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https://www.wildlifeonline.me.uk/questions/answer/how-significant-are-foxes-and-badgers-as-predators-of-hedgehogs

Janne, your moral compass may be calibrated differently but generally most people do tend to obey all laws and regulations, either because they think it is the right thing to do or because they fear the consequences if they are caught - in the case of disturbing bat roosts, up to six months of...

At the risk of feeding the resident troll! ;) https://www.bats.org.uk/advice/bats-and-the-law

At the risk of splitting hairs ‘ol chap, that is not “legislation” just guidance on the law relating to marine distress flares issued by the Maritime & Coastguard Agency. A quick bit of g00gle-fu threw up various threads on forums where yachty types were getting blazer buttons in a bit of...

I’d be interested to see what bit of legislation they are referring to? I suspect that while it is an offence to let off signal flares in a situation where they are likely to be mistaken for a distress signal (a bit like calling 999 and mucking about), letting off a flare at a time when the sky...

Well this is awkward - you do realise that they are self-portraits don’t you? ;)

A quick mobile phone sunrise over the Black Mountains shot from this morning.

Cool! Would be interested in some plans/ideas - I have a load of old blocks of slightly woodwormy oak lying around that I was going to drill holes in but ran out of time for this year - what is best diameter and depth. Also have loads of leftover canes which I was going to cut to (say?) 6-8”...

+1 for BoG - they sometimes shift surplus stock at a healthy discount on the Bay of E. I picked up a dining shelter last year - took me back to my days as a Scout!

Build it (a hibernation box - plenty of plans on the web) and they will come plus some of the rescue centres offer hedgehogs on a fostering basis. http://www.hedgehog-rescue.org.uk/fostering.php

No one is “verbally slapping” the OP and I am confident that if and when he decides that the time is right, he will get a very warm and encouraging welcome at any of the meets/moots organised by members if this group - or indeed by anyone else. I suspect that C_C is on the money in post #107 -...

Bird ID is not my forte but we seem to have a pretty full range of corvids from jays, jackdaws through magpies, crows up to rooks and the ravens. It is sheep country here and there is a fair bit of persecution of the larger corvids due to fears of predation on lambs or sick sheep so they are...

We had been hearing a weird warbling call; somewhere between a curlew, cuckoo and wood pigeon but could never see what was making it. Mrs Nomad posted a recording of it on a twitching forum and answers ranged from a black grouse (rare but present here but unlikely), frogs and woodpeckers pecking...

Go for it but be aware that just scattering wildflower seeds into established grassland is unlikely to be very successful - ideally you need to get back to bare earth first - even yellow rattle needs a helping hand. https://www.wildflower.co.uk/when-to-sow-wildflower-seeds

FWIW its October where I am too! ;) Fair enough, there are usually at least two schools of thought on any given subject - I will start feeding again soon but I’m a very long way from any towns or cities and am more focussed on creating a sustainable habitat, hedges, meadows, woods, ponds etc...

Great idea for a thread. There is a special place in hell (right next to the bit reserved for the inventor of plastic grass for lawns) for the muppets who thought that using alien “wildflowers” (admittedly very pretty ones) on road verges rather than native ones was a good idea. Native insects...

The fact that the OP is more interested in discussing the merits of waterbottles with people on the other side of the planet rather than using the meet at North Wood this coming weekend as an opportunity to field test his already extensive portfolio of outdoor kit is enough for me aswell! I...

Surely it is a bit early to be feeding - the hedgerows round here are still full of hips, haws, sloes and even a few straggling blackberries. Plenty of seedheads on teasles and other plants and plenty of worms and insects still active on or near the surface. I do feed as required during the...

Welcome to the forum. If you are serious about this, I strongly suggest that before spending any more money or asking any more questions, you have a look at the thread linked to below then cancel whatever else you were planning to do this weekend and throw whatever you think you might need into...

Thanks, there does seem to be a lot if love for the Andrew James model. I spoke to them and was advised that it would be months not days or weeks before they restocked which is not much use as we have piles of mushrooms and fruit in need of preserving. I even bid on a pristine used one on the...