Mice! Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 just a heads up, read this last night and thought some of you guys and girls in Wales might want to get involved with this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkfanz Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 well posted kev,lets hope they get loads of volunteers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted December 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 cheers John, the trap loan schemes are a good idea, I got mine off fisheruk because of the scheme around Formby, plus anyone looking for some shooting might be able to get out in the buffer zones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buze Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 I had a look at that, however, you need constant access to the traps to get into the scheme, so there's tons of land that you just can't use really. I've got a nice patch of woodland that'd be perfect, but all I could do it perhaps once a week, no more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted December 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 I've got my trap in my garden, this way I can check it twice a day, I've had four blackbirds in the last two weeks that have needed releasing. Think around Formby public can phone saying they've got greys coming into there gardens then fisheruk turns up with a cage trap. 6 minutes ago, buze said: I had a look at that, however, you need constant access to the traps to get into the scheme, so there's tons of land that you just can't use really. I've got a nice patch of woodland that'd be perfect, but all I could do it perhaps once a week, no more! Did you speak to anyone buze? Wondering if there just looking for people to place traps or shoot in the buffer zones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted December 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 Must say I'm surprised by the few comments on this, according to the article in 2009 a conservation plan for red squirrels was approved by the Welsh government and identified the areas of the tywi forest in mid wales as one of three sites for urgent action. This tells me no cloak and dagger they must be doing something in plain sight? They are looking for volunteers in mid wales in the Ceredigion area especially. the group as well as BASC is Mid Wales Red Squirrel Partnership which are aiming to protect and expand the red squirrels there. it doesn't just say trapping there is talk of a buffer zone, I only know what I've read in the article. Thought folk would have jumped on this?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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