The results of the Brechfa pine marten survey organised by the Vincent Wildlife Trust have been released. Volunteers helped the Trust survey the tracks of Brechfa forest to look for possible scats of the rare and elusive pine marten. There have been sightings on the past but unfortunately none recently. VWT carried out surveys throughout England and Wales at sites were pine marten had been recorded. Worryingly none of the DNA analyses showed any of the scats found from any site were from pine martens. Maybe the changing use of the forests and increasing recreation is changing the way pine martens use the forest meaning they are staying away from the tracks. The results from the scats collected at Brechfa are as follows:                  

Total scats: 67; Fox 47 (70%); Homosapien 3; Toad 2; Bird 2; Sheep 1; Dog 1; Newt 1; Dog/bird 1; Not determined 9 (13%).