’s search and training, contact Sarah at harvestmouse@devonmammalgroup.org
For more information see the Devon Harvest Mouse Project website and Facebook page
Last year (2022) the Devon Harvest Mouse Project was been awarded just over £7000 by the Postcode Local Trust, a grant-giving charity funded entirely by players of People’s Postcode Lottery. This allowed us to pay for Project Officer time and travel, and to get some live traps for harvest mice and new trail cameras
www.postcodelocaltrust.org.uk and www.postcodelottery.co.uk
www.postcodelocaltrust.org.uk and www.postcodelottery.co.uk
Reg charity number 1110056