Category Archives: trail camera

Guest blog for The Badger Trust

Posted on December 7, 2020 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Recently I wrote a guest blog for The Badger Trust on badger bedding. How often does a badger change its bed?A Badger Trust guest article by Alex White Badgers have fascinated me since I saw my first one at the … Continue reading →

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Connections

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Alex White - Appletonwild

One of the amazing things about writing a blog is the connections it makes. I’m not talking about networking or writing to gain anything, I’m talking about the feedback and comments that come back from around the world. As I … Continue reading →

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30 Days Wild – Day 5 – badger identification

Posted on June 6, 2020 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Over the past few weeks of dry weather, we have had quite a few visitors to the garden pond. First, a female badger turned up and regularly came 5 or 6 times a night to drink. She is lactating so … Continue reading →

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30 Days Wild – Day 2 – Water

Posted on June 2, 2020 by Alex White - Appletonwild

With all dry weather recently many birds and animals are struggling to find fresh water. One easy way to help them is to put a dish of water out in your garden. It doesn’t have to be anything special just … Continue reading →

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Garden Wildlife – Part 16 Bank voles

Posted on May 2, 2020 by Alex White - Appletonwild

About a week ago we noticed that something was living in the shed, behind the lawnmower. I put some seed and my trail camera out, and discovered that it was a bank vole   Bank voles are a small mammal … Continue reading →

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Garden Wildlife – Part 10 Badger faces and tails

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Alex White - Appletonwild

I quite often get asked how I individually identify my local badgers. It isn’t the easiest thing especially this time of year as I haven’t seen them as much over the winter and new wounds and marks appear. I’ve had … Continue reading →

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Garden wildlife – Part 6 Foxes

Posted on March 27, 2020 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Living in the countryside our local foxes run the gauntlet of fast traffic down country lanes and the gamekeepers gun, I’m glad to offer a safe place in our garden. My local vixen hasn’t visited for a week or more, … Continue reading →

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2019 Round up and HNY

Posted on January 1, 2020 by Alex White - Appletonwild

I’ll start with the highlight of 2019. The publishing of Get Your Boots On. An idea that had been in my head since 2016 and after years of writing, and then months of editing by the amazing Dived Up Publishing … Continue reading →

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Fallow deer behaviour

Posted on October 9, 2019 by Alex White - Appletonwild

As Autumn arrives the activity of the Fallow deer increases and the gathering in of the harvest makes them more visible. After noticing a few signs and seeing a couple of glimpses of a herd of female fallow deer, I … Continue reading →

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Trail camera – badgers and a polecat

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Alex White - Appletonwild

I’ve been using my trail camera quite a bit over the past few weeks, mainly at two badger setts. It’s been good to see some familiar faces and a surprise visitor. A polecat. Polecats nearly became extinction through persecution, but … Continue reading →

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