Blog: Pine marten

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A pine marten standing on a log, looking towards the camera

National Pine Marten Day

It’s true to say that every day is special, and nowadays it seems every date in the calendar is marked by some awareness day for one cause or another. Some are quite serious, others less so. But…

A pine marten standing on a log, looking towards the camera

Pine marten breeding

Spring is often associated with new life; plants in flower, birds in full song, and adorable animal babies on adverts and Easter cards. Pine martens rarely seem to feature though, perhaps because…

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…

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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.