Tag Archives: Muntjac

Day 7 – 30 Days Wild – Muntjac

Posted on June 8, 2022 by Alex White - Appletonwild

After eating the leaves off the lower branches of the apple tree the Muntjac decided to have a sniff around the pond to see if anything had dropped down from the bird feeders. We often get Muntjac in the garden … 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 →

Posted in Animals, Badgers, birds, Birdsy, Blogging, Books, Bushnell, Covid-19, Environment, fox, garden, Get Your Boots On, Local patch, mammals, nature, Nature Books, outdoors, Oxfordshire, Ponds, Stay at home, Stay Wild, trail camera, Uncategorized, Wildlife | Tagged Badgers, Birdsy, Bluetit, caterpillar, fox, garden pond, garden wildlife, lockdown, Long tailed tit, Muntjac, nature, trail camera, wildlife | 6 Comments

Mammal Week

Posted on October 26, 2020 by Alex White - Appletonwild

National Mammal Week is organised by The Mammal Society and this year runs from 23 October to 1 November 2020. Mammals have always been my favourite animals to watch and take photographs of. I’ve been out for a walk around … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Autumn, Badgers, Environment, fox, garden, Get Your Boots On, Hedgehogs, Local patch, mammals, nature, Nature Books, outdoors, Oxfordshire, Uncategorized | Tagged Badgers, Fallow deer, Get Your Boots On, hedgehog, Muntjac, nature, wildlife, wildlife books | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in 30 Days Wild, Badgers, birds, Blogging, Environment, garden, Local patch, mammals, nature, photography, Stay Wild, trail camera, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography | Tagged 30 Days Wild, Badger, Bushnell, garden, Great spotted woodpecker, Muntjac, nature, pond, trail camera, water, wildlife | Leave a comment

Wildlife Blogging

Posted on May 19, 2020 by Alex White - Appletonwild

7 years ago this week I started to blog about the wildlife in my garden and on my local patch. I think over the past couple of months, wildlife and nature close to home has been an important part of … Continue reading →

Posted in Badgers, Birdfair, birds, Blogging, Books, Environment, fox, garden, Get Your Boots On, Local patch, mammals, nature, Nature Books, outdoors, photography, Stay at home, Stay Wild, Uk nature, Uncategorized, Wildflowers, Wildlife, wildlife books, Wildlife photography | Tagged A focus on nature, Blogging, Blue tit, Books, Brighton, climate action, Climate strike, education, Environment, fox, Get Your Boots On, Hare, ladybird, Muntjac, nature, nature photography, outdoors, Roe deer, RSPCA, Stay Wild, young adult books, Young naturalists | 11 Comments

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 →

Posted in Animals, Badgers, fox, Local patch, mammals, outdoors, Oxfordshire, Stay Wild, trail camera, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography | Tagged Badgers, fox, lockdown, Muntjac, nature, trail camera, wildlife | 2 Comments

Muntjac deer

Posted on April 12, 2019 by Alex White - Appletonwild

We have a small number of Muntjac’s on my local patch, a few of them are quite bold and are often reported in gardens around the village eating flowers, annoying or entertaining the householders. Many of them are shy and … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Blogging, Local patch, mammals, nature, outdoors, Oxfordshire, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography, Woodland | Tagged Local patch, Muntjac, Non-native species, wildlife, Wildlife photography, woodlands | 5 Comments

Hazel Hill Wood

Posted on December 15, 2018 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Recently I had the chance to visit the magical Hazel Hill Wood Hazel Hill wood, near Salisbury, is a 70 acre ancient woodland plus wildflower meadow. The setting is completely off the grid with electricity from photo-voltaic systems, compost toilets, running … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Blogging, Citizen science, mammals, nature, outdoors, survey, Uk nature, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography, Woodland | Tagged Fallow deer, Fungi, Hare, Hazel Hill Wood, mammals, Muntjac, nature, Roe deer, Salisbury, Staghorn fungi, survey, wildlife | 4 Comments

Attachment issues

Posted on December 1, 2017 by Alex White - Appletonwild

One thing that I find difficult to do while enjoying wildlife is not get emotionally attached. If you have been following my blog for long enough now you will know that I do get emotionally attached and that when something … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Badgers, birds, Blogging, fox, mammals, nature, photography, Uk nature, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography | Tagged attachment issues, Badgers, Brown rat, Butterfly, Environment, fox, Hare, Kingfisher, Ladgybird, Little owl, Muntjac, nature, Roe deer, snail, Sparrowhawk, wildlife, Wildlife photography, Wood mouse | 9 Comments

Badger trails

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Alex White - Appletonwild

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 →