Help Fund Our Wildlife Cameras
Wildlife camera traps - also known as trail cameras - are one of the most useful tools we have.
We use them to monitor our conservation projects, survey wildlife and build a better picture of the species using the landscapes where we work.
Left quietly in the field, they can record wildlife day and night for weeks at a time. Sometimes they confirm exactly what we're looking for. Just as often, they surprise us.
Some of our favourite footage has come from cameras set up to monitor something completely different - capturing unexpected visitors, rarely seen behaviour and wildlife simply getting on with life when nobody is watching.
And, of course, much of the wildlife footage we share online starts with these cameras too.
More than just great footage
Camera traps allow us to monitor wildlife with very little disturbance.
They help us:
monitor species involved in our conservation projects
record breeding, behaviour and movement
survey sites over long periods of time
detect species that can be difficult to see through traditional surveys
understand how wildlife is using changing and restored habitats
build up long-term records from the places where we work
Every camera in the field also needs batteries, memory cards and equipment to keep it secure - as well as regular visits to check, maintain and redeploy it.
What could your donation help fund?
£15
Could provide a set of long-life lithium batteries to keep a camera running in the field.
£25
Could provide batteries and a memory card for another camera deployment.
£50
Could provide security equipment to help protect a camera while it is left unattended.
£150
Could almost fund one of the high-quality wildlife cameras we use for our monitoring.
£250
Could fund a complete new camera-trap setup - camera, memory card, batteries and security equipment - ready to go into the field.
These are example costs and equipment prices vary, but every donation helps us keep cameras operating, expand our monitoring and capture more of the wildlife living around us.
Help us keep watching
If you enjoy seeing what our cameras uncover, you can help us put more cameras into the field and keep the ones we already have running.
Your support helps fund the equipment behind both our wildlife monitoring and much of the footage we share.