Innovative mammal conservation
A sculpture of a pine marten with young, created by local artist Grace Young-Monaghan, now greets visitors to the Hafod Estate car park – a popular starting point for visitors to the Devil’s Bridge area. More than 50 people celebrated the sculpture unveiling by local naturalist and TV presenter Iolo Williams, with the midges failing Read More
30th June 2017
The rarest mammal in Wales has just become a little less rare with at least five pine martens giving birth this year – and one marten is known to have a litter of three kits. The Vincent Wildlife Trust’s Pine Marten Recovery Project aims to restore a viable pine marten population to Wales and England. Read More
15th June 2017
Registration and call for abstracts is now open for the upcoming 32nd European Mustelid Colloquium. The Colloquium will be held in Lyon, France, on 15-17 November 2017. Early bird registration is available until Friday 15 September. The deadline for abstract submission is Thursday 31 August. To register or submit an abstract, please visit the Colloquium Read More
14th June 2017
The Pine Marten Recovery Project Newsletter for 2017 has been published. Here you can read the latest news from the project, including the survival and territorial establishment of the pine martens recently translocated to Wales and their breeding success to date. You can also find out more about our on-going pine marten work in other Read More
13th June 2017
Go Wild in Galway returns on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 May! Our 2017 event is even bigger, starting on Saturday at 4:30 am with a dawn chorus and packed with wildlife events until our bat walk at sunset. Click to enlarge the poster for more information and times of specific events. Join us on Read More
16th May 2017
From Mallards to Martens is a celebration of the mammal conservation work carried out by the VWT over the last 40 years. The Trust was founded, funded and led by Vincent Weir from its inception in 1975 until the early 2000s and the book records the Trust’s work on the conservation of mammal species in Read More
30th September 2016
We are delighted to announce that the Association of Animal Artists (AAA) has chosen VWT as their Charity Partner of the Year. AAA offers opportunities and support to animal artists wishing to promote and exhibit their artwork and further progress their skills. AAA exhibitions celebrate the natural world and offer visitors the chance to purchase beautiful examples Read More
15th February 2017
The year has got off to a good start for The Vincent Wildlife Trust, with £63,000 received towards the next stage of the Pine Marten Recovery Project. The two main grants have been received from the Garfield Weston Foundation and The Waterloo Foundation. This will enable Stage Two of the project to progress in 2017 Read More
16th January 2017
2016 has been another busy and exciting year for the VWT. This issue of our newsletter includes highlights from the second phase of pine marten translocations and the 2nd All-Ireland Pine Marten Symposium. We also hear from the staff and volunteers working at our bat reserves and receive updates from our PhD students on their work with grey squirrels, polecats, Read More
22nd November 2016
Our Annual Review for 2015 has now been published and is available to download from our resources here. This summary version of our Annual Report outlines the achievements of the Trust in its 40th year. It covers our work on mustelids, bats and other species as well as including a financial synopsis. If you would Read More
6th December 2016