This guide provides recommendations for using camera traps effectively and responsibly to monitor pine marten den boxes for volunteers and professionals. There is no ‘one-size-fits-all’ camera trap setup for monitoring a den box, yet there are steps that can be taken to ensure a camera trap setup works at its best to reliably capture the footage needed with minimal disturbance to pine martens. Recommendations in this guide consider the technical aspects of how camera traps work and reflect on the experiences of surveyors in the field. This guide has been developed by NatureSpy, in collaboration with Johnny Birks, John Martin and Vincent Wildlife Trust.

The following topics are covered:

• Precautions with monitoring a protected species
• Types of pine marten den boxes
• Applications of camera trap footage
• Choosing equipment and recommended settings
• Checks to determine den box occupancy
• Minimising disturbance to denning pine martens
• Setting up a camera trap to monitor a den box

Download the PDF here: Monitoring Pine Marten Den Boxes: Guidance for Effective Camera Trap Set Ups

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