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There's the obvious reasons that some animals just seem "cuter" or better looking than others. Some are disliked because they prey on the animals which do seem cuter. But do you also think it's us trying to put human values onto wildlife?]]>
There's the obvious reasons that some animals just seem "cuter" or better looking than others. Some are disliked because they prey on the animals which do seem cuter. But do you also think it's us trying to put human values onto wildlife?]]> http://www.wildlifeuk.net/showthread.php?tid=1042 Thu, 08 May 2008 16:53:48 +0000 http://www.wildlifeuk.net/showthread.php?tid=1042 http://www.wildlifeuk.net/showthread.php?tid=1040 Thu, 08 May 2008 06:50:43 +0000 http://www.wildlifeuk.net/showthread.php?tid=1040
It's been yet another year without having the chance to go and try and see the rutting. It looks like such an amazing thing to see, and would definitely go to the top of my best wildlife moments! I think I'll probably have to wait until next year at the earliest though.]]>
It's been yet another year without having the chance to go and try and see the rutting. It looks like such an amazing thing to see, and would definitely go to the top of my best wildlife moments! I think I'll probably have to wait until next year at the earliest though.]]> http://www.wildlifeuk.net/showthread.php?tid=1039 Thu, 08 May 2008 01:22:53 +0000 http://www.wildlifeuk.net/showthread.php?tid=1039
One of the neighbours had a hedge that was about twenty metres long, about ten feet high and ten feet deep has today decided to chop it down to four feet. It ajoins part of my garden and tomorrow he infomed me that he is going to chop that back down to 6 feet, as well as lop the tall tree that is growing in the hedge. Whilst I fully understand his reasons for doing so (letting light into the garden) I am not happy a) because of the time of year - birds nesting which I am very very sure there are plenty of them. b) because he started cutting down ours without telling us c) because the top of our garden was just like a sanctury to me - not over looked, quiet and peaceful with absoulutely tons of birds that travelled through the hedges that now have no 'corridoor' to travel into our garden. It feels like a complete lack of respect for the wildlfie there as well as us as we will now be terribly overlooked and I am really really worried that the birds will not return and I will not be able to persue my favourite pastime in my own garden as the birds will have no habitat there to travel safely through. That bit of my garden was like a small wood and a piece of the countryside in the continuingly developed area that I live in.

Therefore, does anyone have any suggestions of plants and trees that I can grow to compensate for the hedge being chopped down that will quickly attract the birds?

Hopefully I will be able to catch the guy before he starts tomorrow and say we will give our hedge a trim so he does not take too much off.

I am very very sad and upset and can't wait until the day I can move out of the suburb I live in (which only today has felt really horrible) to move to somewhere where the wildlife and people are respected a bit more.]]>
One of the neighbours had a hedge that was about twenty metres long, about ten feet high and ten feet deep has today decided to chop it down to four feet. It ajoins part of my garden and tomorrow he infomed me that he is going to chop that back down to 6 feet, as well as lop the tall tree that is growing in the hedge. Whilst I fully understand his reasons for doing so (letting light into the garden) I am not happy a) because of the time of year - birds nesting which I am very very sure there are plenty of them. b) because he started cutting down ours without telling us c) because the top of our garden was just like a sanctury to me - not over looked, quiet and peaceful with absoulutely tons of birds that travelled through the hedges that now have no 'corridoor' to travel into our garden. It feels like a complete lack of respect for the wildlfie there as well as us as we will now be terribly overlooked and I am really really worried that the birds will not return and I will not be able to persue my favourite pastime in my own garden as the birds will have no habitat there to travel safely through. That bit of my garden was like a small wood and a piece of the countryside in the continuingly developed area that I live in.

Therefore, does anyone have any suggestions of plants and trees that I can grow to compensate for the hedge being chopped down that will quickly attract the birds?

Hopefully I will be able to catch the guy before he starts tomorrow and say we will give our hedge a trim so he does not take too much off.

I am very very sad and upset and can't wait until the day I can move out of the suburb I live in (which only today has felt really horrible) to move to somewhere where the wildlife and people are respected a bit more.]]> http://www.wildlifeuk.net/showthread.php?tid=1038 Wed, 07 May 2008 07:35:27 +0000 http://www.wildlifeuk.net/showthread.php?tid=1038 http://www.wildlifeuk.net/showthread.php?tid=1037 Wed, 07 May 2008 07:32:46 +0000 http://www.wildlifeuk.net/showthread.php?tid=1037
How do you think we can get children more interested in wildlife? I think it all starts from a young age, where they are very keen to learn and everything seems new to them. Also talks from people really passionate about wildlife in schools would really help, and the more hands on they get the better. Biology is taught in such a dry way at school that it's no wonder.]]>
How do you think we can get children more interested in wildlife? I think it all starts from a young age, where they are very keen to learn and everything seems new to them. Also talks from people really passionate about wildlife in schools would really help, and the more hands on they get the better. Biology is taught in such a dry way at school that it's no wonder.]]> http://www.wildlifeuk.net/showthread.php?tid=1036 Tue, 06 May 2008 21:58:00 +0000 http://www.wildlifeuk.net/showthread.php?tid=1036
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Posted on Tue, 06 May 2008 21:54:35 +0000 at http://wildlifeuk.net/blogs/cornwallbird...n-weekend/
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Posted on Mon, 05 May 2008 20:44:52 +0000 at http://wildlifeuk.net/blogs/stephenjohnm...situation/
Comments: http://wildlifeuk.net/blogs/stephenjohnm.../#comments]]> The first thing to say is that all the above names refer to the most common species of Ulex in the British Isles. I am going to refer to it as Gorse, since that is what I call it, but as they say “a rose is a rose by any other name”. The [...]

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The problem is, where to find it? Whenever I'm in a city the only wildlife I see is a few pigeons and depending on the location, seagulls. I would love to read or write an urban wildlife blog, I think it would be fascinating to read as I really enjoyed the urban foxes section of spring/autumn watch.]]>
The problem is, where to find it? Whenever I'm in a city the only wildlife I see is a few pigeons and depending on the location, seagulls. I would love to read or write an urban wildlife blog, I think it would be fascinating to read as I really enjoyed the urban foxes section of spring/autumn watch.]]> http://www.wildlifeuk.net/showthread.php?tid=1031 Sun, 04 May 2008 12:27:25 +0000 http://www.wildlifeuk.net/showthread.php?tid=1031
Last week-end we went on a Mull [...]

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Last week-end we went on a Mull [...]

Posted on Sun, 04 May 2008 11:37:07 +0000 at http://wildlifeuk.net/blogs/andyk/2008/0...s-arrived/
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And how much damage will they have caused by tramping around looking for the bird, without looking what is under thier feet, i bet plenty of spring flowers where crushed which on a isle like that is very important to the spring insects.:mad:]]> I am sorry but i had a really good laugh at this, how much money must some of them wasted, i can't see the point in chasing around the country looking for something that they may not see. I wonder how many of the class themselves as wild-life enthuisasts the amount of stuff they must miss out on, just trying to get i milli-second glimse of the tail feather as it flies off.
And how much damage will they have caused by tramping around looking for the bird, without looking what is under thier feet, i bet plenty of spring flowers where crushed which on a isle like that is very important to the spring insects.:mad:]]> http://www.wildlifeuk.net/showthread.php?tid=1029 Sat, 03 May 2008 10:51:35 +0000 http://www.wildlifeuk.net/showthread.php?tid=1029
I am actually getting very frustrated at my golf club now! I can only hear the birds, I can't see them!

I heard a Greater Spotted Woodpecker; but I couldn't see it!
I heard a Cuckoo; but I couldn't see it!

Very frustrating! :evil: :evil:

Has anyone been lucky enough to see a Cuckoo in the wild? Any pictures would be nice! ;)]]>
I am actually getting very frustrated at my golf club now! I can only hear the birds, I can't see them!

I heard a Greater Spotted Woodpecker; but I couldn't see it!
I heard a Cuckoo; but I couldn't see it!

Very frustrating! :evil: :evil:

Has anyone been lucky enough to see a Cuckoo in the wild? Any pictures would be nice! ;)]]> http://www.wildlifeuk.net/showthread.php?tid=1027 Thu, 01 May 2008 19:41:24 +0000 http://www.wildlifeuk.net/showthread.php?tid=1027 Unfortunately the winner will not recieve any prizes, because it is just a bit of fun.

The winner will be mentioned and congratulated by Xeract on the homepage. On your thread, can you please give a name for your image, and if possible, include photogrpahy information, such as ISO, shutter speed etc. A new thread will be created for each month, so please be sure to enter in the right one!

If you have any further questions, then please contact me by personal message, and we will try our best to answer your question.

!!!!!THE COMPETITION DEADLINE FOR THIS MONTH IS 23/6/2008!!!!!!

The Categories for the year are:
January - Birds in Flight
February - Birds of Prey
March - Waterfowl
April - Insects
May - Landscape
June - Sunrise/Sunsets
July - Snakes and Reptiles
August - Mammals
September - Aquatic Wildlife
October - Sea Birds
November - Close Ups
December - Wildlife in Frosty Conditions

Good luck to anyone who enters!!]]> Unfortunately the winner will not recieve any prizes, because it is just a bit of fun.

The winner will be mentioned and congratulated by Xeract on the homepage. On your thread, can you please give a name for your image, and if possible, include photogrpahy information, such as ISO, shutter speed etc. A new thread will be created for each month, so please be sure to enter in the right one!

If you have any further questions, then please contact me by personal message, and we will try our best to answer your question.

!!!!!THE COMPETITION DEADLINE FOR THIS MONTH IS 23/6/2008!!!!!!

The Categories for the year are:
January - Birds in Flight
February - Birds of Prey
March - Waterfowl
April - Insects
May - Landscape
June - Sunrise/Sunsets
July - Snakes and Reptiles
August - Mammals
September - Aquatic Wildlife
October - Sea Birds
November - Close Ups
December - Wildlife in Frosty Conditions

Good luck to anyone who enters!!]]> http://www.wildlifeuk.net/showthread.php?tid=1026 Thu, 01 May 2008 08:11:38 +0000 http://www.wildlifeuk.net/showthread.php?tid=1026
I've always assumed that they don't but a friend is convinced they do! I would be quite shocked (in a good way) to be out for a walk in the local woodland and see a peacock, but I can't see it every happening!]]>
I've always assumed that they don't but a friend is convinced they do! I would be quite shocked (in a good way) to be out for a walk in the local woodland and see a peacock, but I can't see it every happening!]]> http://www.wildlifeuk.net/showthread.php?tid=1025 Thu, 01 May 2008 06:26:50 +0000 http://www.wildlifeuk.net/showthread.php?tid=1025
Bright and sunny this morning, but with a biting wind, the first bird as I entered Grin Wood was a willow warbler. While I have been seeing (and hearing) them elsewhere for weeks now, this is the first one for Grin this year. Then, to confirm that Spring is here, at the top of the wood, there was a redstart.

I've just had a weekend on the edge of Coniston in the Lake District and there I identified chiffchaff, willow warbler, garden warbler, blackcap and wood warbler (this last only heard, not seen). While Coniston is much further north than Buxton, Grin Wood stands above 400 metres, so is always a late developer - the trees are only just beginning to sprout, so while others are enjoying and shouting about the first arrivals, it's always several weeks later that the migrants start singing in Grin.

1st May today, traditionally the day when swifts appear in Buxton. I will keep a good lookout from the shop today.]]>
Bright and sunny this morning, but with a biting wind, the first bird as I entered Grin Wood was a willow warbler. While I have been seeing (and hearing) them elsewhere for weeks now, this is the first one for Grin this year. Then, to confirm that Spring is here, at the top of the wood, there was a redstart.

I've just had a weekend on the edge of Coniston in the Lake District and there I identified chiffchaff, willow warbler, garden warbler, blackcap and wood warbler (this last only heard, not seen). While Coniston is much further north than Buxton, Grin Wood stands above 400 metres, so is always a late developer - the trees are only just beginning to sprout, so while others are enjoying and shouting about the first arrivals, it's always several weeks later that the migrants start singing in Grin.

1st May today, traditionally the day when swifts appear in Buxton. I will keep a good lookout from the shop today.]]> http://www.wildlifeuk.net/showthread.php?tid=1024 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:17:56 +0000 http://www.wildlifeuk.net/showthread.php?tid=1024 http://www.wildlifeuk.net/showthread.php?tid=1023 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:40:57 +0000 http://www.wildlifeuk.net/showthread.php?tid=1023
I've already seen one person try and feed them bread though, hopefully not too many do.

I will try and get some pictures soon!]]>
I've already seen one person try and feed them bread though, hopefully not too many do.

I will try and get some pictures soon!]]> http://www.wildlifeuk.net/showthread.php?tid=1022 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:56:26 +0000 http://www.wildlifeuk.net/showthread.php?tid=1022 http://www.wildlifeuk.net/showthread.php?tid=1021 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:02:45 +0000 http://www.wildlifeuk.net/showthread.php?tid=1021
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