Camera traps catch Cotswold Water Park nocturnal mammals

Badger caught by camera trap at Cotswold Water Parkat Cotswold

Otter, Badger, Fox, Muntjac and Roe Deer caught by camera trap

December 2010. Night vision ‘spy' cameras have been placed around the Cotswold Water Park at various locations in the Cotswold Water Park in an attempt to discover more about the local nocturnal mammals about whose behaviour there is very little known. Staff have been excited to discover that there is a lot more going on than they previously thought.

Biodiversity Field Officer for the CWPS , Leonie Washington said "Using the spy camera gives us a sneak peak of the wildlife on site without having to spend hours waiting to take one picture and without having to disturb any wildlife."

"The majority of wildlife sightings from within the water park are in relation to birds, dragonflies, damselflies, moths and bats. Very few records are received for mammals and this is probably due to the fact that they are more elusive and some are nocturnal and therefore only forage after dusk and so the spy camera has been useful in helping us to capture more records which will be collated and shared with local biological record centres."

Over the past few weeks the camera has captured images of Otter, Badger, Fox, Muntjac and Roe Deer. By placing the camera in various locations around the Cotswold Water Park, the staff at the CWPS hope to build up a picture of the mammals and their preferred habitats.

December 2010. Night vision ‘spy' cameras have been placed around the Cotswold Water Park at various locations in the Cotswold Water Park in an attempt to discover more about the local nocturnal mammals about whose behaviour there is very little known. Staff have been excited to discover that there is a lot more going on than they previously thought.

Biodiversity Field Officer for the CWPS , Leonie Washington said "Using the spy camera gives us a sneak peak of the wildlife on site without having to spend hours waiting to take one picture and without having to disturb any wildlife."

"The majority of wildlife sightings from within the water park are in relation to birds, dragonflies, damselflies, moths and bats. Very few records are received for mammals and this is probably due to the fact that they are more elusive and some are nocturnal and therefore only forage after dusk and so the spy camera has been useful in helping us to capture more records which will be collated and shared with local biological record centres."
Over the past few weeks the camera has captured images of Otter, Badger, Fox, Muntjac and Roe Deer. By placing the camera in various locations around the Cotswold Water Park, the staff at the CWPS hope to build up a picture of the mammals and their preferred habitats.