Archived Events

2024

Bat Box Monitoring

Surveys are undertaken as part of the NBMP

Contact Stuart Moore

Dormouse Box and Survey Tube Monitoring

Surveys are undertaken as part of the NDMP

Contact Kate Wollen via HMG

Harvest Mouse Surveys - ongoing
Contact Stuart Moore 

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Wednesday, 10th January 2024 

HMG Social

Food, chat, skittles...

The Vollunteer, Hereford, from 7:30pm

Thursday, 18th January 2024       

How to identify bats in the hand by Mark Butler 

followed by 

How Herefordshire Bat Rescue is rehabilitating injured bats by Rachel Davies

Mark and Rachel are both part of the Herefordshire Bat Rescue team who are involved in rescuing injured and grounded bats found by members of the public across Herefordshire and the bordering counties.

Bartestree Village Hall, 7:30pm

Thursday, 15th February 2024     

Kate Wollen - Beaver Re-Introduction

Bartestree Village Hall, 7:30pm

Thursday 15th February at Bartestree Village Hall at 7:30pm

Beaver introduction site in the Forest of Dean – Kate Wollen 

A follow-up field event...

Sunday March 3rd 2 - 4pm (to be confirmed)

A Guided tour of the Beaver enclosure at the Pludds, led by Kate Wollen 

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Proposed Future Events - just thoughts at the moment!

Pine Marten survey

Dormouse tube survey

Summer social event

Owl pellet survey - to look for evidence of the Greater white-toothed shrew

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** October 2024, **

HMG AGM

Date to be confirmed

Usually held at Bartestree Village Hall at 7:30pm on a Thursday and includes one or more presentations

2023

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Thursday, 12th January 2023 – 2 talks are planned.

Paul Smith – Ship rats in the UK

Paul is a new member of HMG and has expressed an interest in becoming our new chairperson.  He has always had an active interest in mammals and is now keen to get more involved in this through our group.  Come and support him as he tells us about a project he undertook and published.  Black rats are rarer in the UK than the hazel dormouse but afford no protection…

Stuart Moore – An update on our Harvest Mouse Surveys

Stuart has been HMG’s lead on Harvest Mouse surveys for the past couple of years.  He’s done an excellent job and has had a great level of success in both training folk and executing the surveys.  Come and hear how he has got on and consider if you can help out with the work planned for next year.

Bartestree Village Hall, 7:30pm

Thursday, 26th January 2023       

Melissa Norton - Bats and ponds: a preview of her work soon to be published by BCT

Online Zoom event, time to be confirmed

Thursday, 23rd February 2023     

Johnny Birks - Pine marten update

Bartestree Village Hall, 7:30pm

As a local, Johnny is well known to many of us in HMG and is one of our leading experts on both mustelids and bats, as well as a national specialist on mammals.  He will be giving pine marten updates on the Forestry of Dean reintroduction and the south Shropshire ‘population’ - which almost certainly extends into north Herefordshire!

Thursday, 23rd March 2023          

Rick Minter - Big Cats

Bartestree Village Hall, 7:30pm

Some of you will remember Rick’s memorable presentation several years ago, complete with cuddly lookalike big cats!

Rick is a Big Cat author and podcaster.  His presentation title, “Britain’s big cat theory – beyond the extraordinary claim” will be an illustrated talk to support the ongoing reports of panthers, pumas and lynx.  The event will conclude with discussion points and witness reports with particular reference to Herefordshire.  Will you ever walk the byways or woodlands alone again after hearing what he’s got to say?

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** October 2023, **

HMG AGM

Venue/date to be confirmed