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.https://bsky.app/profile/vincentwt.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/vincentwt.bsky.social/post/3mu4xpgrnjc26We are celebrating #InternationalBatNight this weekend, which is a global celebration of bats organised by #Eurobats. There are just a few places left on our FREE #BatWalk in Pembrokeshire with VWT's @naturambyth.bsky.social Barbastelle Conservation Officer on Sunday 30 August. Booking essential!28 Aug 2026 08:41 +0000at://did:plc:d2gscmfqnsbbglbxlaqwp7cs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu4xpgrnjc26https://bsky.app/profile/vincentwt.bsky.social/post/3mu37cheygc26Looks like a great event of collaboration and learning! [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Aug 2026 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:d2gscmfqnsbbglbxlaqwp7cs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu37cheygc26https://bsky.app/profile/vincentwt.bsky.social/post/3mtvtkwjtdk26Be part of VWT’s new annual Citizen Science Survey — Marten Month (September). Your pine marten sightings (dead or alive) will add to our records and to our understanding of how to help this species thrive. For more info bit.ly/4zDvsZX This survey has been made possible by @biggive.bsky.social25 Aug 2026 12:38 +0000at://did:plc:d2gscmfqnsbbglbxlaqwp7cs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvtkwjtdk26https://bsky.app/profile/vincentwt.bsky.social/post/3mtlglstuv224Could pine martens be living in the Dulais Valley? Following a recent community talk in Banwen, our #MartensOnTheMove volunteers will be installing feeder boxes and trail cameras in September to help find out. Thanks to DOVE Workshop for supporting the event. #TheNationalLotteryHeritageFund21 Aug 2026 09:19 +0000at://did:plc:d2gscmfqnsbbglbxlaqwp7cs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlglstuv224https://bsky.app/profile/vincentwt.bsky.social/post/3mtgpxscw5k2vA big thank you to everyone who visited us at #ShedFest! We're proud to work with the UK Men's Sheds Association, whose members have built hundreds of den and feeder boxes supporting pine marten conservation. #MartensOnTheMove #TheNationalLotteryHeritageFund19 Aug 2026 12:24 +0000at://did:plc:d2gscmfqnsbbglbxlaqwp7cs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgpxscw5k2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/vincentwt.bsky.social/post/3msvd3qiww22hFab Opportunity! VWT is looking for a recent graduate (BSc or MSc) to make a joint application with VWT for funding for a Conservation Planning Intern to help VWT’s Conservation Team develop species-based conservation plans for its key programmes. Visit bit.ly/4zevhEi @ptes-org.bsky.social12 Aug 2026 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:d2gscmfqnsbbglbxlaqwp7cs/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvd3qiww22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/vincentwt.bsky.social/post/3msghq4h2zk2vMynd i’r ‘Steddfod eleni? Byddwn ni yn Hwb y Sector Gwirfoddol rhwng dydd Mercher 5 Awst a dydd Sadwrn 8 Awst. Galwch heibio i ddweud helo, byddem wrth ein bodd yn cwrdd â chi!06 Aug 2026 16:31 +0000at://did:plc:d2gscmfqnsbbglbxlaqwp7cs/app.bsky.feed.post/3msghq4h2zk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/vincentwt.bsky.social/post/3msghnov3722vWe're at the #Eisteddfod! Drop by the Volunteer Sector Hub from 5-8 August to find out more about pine martens and the #MartensOnTheMove project. We'd love to meet you and chat about ways to help pine marten recovery. #TheNationalLotteryHeritageFund06 Aug 2026 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:d2gscmfqnsbbglbxlaqwp7cs/app.bsky.feed.post/3msghnov3722vhttps://bsky.app/profile/vincentwt.bsky.social/post/3msbgy54on22wGreat to be at Dumfries Show last weekend! Our team spoke with lots of people about pine marten recovery and how to get involved with #MartensontheMove, including volunteering to monitor and install den boxes in Solway Forests. Thanks for having us! #TheNationalLotteryHeritageFund04 Aug 2026 16:34 +0000at://did:plc:d2gscmfqnsbbglbxlaqwp7cs/app.bsky.feed.post/3msbgy54on22whttps://bsky.app/profile/vincentwt.bsky.social/post/3ms74fr76f22hPlease share this opportunity. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Aug 2026 18:20 +0000at://did:plc:d2gscmfqnsbbglbxlaqwp7cs/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms74fr76f22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/vincentwt.bsky.social/post/3ms6folv5zc2wVWT's Cathedine roosts for #lesserhorseshoebats need replacing. Through #LandscapeforLessers, we’ve developed the #NightHaven made from recycled plastic for a longer life. Huge thanks to vols for help with the first NightHaven. #WelshGovernment @heritagefunduk.bsky.social for making this possible.03 Aug 2026 11:33 +0000at://did:plc:d2gscmfqnsbbglbxlaqwp7cs/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms6folv5zc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/vincentwt.bsky.social/post/3mrutcdwb4c2wHuge thanks to our #MartensontheMove volunteers! We’ve been meeting them to share stories and learn about sending records to #MartenMap. These volunteers monitor trail cams for footage of pine martens in our den boxes. Interested in volunteering? Register your interest at pinemartens.uk/support-us30 Jul 2026 16:10 +0000at://did:plc:d2gscmfqnsbbglbxlaqwp7cs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrutcdwb4c2whttps://bsky.app/profile/vincentwt.bsky.social/post/3mrrs32mcv22bFingers crossed! [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Jul 2026 11:10 +0000at://did:plc:d2gscmfqnsbbglbxlaqwp7cs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrrs32mcv22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/vincentwt.bsky.social/post/3mrrryty6o22aJoin Cathy, VWT’s @naturambyth.bsky.social Barbastelle Conservation Officer, for a bat walk through the ancient woodland of #ColbyWoodlandGarden, Pembs. Use our bat detectors to hear the resident bats as they forage and feed! Sun 30 Aug, 8pm-9.30pm. Booking essential — cathy.jewson@vwt.org.uk29 Jul 2026 11:09 +0000at://did:plc:d2gscmfqnsbbglbxlaqwp7cs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrrryty6o22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/vincentwt.bsky.social/post/3mrezqv53xk2nHave pine martens been recorded near you? Search the new Marten Map Explorer to check for pine marten records in your area and across Britain. Every record helps support conservation and our understanding of their recovery. bit.ly/4pnSbnY #MartensOnTheMove #TheNationalLotteryHeritageFund24 Jul 2026 09:23 +0000at://did:plc:d2gscmfqnsbbglbxlaqwp7cs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrezqv53xk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/vincentwt.bsky.social/post/3mqtcncjqp22sNew blog: Volunteers recently installed 3 new ‘Lite’ pine marten den boxes at Wentwood Forest - and one has already had a pine marten checking it out! Find out how volunteers help install and monitor these vital den boxes: bit.ly/4wRUFxK #MartensOnTheMove #TheNationalLotteryHeritageFund17 Jul 2026 08:14 +0000at://did:plc:d2gscmfqnsbbglbxlaqwp7cs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqtcncjqp22shttps://bsky.app/profile/vincentwt.bsky.social/post/3mqbwakpt6k26Pine Marten Scat Transect Training 4 Aug, 7–8pm Join pine marten expert Dr Johnny Birks for online training on scat transects. Open to VWT volunteers and anyone interested in wildlife conservation. Book via Eventbrite bit.ly/3QFEcxe #TheNationalLotteryHeritageFund10 Jul 2026 10:17 +0000at://did:plc:d2gscmfqnsbbglbxlaqwp7cs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqbwakpt6k26https://bsky.app/profile/vincentwt.bsky.social/post/3mpmbxk47ds2cDon’t miss the deadline — 5pm Friday 3 July! Can you make a difference for wildlife in Ireland! Apply here www.vincentwildlife.ie/vacancies Please share.01 Jul 2026 19:48 +0000at://did:plc:d2gscmfqnsbbglbxlaqwp7cs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpmbxk47ds2chttps://bsky.app/profile/vincentwt.bsky.social/post/3mplijhwjj22bA marten family of four! Captured 16 June in Brechfa, this trail cam clip shows young pine martens learning to forage before going solo. They haven’t found the food yet - but one is onto the scent. These feeder boxes help track pine marten recovery across Britain. #TheNationalLotteryHeritageFund01 Jul 2026 12:13 +0000at://did:plc:d2gscmfqnsbbglbxlaqwp7cs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mplijhwjj22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/vincentwt.bsky.social/post/3mpjqxskij227Huge thanks to our fab volunteers who helped make 45 roosting tiles for our new Landscape for Lessers bat towers. The tiles will give bats a greater choice of safe roost spaces in the towers depending on weather and their needs. Thank you #WelshGovernment and #TheNationalLotteryHeritageFund.30 Jun 2026 19:39 +0000at://did:plc:d2gscmfqnsbbglbxlaqwp7cs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjqxskij227https://bsky.app/profile/vincentwt.bsky.social/post/3mp74akbj4c24Don’t miss this opportunity to make a difference for wildlife in Ireland! Just one week to go to the application deadline — 5pm Friday 3 July. Please share.26 Jun 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:d2gscmfqnsbbglbxlaqwp7cs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp74akbj4c24https://bsky.app/profile/vincentwt.bsky.social/post/3mp736beycs2h#SmallCharityWeek! Lucy Rogers, VWT’s CEO, joined an All-Party Parliamentary Group at the Houses of Parliament, organised by @ncvo.bsky.social, to share and celebrate the impact of small charities — and to raise awareness of the challenges and opportunities. #SmallCharitiesBigImpact26 Jun 2026 13:42 +0000at://did:plc:d2gscmfqnsbbglbxlaqwp7cs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp736beycs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/vincentwt.bsky.social/post/3moxzye6bq226Join us for a #PineMarten Feeder Box Monitoring Workshop at the Argus Centre, Selkirk (TD7 4EP) on Sat 27 June, 11am–1pm, to find out how you can monitor pine martens. victoria.chanin@vwt.org.uk for more info. Please wear appropriate clothing for a walk in the woods. #TheNationalLotteryHeritageFund23 Jun 2026 18:32 +0000at://did:plc:d2gscmfqnsbbglbxlaqwp7cs/app.bsky.feed.post/3moxzye6bq226https://bsky.app/profile/vincentwt.bsky.social/post/3moxfbi2qkk27Exciting news from the #PineMartenHaven at @CoedCadw’s Wentwood reserve — TWO records of pine martens. The first since 2022! Thanks to Michael Fullager for his pic and Rosalyn Thompson for her trail cam pic. www.pinemartens.uk for more info on our pine marten havens. #NationalLotteryHeritageFund23 Jun 2026 12:22 +0000at://did:plc:d2gscmfqnsbbglbxlaqwp7cs/app.bsky.feed.post/3moxfbi2qkk27https://bsky.app/profile/vincentwt.bsky.social/post/3movcdekj3s26Huge thanks to VWT’s fab #Volunteers, who are halfway through #lesserhorseshoebat counts! Each year, these bats are counted in June as they emerge from roosts to feed. The counts go to @batconservation.bsky.social’s #NationalBatMonitoringProgramme and help inform research and policy for the bats.22 Jun 2026 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:d2gscmfqnsbbglbxlaqwp7cs/app.bsky.feed.post/3movcdekj3s26https://bsky.app/profile/vincentwt.bsky.social/post/3mnxasr3zwk2eExciting news… the first greater horseshoe bat pup of the season was born at the start of June at our bat reserve in Sussex — and will be flying by July. Although births are getting earlier as the climate changes, it's brilliant to see this small edge-of-range colony thriving in our southeast roost.10 Jun 2026 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:d2gscmfqnsbbglbxlaqwp7cs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnxasr3zwk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/vincentwt.bsky.social/post/3mnwsjipqfs2gTurn up the volume to hear the exciting sounds of pine marten kits calling as their mother returns from hunting. This is the first audio evidence of breeding we’ve had from our den boxes in #TweedValley. Visit www.pinemartens.uk for more info. #TheNationalLotteryHeritageFund10 Jun 2026 13:21 +0000at://did:plc:d2gscmfqnsbbglbxlaqwp7cs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnwsjipqfs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/vincentwt.bsky.social/post/3mnk2q2j7nk2n#VolunteersWeek Thank you to all citizen scientists for the 2,300+ records to our Polecat Survey — and increasing our knowledge of a hard-to-survey species. You can still report sightings to @mammalsociety.bsky.social Mammal Mapper App. You can still report pine marten sightings here arcg.is/L1fG005 Jun 2026 11:43 +0000at://did:plc:d2gscmfqnsbbglbxlaqwp7cs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnk2q2j7nk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/vincentwt.bsky.social/post/3mni6chgqkc2b#VolunteersWeek Following a move to Wales, Paul Westwood set up a trail camera to watch wildlife, including pine martens. This led to volunteering for VWT where Paul values being with, “So many helpful and knowledgeable people, all working together for a common good.” Thank you for your time, Paul.04 Jun 2026 17:42 +0000at://did:plc:d2gscmfqnsbbglbxlaqwp7cs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mni6chgqkc2b