Category Archives: mammals

Badger trails

Posted on October 13, 2017 by

The crops have been harvested and the wild flower meadow cut leaving telltale signs of the badgers foraging paths from over the summer. Badgers will use the same paths for generations. It is not just badgers that weave their way … Continue reading →

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Pond and other stuff

Posted on October 11, 2017 by

Over the summer holidays my family built a pond in the corner of the front garden. After replacing a wall with a hazel hedge together with a few hawthorn and honeysuckle last year, we hoped that this would encourage more … Continue reading →

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Trail camera, badgers and darker evenings

Posted on October 9, 2017 by

It’s getting darker earlier and earlier each evening and it won’t be long before the clocks go back meaning it will be dark not long after I get home from school. I’ll miss seeing the badgers in daylight, but look … Continue reading →

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Importance of hedgerows

Posted on September 5, 2017 by

On the Breakfast news this morning there was an article about a group of people who were unhappy that their local council has plans to demolish a large hedgerow to enable a road to be widened in the lead up … Continue reading →

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Kariega Safari

Posted on September 1, 2017 by

To round up the holiday we ended with a fantastic Safari at Kariega Game Reserve. When we arrived at Kariega the excitement began straight away, we had to be escorted to our lodges as there was a Buffalo charging at … Continue reading →

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Plettenberg bay

Posted on August 30, 2017 by

The area around Plettenberg bay is full of water based activities, from Whale watching to snorkelling with seals, kayaking to diving with sharks. As the weather was calm we decided to go out Whale watching again, this time with Ocean … Continue reading →

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Whale watching in Hermanus

Posted on August 18, 2017 by

Hermanus is situated on the Western Cape and is famous for its whale watching, both from the cliff tops or from a boat. After doing a bit of research we choose the company Southern Right Charters to go out with. Leaving … Continue reading →

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