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- - We protect wildlife in Britain and around the world by bringing our most threatened species back from the brink of extinction. We do this through ground-breaking research, practical conservation and education, all with the help of our supporters.
Wild places
- Close
- - Some habitats contain such a richness of life that we need to protect them at all odds. We are working to preserve ancient woodlands, orchards and wood pastures and parklands, as well as the countless species they support.
What we do
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- - Everything we do is based on scientific evidence. We gather this through surveys, which you can take part in, and by awarding research grants to the most inspiring scientists worldwide. This evidence guides our conservation efforts and is shared through our events and publications.
Who we are
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- - People’s Trust for Endangered Species was set up in 1977 to save our wildlife. We are governed by a board of volunteer trustees and our team of staff are passionate about protecting endangered species and places.
Success stories
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- - We strive to bring our most threatened species in the UK and around the world back from the brink of extinction. Our successes come from ground-breaking research, practical conservation and education, all with the help of our supporters.
Get involved
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- - There are so many ways you can help save endangered species. Fancy taking part in a survey, joining us on a wildlife event or becoming a regular supporter?
Shop
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- - Support our work in our shop with a range of charity gifts, home-ware, cards and more. 100% of the profits go directly to help wildlife both in the UK an overseas.
Donate
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- - There is nothing natural about the alarming rate at which we are losing animals and their homes. It is absolutely avoidable. We can stop the loss of our wildlife – but we need your support. You can act now by choosing to give to our cause. Thank you.

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After your survey

Your records MUST be entered online. You will need to log in here and click through to your site’s profile and then select ‘Record this year’s data’.

Please submit all your records by the 31^st October each year. Even if you didn’t find any signs of animals during your surveys we would still like you to submit your negative records.

Once you have submitted your data you will be able to export a .csv copy (which can be opened in Microsoft Excel) of all the data from your site from the ‘previous site data’ tab on your site’s profile page. Your data will be saved online so you can access all your historical data and download additional copies if needed.

Please be aware that once you have submitted your data you will not be able to edit it – if you notice anything that is incorrect, please contact the NWVMP coordinator at watervoles@ptes.org with details about the error and they can change your records.

+ What will happen to my data

The data collected for the NWVMP will be submitted to the relevant statutory agencies and the National Water Vole Database and Mapping Project (held by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust). The data will also be uploaded annually to the National Biodiversity Network (NBN) and made accessible to all Local Records Centres. This information will NEVER include your contact details.

Once all the data has been submitted for the year it will be analysed by our statistician using a variety of techniques to identify any trends. We will produce a report each year outlining the findings from that year’s survey which you will be sent a copy of and will also be available to view on the webpages.

Download a printable version of these guidelines:

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Next: Training links

Training menu:

• An introduction to the NWVMP
• Planning your survey
• Searching for field signs
• Carrying out your survey
• After your survey
• More training links

Feedback – we would really value your feedback on these training pages and also on the monitoring programme. Please email any comments to watervoles@ptes.org.