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Birmingham and Black Country Mammal Society

Birmingham and Black Country Mammal Society

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    Mammal Monday🦔🐾 - The European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) are a distinct relative of shrews and are Britain’s only spiny mammal; with up to 6000 spines covering their bodies🦔! - They are found across a wide range of habitats including deciduous woodland, grasslands, meadows to arable land. But they have also adapted to human’s way of live and are abundant in urban areas often being found in gardens and parks. Gardens provide plenty of food and shelter for nesting or hibernation🍃🌿 - Hedgehogs are largely nocturnal animals. In Winter when the temperature drops hedgehogs enter a state of torpor; their body temperature drops to match the temperature around them - Hedgehogs reach sexual maturity in their second year; reproducing through April and September but a peak in breeding behaviour occurs between May and June known as ‘the rut’. Males attempt to impress females by snorting and circling the female. Females give birth and can raise a litter size of up to 4-5 hoglets. Hoglets are ready to leave the nest at three to five weeks of age and will leave their mother soon after 🦔🐾 - Hedgehogs have sadly decline in Britain over recent years 😔😢 Have you seen a hedgehog recently? Let us know 🐾 . . . #bbcmammalsociety #mammals #birmingham #blackcountry #photography #photo #committee #conservation #countryfile #instagood #instadaily #hedgehog #deer #badger #europeanbadger #trailcamera #cameratrap #education #picoftheday #naturelovers #landscapephotography #landscapelovers
    Fun Fact Friday 🦡 🦊 🐁 - Did you know blackberries are a great source of food for many species of mammals? From mammals as big as a badger or a fox; to tiny mammals such as dormice and bank voles. Once blackberry season is over brambles provide a home/food for many other species such as moth larvae and once flowered pollen for bumblebees. 🐝 🐛 - What animals have you seen foraging for berries? . . . #bbcmammalsociety #mammals #birmingham #blackcountry #photography #photo #committee #conservation #countryfile #instagood #instadaily #hedgehog #deer #badger #europeanbadger #trailcamera #cameratrap #education #picoftheday #naturelovers #landscapephotography #landscapelovers #berries #blackberries🍇
    Well done to those who guessed correctly! The track belongs to a red fox (Vulpes vulpes)🦊🐾 - Often confused with dog tracks, fox tracks tend to be narrower with toes closer together; dog tracks are slightly rounder in shape. Fox track measure 5cm long and up to 4.5cm wide. The distribution is also different, dogs tend to be more erratic, foxes normally travel in straight lines🐾 - The track will usually show all four toes and claw marks may be visible - Have you seen any fox tracks in your local area? Let us know!! . . . #bbcmammalsociety #mammals #birmingham #blackcountry #photography #photo #committee #conservation #countryfile #instagood #instadaily #hedgehog #deer #badger #europeanbadger #redfox #fox #tracking #education #picoftheday #naturelovers #wildlife #wildlifelovers #ukwildlife
    Mammal Monday 🐾🦌 - There are 37 species of wild mammals that have been recorded in the Birmingham and Black country. This includes species of bat, mice and deer to name a few. (Data from @ecorecording) 🦇🐭 - To help you familiarise yourself with the mammals you might spot around Birmingham and the Black country we are bringing you mammal Monday, to provide a few keys facts about each species. Beginning with.. Red deer (Cervus elaphus)! 🦌 - Red deer are Britain’s largest land mammal; males are larger than females weighing up to 225kg. They have a red brown coat, no spots in adults. Antlers in males are branched 🦌 They are found in upland and open moorland, heathland and coniferous forest. Their diet consists of grasses, sedges, young trees to berries 🌿🌳 - Mating takes place during from the end of September to November. This period of time in known as ‘rutting’, mature stags leave bachelor groups to seek out and defend hinds (female red deer). To prevent mating from other males they engage in roaring contests which may escalate into locking of antlers. Once rutting season is over stags and hind segregate. Calves are born from mid-May to June. - Red deer are protected in the UK under the Deer Act 1991. - Have you seen a red deer around Birmingham and the Black Country? Let us know! Share your pics and encounters in the comments or private message us🐾🦇🐭 . . . #bbcmammalsociety #mammals #birmingham #blackcountry #photography #westmidlands #deer #mammalmonday #reddeer #ukwildlife #wildlife #springwatch #autumnwatch #countryfile #deerrutting #conservation
    Today Hannah, one of our social media assistants talks about what first captured her interest in wildlife! 🐾 - ‘Growing up I always had pet dogs, so my parents would take me on these long walks through fields, across streams into woodlands. My love for nature and being outdoors stems from this. However, as much as I loved wild animals; my passion for animals came from being surrounded by many pets from rats, birds, fish, canids to name a few. It took me a while to figure out what I wanted to do with my life, what career I wanted to pursue. I combined my love for the outdoors and animals deciding to pursue a career in wildlife conservation! From this I’ve done volunteer work in Costa Rica, to volunteering at many places within the UK. I am about to enter my third year at university studying animal behaviour and wildlife conservation and I am grateful for all I have learnt so far from survey skills to enhancing my identification skills. I am looking forward to learning more about the mammals we have here in the Birmingham and Black Country.’ - Has having pets sparked your interest in wildlife as well? Let us know!🐭🦡🐾 . . . #bbcmammalsociety #mammals #birmingham #blackcountry #photography #photo #committee #conservation #countryfile #instagood #instadaily #hedgehog #deer #badger #europeanbadger #trailcamera #cameratrap #education #picoftheday #naturelovers
    As its #nationalwildlifeday we thought we would share some photos of some of our favourite UK wildlife🦌🐭🦡 - To celebrate let us know by sharing pics of your favourite U.K. animals and favourite nature spots to visit🐾🐰 . . . #bbcmammalsociety #mammals #birmingham #blackcountry #photography #photo #committee #conservation #countryfile #instagood #instadaily #hedgehog #deer #badger #europeanbadger #trailcamera #cameratrap #education #picoftheday #naturelovers

    About us

    This group aims to give people of all ages over Birmingham and the Black Country, the opportunity to learn, see, research, and conserve the mammals of this county. So scroll around and take a look!

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    Photo Credits

    All of the photos used in the background of this website are with thanks to the following photographers from the mammal society:

  • Ryan Wood
  • Val Gall
  • Jochen Langbein
  • Richard Watson
  • Jenny Hibbert
  • Richard Bowler
  • Sarah Darnell
  • Klara Ismail
  • Zoe Shreeve
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  • Alex White
  • Dan Rushton
  • Gary Chisholm
  • Derek Crawley
  • Gary Dean
  • Gary Dean
  • Adam Hough
  • John Phillips
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