Seven species of small mammal were caught at the Charing Aldberbed Meadow last Saturday. The event was part of the Charing Alderbed Meadow events programme for the summer and 3 children and 7 adults joined Ken West of the Kent Mammal Group to see what had been caught overnight. Although the site is relatively small it boasts an excellent diversity of small mammals due to the unimproved grassland and ancient woodland. Springs rise in the meadow and a chalk stream runs through the wood making the site wet and more diverse for wildlife. Pygmy Shrew, Common Shrew, Water Shrew, Bank Vole, Field Vole, Wood Mouse, and a Yellow Necked Mouse that looked like it had been swimming were the small mammals caught. The survey has taken place every year for the last 7 years.