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Muntjac deer
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
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How often does a badger change its bed?
Badgers use a variety of materials as bedding, depending on the time of year. Most commonly used is dry grass, leaves, bracken, hay, straw and moss. They use also Bluebells and other green material during the Spring, which as it … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Badgers, Blogging, Environment, Local patch, mammals, nature, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Woodland
Tagged Animals, badger bedding, Badger sett, Badgers, Blogging, Environment, mammals, nature, Uk nature, wildlife, woodlands
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Deer scrapes
At the back of the wildlife flower meadow on my local patch a couple of muddy patches have appeared. Each time I walk past them I wonder what caused them, so I’ve been doing a bit of research. One patch … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Environment, Local patch, mammals, nature, outdoors, Oxfordshire, photography, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Woodland
Tagged Deer, Fallow deer, mammals, Uk nature, wildlife, woodlands
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Autumn colours
Autumn is a time for spectacular colours, the oranges, reds and yellows suddenly burst through just as the countryside seems to be getting dull and grey. At the end of a dark and damp afternoon I went for a walk … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn, birds, Blogging, Environment, Fungi, Local patch, nature, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Woodland
Tagged Autumn, Fieldfares, Fungi, Hawthorn, leaves, nature, Starlings, wildlife, woodlands
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Guided butterfly walk
Over the weekend I was lucky enough to be invited to help out on one of Richard Lewington’s guided butterfly walks. Richard is not only fantastic at spotting and identifying butterflies but illustrating them as well. Check out his website http://www.richardlewington.co.uk/ … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Butterfly, hedgerows, insects, Local patch, nature, outdoors, Oxfordshire, photography, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography, Woodland
Tagged Brimstone butterfly, Butterfly, Gatekeeper, Green-veined white, Guided walk, Large White, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, nature, Purple Emperor, Purple Hairstreak, Ringlet, Silver-washed fritillary, Small Skipper, small white, speckled wood, White Admiral, wildlife, woodlands
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If you go down to the woods today – June 2018
Day 19 of 30 Days Wild was a walk around the woods. I write a 50 word account about my local woods each month for our Parish website If you go down to the woods today two plants are very … Continue reading
First Cuckoo
‘Cuck-oo – cuck-oo’. From up in the trees above the badger sett I could hear the first cuckoo of the year calling. It was difficult to work out whereabouts and in which tree this male cuckoo (only the male makes … Continue reading
Posted in birds, Blogging, Butterfly, nature, outdoors, Oxfordshire, photography, plastic waste, Uk nature, Uncategorized, Wildflowers, Wildlife, Wildlife photography, Woodland
Tagged birds, Bluebells, Celandine, comma, Cuckoo, nature, plastic waste, Primrose, Three cornered garlic, Wildflowers, wildlife, Wildlife photography, woodlands
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4 trail cams, 6 nights, 6 badgers
Short compilation of over 5 hours of trail camera footage, taken using 4 trail cameras over 6 nights, monitoring a number of entrance holes in two locations. After taking out all the hours of wood mice I was left with … Continue reading
Posted in Badgers, Bushnell, nature, trail camera, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Woodland
Tagged Arrow, Badgers, Bent tail, Bog, Bushnell, Little Acorn trail cam, nature, Pirate, Smee, Stick, trail camera, wildlife, woodlands
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If you go down to the woods today – April
If you go down to the woods today expect April showers and flowers. The brown carpet of winter has been completely replaced by vivid green, speckled with primroses and wood anemones. The first blossom of Spring has arrived quickly followed … Continue reading
Posted in Butterfly, insects, Local patch, nature, outdoors, Oxfordshire, photography, Uncategorized, Wildflowers, Wildlife, Wildlife photography, Woodland
Tagged comma, Dog's mercury, If you go down to the woods today, nature, peacock butterfly, Primrose, Small tortoiseshell, Wildflowers, wildlife, Wildlife photography, wood anemone, woodlands
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Thermal Imaging Camera
Over the weekend I had a chance to borrow a thermal imaging camera. Thermal imaging works by using a special lens which focuses the infrared light emitted by all of the objects in view. The focused light is scanned by infrared-detector … Continue reading
Posted in Badgers, mammals, nature, outdoors, science, Uncategorized, Woodland
Tagged Badger, dog, fox, Roe deer, science, thermal image camera, wildlife, Wood mouse, woodlands
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