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  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    floralies said:
    That's the only place we see them round here unfortunately @Hostafan1, is "wee spikey" still with you?
    I saw some poo 2 days ago, I guess they're awake again, Hurrah for that

    Devon.
  • floraliesfloralies Posts: 2,718
    That's good to know @Hostafan1 :)
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    Coming through Nottingham on the inner relief road, past a load of the giant shed type shops, there was a dead deer at the side of the road.  Totally unexpected, I thought it a dog at first. I've also seen a few dead badgers, it seems to be the time they go wandering where they shouldn't.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited April 2022
    We get alot of dead deer on the side of the roads in East Anglia, sadly ... but there are a lot of them around.  Over the years I've noticed that there are more dead deer and badgers around the time when we change the clocks forward an hour ... wildlife activity  goes by the daylight/night time hours ... they're caught unawares when there's suddenly more traffic on the roads early in the morning.   :(

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    I've been trying to convince myself to splash out on a new trail camera. My current one is now 10 years old and the video is iffy so I can only really use it for photos. I found a good deal on one but I'm still unsure about spending the money. The kicker is that a new one actually costs less than filling the car up with fuel at the moment :|
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    I'm happy we splashed the cash for a trailcam at the beginning of lockdown. It's kept us and the neighbours entertained.
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    OH has lost the cable from the solar panel to my webcam and has yet to do anything about replacing it.    We never saw any nocturnal wildlife no matter where we placed it but these days I just want to know who or what is lurking around the hen house and if we have any hedgehogs.

    I think badgers and wild boar would be a bit obvious by other means than the camera.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • UffUff Posts: 3,199
    A ranger friend let me borrow one of theirs for 2 weeks and I'm still being a dithering curmudgeon about buying one. I can be a real skinflint with myself sometimes. Except when it comes to plants of course.
    SW SCOTLAND but born in Derbyshire
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    Well if anyone does want a good trail cam then Amazon has one in the warehouse deal section for £70 which is about 50% off rrp  https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08P25DWRN?psc=1&smid=A2OAJ7377F756P&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp  The reviews on more reputable websites are very good.
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
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