Monthly Archives: April 2017

Neighbourhood mammals

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Back to school this week so I’ve not been able to get out much with my camera. I heard a rustling amongst the dead leaves, expecting it to be a blackbird searching for food, I was surprised to see a … Continue reading →

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Easter Holidays

Posted on April 21, 2017 by Alex White - Appletonwild

It’s the last day of the Easter holidays. I’ve not been too far off my local patch as my sister is revising for her GCSE’s, but we did have a trip out to Westonbirt Arboretum. Not much wildlife but it … Continue reading →

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Badger identification

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Identifying my local badgers can be difficult. After spending so much time with them and watching so much footage of them from the trail cameras, I can nearly always work who is who. With the adults it is not only … Continue reading →

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Water Vole Day

Posted on April 12, 2017 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Water Voles (Arvicola amphibius) are native to the UK and have been protected since 1981 by the Wildlife and Countryside act. There has been a massive decline in Water Vole numbers since 1900 and by 1990 we had lost 90% … Continue reading →

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Spring mammals

Posted on April 6, 2017 by Alex White - Appletonwild

I’ve spent a lot of time each evening with the Roe deer over the past week. As the sun sets it is such an amazing sight to watch as each ray casts a golden light through what will become a … Continue reading →

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Little owl

Posted on April 1, 2017 by Alex White - Appletonwild

The Little owl (Athene noctua) was introduced to the UK by Col. E.G.B.Meade-Waldo in Kent, in 1874 and by the 4th Lord Lilford in Northamptonshire around 1889. Little owls are the smallest owl in Britain and are about the size of … Continue reading →

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