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dpack



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 27, 24 8:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

barrel with a pointy bit on front is a boar

check either side of the track it crossed for footprints, that would be an easy hog confirmation (ditto hair on the wire etc)

they don't want to meet you, so are safe in that way

you may surprise them in the bushes while working or pottering, which i have been told is interesting (i heard the noises in the dark and spent the night in a tree just in case)
this time of year they are probably after acorns and similar
it has been an odd year for nature so they might be having to seek new forage grounds
it may have been a young boar starting out on his own

delicious

Mistress Rose



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 28, 24 7:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

It has been sighted, briefly, by someone else in our woodland complex, but again briefly enough not to be sure. The ground either side is thick grass, and unfortunately, by the time they had registered it might be a wild boar, husband and son had driven over the track. No fences, and only hazel one side and general soft undergrowth the other so no hair. It does worry me a bit as most of the trees aren't very climbable.

dpack



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 28, 24 9:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

it indicates a young male

a family group of mature boar, sows and piglets is quite noticeable.
rooting, nesting, wandering about with squiggly piglets etc all have strong sign or direct observation

i would be aware it (or they)may be around but not very worried, they will avoid you if at all possible (or steal your lunch) and are only dangerous if they see you as a threat, if so back off politely telling them you will go that way so they can continue doing piggy things

a few apples and a night in a tree with a night sight is a viable option if they do seem to be a problem

Mistress Rose



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 29, 24 9:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

We do have the option of a trail cam if we think they have been in our bit of the wood. No sign of rooting that I have seen, but do have dogs and badgers digging, so may have assumed it was them. Hopefully just a lone one passing through.

dpack



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PostPosted: Fri Oct 04, 24 3:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

the wasps are hunting insects, rather unseasonal for early october

Mistress Rose



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PostPosted: Sat Oct 05, 24 7:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Yes, I would expect them to be on fruit for sugar at this time of year. I was surprised to see hornets on the grapes a little while ago; of course they could have been taking insects that were on the sugar, but I didn't have my glasses on, so wouldn't have been able to see very tiny insects.

Mistress Rose



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PostPosted: Thu Oct 24, 24 5:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Had a visitor in our bedroom yesterday morning. I looked up and there was a robin sat on the inside windowsill. It didn't seem particularly bothered, but as I approached it, it flew out of the room and along to the front of the house. Found it in the front bedroom, so opened a large window, but had to get between it and the window to do so, so it flew back. Went back to our bedroom and opened the big window there and eventually it flew out. I asked it not the make any mucky messes, and as far as I can see it did as I asked. The only way it could have got in was through the fanlight which was only open a tiny bit. Amazing how small a gap small birds can get through; we noticed it with the bluetit that nested in the kiln in the spring.

dpack



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 06, 24 6:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

the crunchy noise is not wildlife, it is maple leaves falling off the tree

Mistress Rose



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 06, 24 8:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

They are falling well here too. Unless your remark is cryptic of course. We have been living in a rain of beech leaves in the woods the last week or two.

dpack



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 06, 24 9:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

i could not decide if it was snuffling or what it was for several days

Mistress Rose



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PostPosted: Thu Nov 28, 24 10:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Read this today and thought it might be of interest to you all; https://www.theguardian.com/news/2024/nov/28/great-abandonment-what-happens-natural-world-people-disappear-bulgaria?utm_term=6747fc5b5f84c9904cf83ee62f7ce70e&utm_campaign=GuardianTodayUK&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=GTUK_email

We have found this with out wood. Where we cut coppice that hasn't been touched for 50-60 years, we suddenly get a mass of woodland flowers. This attracts insects, birds, bats and small mammals.

tahir



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PostPosted: Thu Nov 28, 24 12:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Very interesting

dpack



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PostPosted: Fri Nov 29, 24 1:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

rust belt sites can be interesting to watch as they develop from "in use" to "wild" with a few interesting bits of archaeology poking out

in use has eco impacts, some more attractive or biodiverse than others

ex use, ditto

gz



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PostPosted: Tue Dec 03, 24 10:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Anyone noticed wasps still about?
Nextdoor neighbour has, indoors
The usual nest in my stock shed is empty, but that is an uninsulated wooden 6x4 garden shed

Obviously we haven't had enough frost

dpack



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PostPosted: Tue Dec 03, 24 2:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

a couple of weeks ago they were trying to hunt invertebrates, ie young in a nest

not seen one for a few days since it got chilly again

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