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Resources

Staff at Vincent Wildlife Trust have produced a range of free, downloadable resources on pine martens and the work to conserve them in Britain. Some have written books that can be bought online through NHBS.

Training video

An Introduction to the National Pine Marten Monitoring Programme

Find out how the National Pine Marten Monitoring Programme works, why your monitoring data 
is valuable, and how it contributes to pine marten conservation across Britain. Ideal for those new 
to monitoring and thinking about submitting pine marten data.

Training video

Reporting monitoring data - a step by step guide

Using real den‑box footage, this video walks you through how to interpret what you’ve recorded and how to enter your data into Marten Map. Ideal for VWT volunteers and wildlife monitoring enthusiasts. 

Guidance Documents

A guide to identifying evidence of pine martens

Find out how to spot evidence of pine martens as they are slowly recovering and returning to parts of Britain.

Guidance Documents

Living with Pine Martens — a householder's guide

A guide for householders on pine martens and how to avoid issues such as denning in loft spaces.

Guidance Documents

Make a pine marten feeder box — includes cutting plans

This guidance document shows how to make a pine marten feeder box, which is a useful tool for monitoring pine martens.

Guidance Documents

How to install a pine marten den box

This guidance document describes how to attach a Vincent Wildlife Trust (VWT) pine marten den box to the trunk of a tree approximately 2m-3.5m above ground level by a team of two to four people.