Wildlife Corner

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So cute @Papi JoI had no time this week at work and the cold and rainy weather did its part, but hopefully I get more to see over the weekend.

Have 2 jack russels next door as well as a dog of my own, this rabbit doesn't seem to care, fully enclosed garden, loads of plants and it's own pond, what's not to like. Might have to look at relocation as everything is getting destroyed apart from the two you mentioned plus a few others.

I've heard lots this year. They've been calling all morning. They're in the woods up the hill. Yesterday there was one very near, sounded like it was in the trees around the field out the back

Yes - they can be a real minefield @Liam134 . It's often poor quality soil/ground that gets compacted, and then they just chuck a wee bit of soil on top and lay turf. That's one of the most common reasons for bare patches. Hopefully, with a bit of TLC, you can get it looking decent.

Thanks goodness, our company was so smart to introduce WFH in 2015 and to save us lots of travelling (just remember the environmental impact, the M4 is empty since Covid, so we are not the only ones) for something that can be done from home, and prefers to save £1,5 million rental cost a year,...

Nah!! It's too cheap to be an Axminster.

I'll collect some and send them to you @pete

It's fluttery things indoors that give me the heeby-jeebies - craneflies/daddy-long-legs, moths, butterflies, birds. Not a problem outside.

I've lived in this house for over 30 years but only started seeing foxes recently. And then generally as a quick glimpse as they crossed the garden. It's since I started putting calci-worms out for the birds that this fox has found my garden worth lingering in. I always used to have badgers, but...

@AnniD My local hedgehog rescue went above and beyond in trying to save the last one I took. Gutted that he didn't make it but relieved he lived his last couple months warm and taken care of rather than out in the cold winter with a serious injury.@fairygirl I hate the way they hover around...

Fantastic Imagine someone asking you what your job is, and answering - 'yeh, I'm a swarm co ordinator'...

your very chosen ..Are you not familiar with toads customs have you not heard of this before ? Its the French toads share and share alike ( french toadies tradition ...... ? )this happens every 100 years or so as in the toadies share and share...

Slime mould is fascinating, it is not a fungus, but a collection of strange organisms, well worth reading about.

I use garden wildlife as well, i buy the premium one as you don't get to many bits but there cost more also it's the suet mealworm pellets

Thanks guys I guess I'll buy a different mix once my current 25k runs out.

Yes thankyou - he's virtually back to normal now. But my wife's voyeuristic habits seem to have died hard!

Talking of collective nouns, apparently, for those with green fingers, it's "a sprinkle of gardeners".So that's two new ones I've learnt today!!Edited to add: With this forum, maybe it should be a flood of gardeners, or a glut of gardeners.

Let me add it would reduce the white poo on just washed cars

I lifted an old roof tile at the weekend it took me a couple over minutes to work out the decapitated slow worm was actually a half buried piece of hose pipe.