Vincent Wildlife Trust
@vincentwt.bsky.social
Vincent Wildlife Trust is celebrating 50 Years of Innovative Mammal Conservation and is a charity working across Britain, Ireland and mainland Europe to safeguard threatened mammals. Account monitored Mon to Fri, 9am-5pm.
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VWT’s #MartensOnTheMove project is recruiting for two part-time Communications and Engagement Officer posts — one in the north (Scottish/English borders) and one in the south (English/Welsh borders). For more info and to apply, please visit www.vwt.org.uk/vacancies #NationalLotteryHeritageFund
Don't miss the deadline to be a Trustee for VWT! For more info and to apply, visit www.vwt.co.uk/vacancies
Photo: ©Robert Cruickshanks
Photo: ©Robert Cruickshanks
January 26, 2026 at 7:14 AM
Don't miss the deadline to be a Trustee for VWT! For more info and to apply, visit www.vwt.co.uk/vacancies
Photo: ©Robert Cruickshanks
Photo: ©Robert Cruickshanks
As part of our #NationalLotteryHeritageFund projects — #MartensOnTheMove and @naturambyth.bsky.social — we’re celebrating pine martens and barbastelles as wildlife #HeritageTreasures and working with local communities and groups to ensure these rare mammals can thrive once again in parts of Britain.
January 14, 2026 at 11:37 AM
As part of our #NationalLotteryHeritageFund projects — #MartensOnTheMove and @naturambyth.bsky.social — we’re celebrating pine martens and barbastelles as wildlife #HeritageTreasures and working with local communities and groups to ensure these rare mammals can thrive once again in parts of Britain.
Don’t miss this last chance to apply for the post of Communications and Engagement Officer for VWT’s #MartensOnTheMove project — deadline 12noon on Thurs 15 Jan. Visit www.vwt.org.uk/vacancies to find out more and apply to help pine martens thrive once again in Britain. #NationalLotteryHeritageFund
January 12, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Don’t miss this last chance to apply for the post of Communications and Engagement Officer for VWT’s #MartensOnTheMove project — deadline 12noon on Thurs 15 Jan. Visit www.vwt.org.uk/vacancies to find out more and apply to help pine martens thrive once again in Britain. #NationalLotteryHeritageFund
Thank you to all who sent in polecat sightings during our fourth National Polecat Survey 2024-2025! Also a huge thank you to vols who collected samples from dead animals for use in genetic and dietary research. Any polecat sightings from 2024 or 2025 can still be sent in arcg.is/1TXqHC
January 9, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Thank you to all who sent in polecat sightings during our fourth National Polecat Survey 2024-2025! Also a huge thank you to vols who collected samples from dead animals for use in genetic and dietary research. Any polecat sightings from 2024 or 2025 can still be sent in arcg.is/1TXqHC
Cafodd un o wirfoddolwyr #BelaodArGrwydr anrheg hyfryd ar ddydd Nadolig pan recordiwyd bele yn defnyddio teclyn bwydo yng Nghanolfan Fonitro Brechfa. Cafodd y teclyn bwydo ei osod ym mis Tachwedd a dyma'r tro cyntaf i'r gwirfoddolwr ddal bele ar gamera! #CronfaTreftadaeth
January 8, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Cafodd un o wirfoddolwyr #BelaodArGrwydr anrheg hyfryd ar ddydd Nadolig pan recordiwyd bele yn defnyddio teclyn bwydo yng Nghanolfan Fonitro Brechfa. Cafodd y teclyn bwydo ei osod ym mis Tachwedd a dyma'r tro cyntaf i'r gwirfoddolwr ddal bele ar gamera! #CronfaTreftadaeth
One of #MartensOnTheMove volunteers had a lovely surprise on Christmas Day when they recorded a pine marten visiting their feeder in our Brechfa Monitoring Hub. The feeder was put up in November and this is the first time the volunteer has recorded a marten! #NationalLotteryHeritageFund
January 8, 2026 at 3:32 PM
One of #MartensOnTheMove volunteers had a lovely surprise on Christmas Day when they recorded a pine marten visiting their feeder in our Brechfa Monitoring Hub. The feeder was put up in November and this is the first time the volunteer has recorded a marten! #NationalLotteryHeritageFund
New Trustee opportunity! If you have finance or investment management skills and would like to join our dedicated team of Trustees to support wildlife conservation in Britain, Ireland and mainland Europe, please visit www.vwt.org.uk/vacancies to find out more and to apply.
January 7, 2026 at 6:47 PM
New Trustee opportunity! If you have finance or investment management skills and would like to join our dedicated team of Trustees to support wildlife conservation in Britain, Ireland and mainland Europe, please visit www.vwt.org.uk/vacancies to find out more and to apply.
Could the #NewYear bring you a #NewJob? Do you love to share good news about wildlife conservation. Visit www.vwt.org.uk/vacancies to find out more about two exciting posts with VWT’s #MartensOnTheMove project, funded by #NationalLotteryHeritageFund. Application deadline — 12noon, 15 January 2026.
January 6, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Could the #NewYear bring you a #NewJob? Do you love to share good news about wildlife conservation. Visit www.vwt.org.uk/vacancies to find out more about two exciting posts with VWT’s #MartensOnTheMove project, funded by #NationalLotteryHeritageFund. Application deadline — 12noon, 15 January 2026.
Last chance to submit polecat sightings from 2024 and 2025 to our #NationalPolecatSurvey! We'll be sharing findings from the survey in 2026. Thank you to everyone who has taken part!
Report via:
- arcg.is/1TXqHC
- The @mammalsociety.bsky.social Mammal Mapper App
- iNaturalist
- Send us a message
Report via:
- arcg.is/1TXqHC
- The @mammalsociety.bsky.social Mammal Mapper App
- iNaturalist
- Send us a message
December 22, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Last chance to submit polecat sightings from 2024 and 2025 to our #NationalPolecatSurvey! We'll be sharing findings from the survey in 2026. Thank you to everyone who has taken part!
Report via:
- arcg.is/1TXqHC
- The @mammalsociety.bsky.social Mammal Mapper App
- iNaturalist
- Send us a message
Report via:
- arcg.is/1TXqHC
- The @mammalsociety.bsky.social Mammal Mapper App
- iNaturalist
- Send us a message
New blog! With the help of volunteers, #MartensOnTheMove has carried out den box maintenance work in the Tweed Valley. Project Officer, Victoria Chanin, and volunteer Elaine Rainey discuss what this involved and what they found. Full blog here bit.ly/48Zl7MR #NationalLotteryHeritageFund
December 22, 2025 at 10:55 AM
New blog! With the help of volunteers, #MartensOnTheMove has carried out den box maintenance work in the Tweed Valley. Project Officer, Victoria Chanin, and volunteer Elaine Rainey discuss what this involved and what they found. Full blog here bit.ly/48Zl7MR #NationalLotteryHeritageFund
Modern buildings often have smooth, machine-cut surfaces that are difficult for horseshoe bats to hang onto… so VWT’s Bat Team has been testing out a range of surfaces — rough woodwool boards, lime-rendered pots and scoring texture into wooden beams — to give bats a greater choice of roost surfaces.
December 18, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Modern buildings often have smooth, machine-cut surfaces that are difficult for horseshoe bats to hang onto… so VWT’s Bat Team has been testing out a range of surfaces — rough woodwool boards, lime-rendered pots and scoring texture into wooden beams — to give bats a greater choice of roost surfaces.
Bu #BelaodArGrwydr yng Nghynhadledd Partneriaeth Bioamrywiaeth Cymru, i drafod sut mae'r prosiect yn gweithio gyda chymunedau lleol i helpu adferiad bele'r coed ar draws Sir Fynwy, Powys, Sir Gaerfyrddin a Cheredigion. Mae'r erthygl lawn ar gael yma ➡️ bit.ly/4s3wpH0 #CronfaTreftadaeth
December 17, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Bu #BelaodArGrwydr yng Nghynhadledd Partneriaeth Bioamrywiaeth Cymru, i drafod sut mae'r prosiect yn gweithio gyda chymunedau lleol i helpu adferiad bele'r coed ar draws Sir Fynwy, Powys, Sir Gaerfyrddin a Cheredigion. Mae'r erthygl lawn ar gael yma ➡️ bit.ly/4s3wpH0 #CronfaTreftadaeth
#MartensOnTheMove attended the Wales Biodiversity Partnership Conference and discussed how the project is working with local communities to support pine marten recovery across Monmouthshire, Powys, Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion. Full article here ➡️ bit.ly/4pK1RJ2 #NationalLotteryHeritageFund
December 17, 2025 at 3:12 PM
#MartensOnTheMove attended the Wales Biodiversity Partnership Conference and discussed how the project is working with local communities to support pine marten recovery across Monmouthshire, Powys, Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion. Full article here ➡️ bit.ly/4pK1RJ2 #NationalLotteryHeritageFund
VWT’s #MartensOnTheMove project is recruiting for two part-time Communications and Engagement Officer posts — one in the north (Scottish/English borders) and one in the south (English/Welsh borders). For more info and to apply, please visit www.vwt.org.uk/vacancies #NationalLotteryHeritageFund
December 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
VWT’s #MartensOnTheMove project is recruiting for two part-time Communications and Engagement Officer posts — one in the north (Scottish/English borders) and one in the south (English/Welsh borders). For more info and to apply, please visit www.vwt.org.uk/vacancies #NationalLotteryHeritageFund
Please share these exciting opportunities with your contacts.
Communications and Engagement Officers - Martens on the Move with @vincentwt.bsky.social two fixed-term, part-time posts, one based in the north (Scottish/English borders) and one will be in the south (Welsh/English borders c-js.co.uk/44rTpWd
Vincent Wildlife Trust: Communications and Engagement Officers - Martens on the Move advertised with CJS
Do you have a demonstrable commitment to engaging groups and communities in wildlife conservation? Do you have experience in communicating with a variety of audiences? If so, you could help VWT’s…
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December 15, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Please share these exciting opportunities with your contacts.
VWT’s #MartensOnTheMove hosted a pine marten den box training day in Forestry England Forest of Dean. The team showed volunteers how to:
- Pick the right tree for a den box
- Install a den box
- Monitor it for pine marten presence
- Carry out a maintenance check
#NationalLotteryHeritageFund
- Pick the right tree for a den box
- Install a den box
- Monitor it for pine marten presence
- Carry out a maintenance check
#NationalLotteryHeritageFund
December 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
VWT’s #MartensOnTheMove hosted a pine marten den box training day in Forestry England Forest of Dean. The team showed volunteers how to:
- Pick the right tree for a den box
- Install a den box
- Monitor it for pine marten presence
- Carry out a maintenance check
#NationalLotteryHeritageFund
- Pick the right tree for a den box
- Install a den box
- Monitor it for pine marten presence
- Carry out a maintenance check
#NationalLotteryHeritageFund
It’s always great to see where lesser horseshoe bats choose to hibernate! Our first annual winter count as part of the National Bat Monitoring Programme has recorded slightly lower numbers than usual, which is likely due to the recent mild weather. Huge thanks to #BrecknockBatGroup for joining us.
December 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
It’s always great to see where lesser horseshoe bats choose to hibernate! Our first annual winter count as part of the National Bat Monitoring Programme has recorded slightly lower numbers than usual, which is likely due to the recent mild weather. Huge thanks to #BrecknockBatGroup for joining us.
Last chance to spot a polecat! VWT’s #4thNationalPolecatSurvey ends 31.12.2025 — and every record helps us understand how this native mammal is doing. Share your sightings here arcg.is/1TXqHC
or use the Mammal Mapper app
or send us an email to [email protected] @mammalsociety.bsky.social
or use the Mammal Mapper app
or send us an email to [email protected] @mammalsociety.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Last chance to spot a polecat! VWT’s #4thNationalPolecatSurvey ends 31.12.2025 — and every record helps us understand how this native mammal is doing. Share your sightings here arcg.is/1TXqHC
or use the Mammal Mapper app
or send us an email to [email protected] @mammalsociety.bsky.social
or use the Mammal Mapper app
or send us an email to [email protected] @mammalsociety.bsky.social
Don't miss this chance to help VWT work with communities and volunteers to make a difference for Britain and Ireland's threatened mammals. For more information and to apply, please visit www.vwt.org.uk/vacancies Please share widely.
December 9, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Don't miss this chance to help VWT work with communities and volunteers to make a difference for Britain and Ireland's threatened mammals. For more information and to apply, please visit www.vwt.org.uk/vacancies Please share widely.
Just one day left for your chance to double your donation to VWT's work to monitor and make a difference for some of Britain and Ireland's most threatened bat species through this year's #BigGive'sChristmasChallenge. More info here bit.ly/443VPu2
December 8, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Just one day left for your chance to double your donation to VWT's work to monitor and make a difference for some of Britain and Ireland's most threatened bat species through this year's #BigGive'sChristmasChallenge. More info here bit.ly/443VPu2
#IVD2025 Thank you to everyone who gives their time through volunteering activities, community action and citizen science. Your contribution enhances the impact that VWT has in wildlife monitoring and conservation in Britain and Ireland.
#EveryContributionMatters #TogetherWeCanMakeADifference
#EveryContributionMatters #TogetherWeCanMakeADifference
December 5, 2025 at 7:20 PM
#IVD2025 Thank you to everyone who gives their time through volunteering activities, community action and citizen science. Your contribution enhances the impact that VWT has in wildlife monitoring and conservation in Britain and Ireland.
#EveryContributionMatters #TogetherWeCanMakeADifference
#EveryContributionMatters #TogetherWeCanMakeADifference
Don't miss this exciting opportunity to double your donations to support VWT's bat monitoring work through this year's #BigGive'sChristmasChallenge. Your donations will make it easier to monitor our most threatened bat species and make a difference to bat conservation. More info here bit.ly/443VPu2
December 3, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Don't miss this exciting opportunity to double your donations to support VWT's bat monitoring work through this year's #BigGive'sChristmasChallenge. Your donations will make it easier to monitor our most threatened bat species and make a difference to bat conservation. More info here bit.ly/443VPu2
Thank you to the #HoughtonProject and #BrechfaSied for building pine marten feeder boxes for #MartensOnTheMove. These are designed for pine martens and help exclude other wildlife. They are baited with food such as peanuts or sardines and are used as a monitoring tool. #NationalLotteryHeritageFund
December 2, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Thank you to the #HoughtonProject and #BrechfaSied for building pine marten feeder boxes for #MartensOnTheMove. These are designed for pine martens and help exclude other wildlife. They are baited with food such as peanuts or sardines and are used as a monitoring tool. #NationalLotteryHeritageFund
We’re Hiring! Could you help VWT support an amazing team of volunteers and engage with community groups in Britain and Ireland — and help us make a difference for mammal conservation? For more information and to apply, please visit www.vwt.org.uk/vacancies
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
We’re Hiring! Could you help VWT support an amazing team of volunteers and engage with community groups in Britain and Ireland — and help us make a difference for mammal conservation? For more information and to apply, please visit www.vwt.org.uk/vacancies
#NationalTreeWeek Trees play an essential role in the ecology of greater horseshoe bats, with increased activity recorded in fields and along tall hedgerows that contain trees. They are also used as hunting perches to scan for passing prey, such as moths and beetles. Photo ©Daniel Hargreaves
November 28, 2025 at 5:34 PM
#NationalTreeWeek Trees play an essential role in the ecology of greater horseshoe bats, with increased activity recorded in fields and along tall hedgerows that contain trees. They are also used as hunting perches to scan for passing prey, such as moths and beetles. Photo ©Daniel Hargreaves