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Have you seen a polecat?

Polecats have re-colonised much of Cheshire, but we still know little about their numbers and distribution. This is where you can help, by telling us if you have seen a polecat.

Polecats are hard to survey, they leave no distinctive field signs and occur at low densites. However they are not very shy of people and are sometimes seen by walkers or in domestic gardens. Sadly they are sometimes found on the roadside, casulties of the motor-car.

If you have seen a polecat, please fill in the details below.

Your name:

Date Sighted:

Location

Name of town:

Grid reference or Postcode:

An OS grid reference is best, but for garden sightings your full Postcode will do

Any other details, e.g. behaviour, time of day :

(this will send us an e-mail of your sighting)

Thank you for helping us learn more about Cheshire's polecats
polecat
Polecat showing the typical mask across the face
 

Find out more, read The Return of the Bandit
in The Grebe, Summer 2006

In 2006 we receive around 100 polecat reports, greatly increasing our knowledge of this shy carnivore. Read the full report

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