Figure 4: The prints collected throughout the study period. From A-J including wood mouse, domestic cat, brown
rat, mink and domestic dog for the top row. The bottom row consists of grey squirrel, polecat, hedgehog, waterfowl
and unknown mustelid (potentially weasel or stoat).
The number of species that were observed at each site can be seen in figure 5. Trap number 8 had the highest
overall species richness of all trap sites, whereas trap 6 had the lowest species richness. The wood mouse
was regularly one of the most frequently observed species, with the domestic cat and brown rat also being
frequently observed during the study.
Figure 5: The overall number of species observed at each trap site throughout the study period
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