How to help wildlife during the summer holidays

How to help wildlife during the summer holidays - PTES

fox cub on an urban street — (Paul Saunders)

Taking part in surveys and making your garden wildlife friendly can make a real difference

With extreme heat warnings and wildfires dominating the news in recent weeks, it’s easy to forget that local wildlife – from hedgehogs and hares to bats and badgers – may also be struggling with this summer’s harsh conditions.

But, the impact of the changing climate on wildlife numbers is barely known. So, this August, wildlife charity People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) is calling for people to take part in wildlife surveys both in their gardens and whilst out and about during the summer holidays, as well as offering some other practical ways to help a variety of species.

“Recording wildlife day to day and year to year is key to conservation,” says David Wembridge, PTES’ Mammal Surveys Coordinator “without that knowledge, we don’t know what’s happening and we can’t act to save wildlife.”

PTES is looking for volunteers across the UK to take part in its two annual wildlife surveys: Living with Mammals and Mammals on Roads, which began on 1st August and run throughout the year.