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    slowworm replied to the thread Solar Eclipse.
    My pinhole pizza dish camera...
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    slowworm replied to the thread Solar Eclipse.
    With the eclipse and the Perseid meteors later tonight I'll be disappointed if there's no triffids roaming the streets tomorrow. Make a...
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    slowworm replied to the thread *The* Gift-It-On Thread.
    What colour is the lint?
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    We've had a few wasp nests destroyed by badgers this year. Sadly they also dig up quite a few bumble bee nests as well, especially in...
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    slowworm replied to the thread Petition has a really good idea.
    Would this make much difference to people's habits? Ebay, for example, usually allows you to pay a bit more for Royal Mail but I wonder...
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    slowworm replied to the thread Dangerous trees.
    I'm aware of beech dropping branches in dry weather although ours haven't done so. I was puzzled about the alder as it is right next to...
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    slowworm replied to the thread What Droppings?.
    Roe are almost always present in our woodland and the main problem we get is the bucks fraying young trees and coppice. We're not over...
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    slowworm reacted to PoppyD's post in the thread What Droppings? with Like Like.
    You will know when you hear muntjac deer . They sound unnatural and a bit werewolfy. Not like the doggy barking that roe deer make...
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    slowworm reacted to Broch's post in the thread What Droppings? with Like Like.
    Similar, but more like a jack russel :) (IMO)
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    slowworm reacted to Broch's post in the thread What Droppings? with Like Like.
    You may be right, but I have seen no sign of deer in this wood but have heard Muntjac in the next valley - so I'm maybe jumping to a...
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    slowworm reacted to Broch's post in the thread What Droppings? with Like Like.
    Any mammal droppings experts out there? :) My suspicion is that this is Muntjac and, if so, will be the first we have had in the wood...
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    slowworm replied to the thread What Droppings?.
    A quick google seemed to suggest the pellets of roe and muntjac could be quite similar, but as there's always roe about our woods I tend...
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    slowworm replied to the thread What Droppings?.
    I know muntis are meant to be tough but I didn't know they carried pen knives... We don't have them here yet so can't help with the id...
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    slowworm replied to the thread EcoFlow DELTA 3 Classic.
    I know a bit and used to know Ivy Watts quite well. But a book starting from scratch would be a good investment as I have considered...
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    slowworm reacted to Broch's post in the thread EcoFlow DELTA 3 Classic with Like Like.
    You asked specifically about 12v systems, at the risk of teaching my grandmother ...., starting from the basics, the simplest way to...