I currently have foxes, deer, common newts, toads, frogs, lots of moths flying about and a fair sprinkling of butterflies. The epicentre of biodiversity in the area, an old house with a wood and what was a medieval ridge and furrow meadow is about to be developed. They started with 49 dwellings, then 45 were refused, they have come back with 38. This is recommended to be approved next week. The wildlife experts they employ did a quick visit in April and said they saw no evidence of any deer. Last night on my lawn. Lots of moths, fox and cub, roe deer doe. The boundary of my house and the development site is to the left of the video.
Someone is applying to convert a redundant chapel next to my parents' house and the Planning Dept seem very unconcerned about wildlife. I've pointed out that they asked for a bat survey on the more modern house next door and the report from that highlighted that the chapel was in a very high quality habitat for bats and that quite a few were recorded in the immediate area. I threw in some photos of a dormouse that I found in an adjacent hedge too just to add to the list of European Protected Species that they've failed to consider in the application process. I suspect though that in this case the application is a non-starter so they might not want the applicant to waste money on surveys for nothing.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
Fidgetbones that was a brilliant video!! ❤ Today's two; Mr B. (not to be confused with Pingu) looking just a bit excited to find mealworms, and Mrs B. in the middle of a big scratching session before tucking into some sultanas.
Yesterday afternoon I stood in my conservatory and listened to an extraordinary sound. I was not sure what it was and thought I could hear an answering call in the distance. I think it could have been a fox, quite close to where I was. My dog did not react to it. I hoped it was not an injured or distressed fox, it went on for several minutes.I have heard a variety of fox calls but never anything like that. Or could it have been a deer?
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Today's two; Mr B. (not to be confused with Pingu) looking just a bit excited to find mealworms, and Mrs B. in the middle of a big scratching session before tucking into some sultanas.
I think it could have been a fox, quite close to where I was. My dog did not react to it.
I hoped it was not an injured or distressed fox, it went on for several minutes.I have heard a variety of fox calls but never anything like that. Or could it have been a deer?