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Woorgreens - Nathan Millar

Forest Holidays Ranger Blog

In this Marten March themed blog we're getting to know Gerry O'Brien from Forest Holidays, one of our Project Pine Marten partners, and his love for pine martens with his incredible…

Woorgreens - Nathan Millar

Forestry England Blog

For over 100 years, Forestry England have been growing, shaping, and caring for our nation’s forests.

Marten March 2

Marten March

Welcome to the month of martens. The month where you will discover how much there is to know about pine martens…and in fact…all of our native mustelids. These lengthy, fluffy critters have so much…

River Severn

A ‘Wildbelt’ for the Severn?

We’ve got less than ten years to begin reversing the declines in wildlife across the UK. If anything focuses the mind, it’s that. We know that what we’ve been doing so far in Gloucestershire,…

Josie - scat

Hindsight is 2020

As our translocated martens make there way through their second winter here in the Dean (and their third lockdown!) we thought we’d look back on the past 12 months of the project.

Fox - Danny Green/2020VISION

Hopes for a wilder 2021

The advance of last year left many of us reeling in its excremental wake. Some of us faced tragedy, many of us real hardships and all of us, I would venture, some measures of stress and anxiety.…

Pine marten scat

Food Glorious Food

As we finish off our selection box chocolates and the leftover cheese from Christmas, let’s delve into pine marten diet. Here, we look at martens' favourite foods throughout the year and how…

Hogweed and bonking beetles - Amanda Lawrence

The Accidental Conservationist: naming names

When I was a child, my parents made me go for walks with them in the countryside. It was not my favourite activity: for me, the best bit of the walk was the point when we turned back. Despite this…

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