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The MammalWeb project and charity: enabling and expanding citizen science camera trapping to address the information deficit on the status and ecology of UK and European wild mammals. https://www.mammalweb.org/
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MammalWeb @mammalweb.bsky.social · Apr 22
A quick post to announce that MammalWeb has finally arrived on Blue Sky! Check out our latest (April) newsletter at tinyurl.com/MW-April or visit the site at www.mammalweb.org.

#citizenscience #mammals #ukwildlife #nature #naturephotography #cameratraps #biodiversity #peopleandnature
MammalWeb Update April 2025
The latest news and images from the MammalWeb project
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Ever wondered what badgers get up to at night? 🌙 Camera traps open a window into the hidden world of the UK’s most elusive mammals.

Join our intro to camera trapping on 22 Jan 2026 and learn how to capture behaviour non-invasively. 🧪

🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1723620849...

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November 28, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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Want sharper, smarter wildlife camera-trap footage? 🐾📷

Join our Deploying Camera Traps webinar on 19 Feb 2026 with Dr Sammy Mason (£12.50).

Learn site choice, mounting, field settings, common pitfalls & using @mammalweb.bsky.social.

Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1818693584...
November 14, 2025 at 1:17 PM
mammalweb.bsky.social
We recently sent out our November newsletter. Read about a new deer ID guide, the latest platform developments, a tempting offer for training, news of a new competition, and more!
If you aren't subscribed, you can read the newsletter here:
tinyurl.com/MWNOV25
#cameratraps #ukwildlife #mammals
Sika deer and pine marten (C) Peter Archdale Muntjac (C) NHMP Warwickshire Annotated red deer (C) NHMP Cornwall (annotated by Marc Baldwin) Red fox (C) NHMP Durham
November 26, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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biologicalrecording.co.uk
What species is shown? Hard to tell? 🤔 Camera trap tips! Photos save space, but videos make species ID easier (95% vs 86% accuracy). Join Dr Sammy Mason (@mammalweb.bsky.social) on 22nd January for a hands-on webinar: Introduction to Camera Trapping.

Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1723620849...
November 21, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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biologicalrecording.co.uk
Want to get better at reviewing & classifying camera trap footage? 📹

Join our webinar on 19 Mar 2026 (£12.50) with Dr Sammy Mason ( @mammalweb.bsky.social ) covering species ID, using MammalWeb, data processing + sharing results.

Book: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1818786642...
Classifying Camera Trap Footage
Learn to review, identify and classify footage, manage data, and share camera trap findings through MammalWeb.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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biologicalrecording.co.uk
Ever wondered which birds visit our garden when we’re not looking? A simple camera trap can reveal hidden visitors – from blue tits to sparrowhawks! 🦜

Join our ‘Intro to Camera Traps’ webinar with Dr Sammy Mason on 22 Jan 2026. 🌎 🧪

👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1723620849...

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October 31, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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biologicalrecording.co.uk
Curious about camera trapping?

Join Dr SammyMason (@mammalweb.bsky.social) on 22nd January 2026 for a live Introduction to Camera Trapping webinar. Learn how to choose, set & use camera traps for wildlife study & conservation. 🌎 🧪

🎟️ £12.50 → www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1723620849...
October 24, 2025 at 10:28 AM
mammalweb.bsky.social
Our June newsletter is out. It has an NHMP competition update, news on site developments, and a mystery deer to classify.
If you aren't subscribed, you can read the newsletter here: lnkd.in/d7SCd6wZ
If you're feeling keen, you can also classify the mystery stag, here: lnkd.in/dshPEidZ

#cameratraps
Fox cubs (Image: NWKCP / NHMP Kent) A mystery stag (Image: jess.marshall / NHMP Dorset)
June 16, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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biologicalrecording.co.uk
Discover the power of citizen science! Join Dr Sammy Mason on 9 July to explore how @mammalweb.bsky.social is transforming mammal monitoring with 2M+ camera trap records and a growing community.

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1349516232...

🧪 🌍 #MammalWeb #CameraTraps #CitizenScience
June 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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🦉 Help classify wildlife photos from garden camera traps and win a camera trap of your own! 🦊

GBW & @mammalweb.bsky.social need your eyes to spot #birds & #mammals in over 180k image sequences.
Every classification = 1 entry into the prize draw!
Join in 👉 www.mammalweb.org/en/?view=pro...

#CitSci
A promotional image inviting people to spot wildlife and classify camera trap photos for a chance to win a camera trap. Three camera trap images appear on the right side, showing an Eurasian Jay, a Fox (night vision shot), and a Pheasant in a garden. The Garden BirdWatch logo appears in the bottom left corner alongside the MammalWeb logo.
May 30, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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londonhogwatch.bsky.social
🎁 It's competition time! 🎁

You could be in with a chance to win prizes for taking part in the National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme!

For more info on how to enter, visit www.hedgehogstreet.org/nhmp-competi...

@ptes-org.bsky.social @hedgehogsociety.bsky.social @mammalweb.bsky.social
May 22, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Fantastic new paper led by @charlotteesharpe.bsky.social exploring the integration of Ai and citizen science through @mammalweb.bsky.social with @ps-wildlife-res.bsky.social zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/CJ8QP4...
Increasing citizen scientist accuracy with artificial intelligence on UK camera‐trap data
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May 20, 2025 at 3:47 PM
mammalweb.bsky.social
Our May newsletter has just gone out, featuring - among other things - news of a competition happening now, with prizes awarded by @ptes-org.bsky.social! If you don't yet subscribe, check it out here eomail1.com/web-version?...

#mammals #ukwildlife #cameratraps
Roe deer and badger, red fox and rabbit. Images: NHMP Durham Grey squirrel and magpie, jay and domestic dog (we think). Images: NHMP Durham.
May 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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savebutterflies.bsky.social
Happy 99th Birthday to our President, the legendary Sir David Attenborough 🎂🦋

Thank you for being an inspiration to millions across the globe.
Sir David Attenborough in a blue shirt, smiling while holding up a butterfly on his hand
May 8, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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londonhogwatch.bsky.social
Missed the NHMP talk hosted by @zslscience.bsky.social ? 🦔

Catch up & find out how we're tracking hedgehogs across the country: shorturl.at/jP54j

@ptes-org.bsky.social @hedgehogsociety.bsky.social @zslofficial.bsky.social @mammalweb.bsky.social @durham-university.bsky.social & Nottingham Trent Uni
Developing a National Camera Trap Survey for Hedgehog Conservation
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April 28, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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joannabagniewska.com
Double-whammy: #NationalMammalWeek AND #EarthDay - and what better way to celebrate than by learning about the differences between hares and rabbits? 🐰🐇
Video brought to you by @oxfordconted.bsky.social and @morethanadodo.bsky.social
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April 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
mammalweb.bsky.social
Being new to Blue sky gives us a chance to emphasise that all our wonderful contributors have been recognised by not 1 but 2 awards over recent months! Thanks to @nbntrust.bsky.social for the 2024 group award for wildlife recording, and @durhamcouncil.bsky.social for the 2024 volunteer group award!
Sammy Mason and Russell Hill made it to Liverpool to collect the National Biodiversity Network Group award for wildlife recording, 2024, on behalf of all of our contributors. Members of the MammalWeb team were at the County Durham Environment Awards ceremony to collect the Volunteer Group of the Year award on behalf of all our contributors. Left-to-right: Phil Stephens, Graham Smith, Jim Cokill, Sammy Mason and Russell Hill.
April 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
mammalweb.bsky.social
A quick post to announce that MammalWeb has finally arrived on Blue Sky! Check out our latest (April) newsletter at tinyurl.com/MW-April or visit the site at www.mammalweb.org.

#citizenscience #mammals #ukwildlife #nature #naturephotography #cameratraps #biodiversity #peopleandnature
MammalWeb Update April 2025
The latest news and images from the MammalWeb project
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April 22, 2025 at 9:25 AM
mammalweb.bsky.social
Fantastic recognition for the enormous impact our contributors make to biodiversity monitoring. Thank you!

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April 21, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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Thanks to MammalWeb trappers Sian and Maggie English for contributing the footage.
April 21, 2025 at 11:18 AM
mammalweb.bsky.social
A great opportunity to get involved with MammalWeb and the National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme in collaboration with @PTES and @hedgehogsociety

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April 21, 2025 at 11:18 AM
mammalweb.bsky.social
Camera traps up for grabs! Every classification before the end of February on the Wild London project gets you a ticket in the draw. What are you waiting for?!

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April 21, 2025 at 11:16 AM
mammalweb.bsky.social
Did you see @MammalWeb on the @BBCTheOneShow earlier this week? Don't worry if not, you can catch it here in their great segment on trail cameras/ camera traps!