A pilot study was undertaken for 2 weeks in March 2019 using 8 artificial nests to answer questions about predator behaviour and to discover whether the suggested experimental protocols were suitable for a larger study. The pilot aimed to answer 2 main questions: Are predators in the forest would locate and predate upon the nests at ground and arboreal levels, and does the presence of artificial plasticine eggs significantly affect predation rates? While plasticine eggs are very malleable and allow for the identification of predators through bite marks, some studies have shown that the olfactory cues given off by plasticine eggs can lead to an overestimation of mammalian nest predation \cite{Trnka_2008}.