We are really excited by the latest development in our project looking at Appleton's wildlife - we have set up a camera trap (AKA a trail camera). This is a setup used by a lot of naturalists to get pictures of wildlife undisturbed by a human presence. It's a piece of kit made up of a motion sensor that sets off a camera when it's triggered, so pictures can be taken when something moves in front of it. It also contains an infra-red sensor, so pictures can be taken at night (these are in black and white). So what is lurking around here when humans aren't around to observe? The intitial tests in our garden revealed cats, pigeons and the postman's legs, so we are hoping that the real deployment reveals something more exciting - gryphons, maybe, or a unicorn? Select an option below to have a look at our finds...
