Wildlife Corner

Just having a bit of Spice in their life, I guess:D

As part of the fund raising exercise to pay for my daughter's World Challenge trip we've been making/selling fir cone bird feeders, and as I've just felled some silver birch I've also made some hanging log feeders.Here's the promotional shot of a robin on the prototype hanging outside the...

Yes this is the Rogue Black Squirrel which is a cross of the grey. They are more dominant and agressive than the grey. My son is at Anglian Ruskin Uni., and his Proffessor is doing a study on them. Below is the clip he sent me a few years back. BBC News - Black squirrels' slow scamper to...

Nettle soupHi here in this part of france its common to have nettle soup, and im sure you can buy the seeds from T&M seeds under the herb section.

Lovely bird pip, there are a few around the UK at present mainly on the South coast but I've not seen one for a year or more.

Your friend Adam sounds a character, Zig

Well done Nathan & I have voted too..

Hi Keith, I found the information on the rspb web site good. I have attached a link to the nest box section. The RSPB: Advice

wow they are fab thanks for sharing

the same happens with bicyle racing .... guys takes turns in the front, and the others slipstream

Jack and Loli, I used to deal a lot with NMW (National Minimum Wage) and apprenticeships. I'm not sure that Loli's employers can pay below the minimum of £6.08 per hour but I don't think that Loli is saying that. I think they just want to change the job and it will still have to be at least...

yes they are also still there.The squirrels are also very tame there, you can feed them by hand and one even ran up my sisters arm in the summer

Lovely pic!!!

Sorry, missed this post on my last reply. The subject was similar to the chap in the bottom left of the chart, but the markings were a slightly different shape, and yellow rather than orange.

A truly original sin.

Thank Armandii, as I am having a new camera with a better zoom, I should have better pics but time will tell!!

Fabulous photos SK.How long were you there? Did you camp?

Blimey Victoria, I can just imagine filling in the insurance forms. "Do you undertake any extreme activities?"

Hi Shape of the roof if its pointed stops the pigeons from landing on so easily and they basicaly slide off, to stop the squirels attach a piece of round ply wood about 12 inches round on the pole stops them from getting up the pole. Spruce

They're here .... the Blackcaps have arrived Every winter they arrive and stay until spring, i've just seen a male in the front garden :D