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What you need: RSPB Nature Camera (or similar); SD card reader Time required: 60 minutes
Are you curious to find out which animals use your garden as a play area at night? Want to keep an eye on nesting birds? A wildlife camera lets you do all this, but with lots of different models available, knowing which to buy isn’t easy. Here, we explain the different types, how you can reuse old memory cards with them and which settings you should tweak to achieve the best results.
1 Choose wired or portable
There are two main types of wildlife camera: wired models, which work like CCTV cameras and stream live footage directly to your TV or computer, and portable cameras, which run off batteries and record video when they detect movement.
The from Wild View Cameras (£79 from - pictured below) is one of the cheapest. It’s designed to be attached to a wall and comes with a 30-metre cable that connects). Like most wildlife cameras, it has a night-vision mode (more on this later). However, you may have to sit up all night just to catch a glimpse of whatever’s traipsing through your garden, because the camera can’t record video – it only displays live streams.
