RECORDS
The Somerset Otter Group has been conducting serious surveys on the Otters in Somerset for decades, the annual 2 day event, introduced by James Williams in 1995 gives a unique overview of the otter population.
The group has access through Dr Rob Williams to the huge archive of work and studies conducted by James Williams, who began recording otters in the county in 1968.
The group continues to build on the records started by James which includes all dead otters whether collected for autopsy or not, together with Breeding records.
Reporting dead otters is very important, for information on who to contact see our ‘Contact Us’ page.
It is also important that any evidence of a bitch seen with cubs is reported to the group (see our ‘Contact Us’ page) to enable recording this important part of the population jigsaw. When the otters declined to near extinction in the Country it was not noticed that they had stopped breeding until it was too late.
PUBLICATIONS
These range from two hardback books by James Williams to pamphlets, handbooks, leaflets, newslotters and summaries of reports and surveys.
Note that the dates for the Two Day Otter Survey are 5th and 6th April 2025. This is a change from the original dates published. As usual could you drop …
2 day event summary 2024 Click on link above for pdf summary.
2 Day Event Summary 2023 pdf Click on link above for PDF summary.
Two Day Event Summary 2022