Took a few hours out today to investigate a new area, which seems to be made up of small shrubs and the like around the edge with a decent sized grassland in the middle. It isn't grazing land by the look of it as it is dry brown grass. Mooching about there, I came across a guy with an air rifle, I actually met his dog first which just appeared from amongst the bushes and gave me one hell of a fright! I was nose in a book at the time, as I believe I have discovered a bumper crop of sloes! I need to check them properly, but I am excited about it!
There is a lot of hawthorn about there, and also alder aswell, but everything seems to be quite stunted in growth. After the guy had gone on his way, I started to see lots of rabbit sign, such as grazing, runs and raisins! It is just a bit too open and used too often by dog walkers to set snares though. Saying that, the area seems to be quite free of dog mess, which is one over on Silverwood near by.
I didn't take my camera again, completely forgot, and I am very upset about that as there were some fine opportunities for photos such as a huge rabbit running across my path in the woods. At first, i thought the size of it that it was a hare, but it was just a huge rabbit.
I'm gonna have to pop up there again soon!
There is a lot of hawthorn about there, and also alder aswell, but everything seems to be quite stunted in growth. After the guy had gone on his way, I started to see lots of rabbit sign, such as grazing, runs and raisins! It is just a bit too open and used too often by dog walkers to set snares though. Saying that, the area seems to be quite free of dog mess, which is one over on Silverwood near by.
I didn't take my camera again, completely forgot, and I am very upset about that as there were some fine opportunities for photos such as a huge rabbit running across my path in the woods. At first, i thought the size of it that it was a hare, but it was just a huge rabbit.
I'm gonna have to pop up there again soon!