All the other creepy crawlies and animals that interact with your garden and the countryside
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Jacksparrow
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by Jacksparrow » Mon Mar 28, 2022 7:46 pm
Willpar wrote: ↑Mon Mar 28, 2022 12:05 pm
Seen my first lizard of the new season this morning. Minus a good part of it`s tail. And it is not even sunny.
If the forecast cold weather arrives it'll disappear for another couple of weeks.

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by Willpar » Mon Mar 28, 2022 8:15 pm
Was thinking that myself JS.
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by Jacksparrow » Mon May 29, 2023 7:58 pm
I was absolutely gobsmacked to have a deer in my garden today. It was a Roe deer. I have no idea where it came from or how it got into the garden. It became rather panicked and was rushing about the back garden. It then suddenly made a dash up the side of the house and out down the drive and crossed a very busy road to go up a cul-de-sac opposite.
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by Willpar » Mon May 29, 2023 9:14 pm
Great sight to see. Have seen them near here in the paying fields.
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by Jacksparrow » Tue May 30, 2023 8:43 pm
I found some Roe Deer droppings on the front lawn today.

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by Willpar » Tue May 30, 2023 9:23 pm
Good fertilizer.
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by Jacksparrow » Fri Mar 15, 2024 8:39 pm
I saw a butterfly today. I couldn't get an ID. It was dark in colour so was probably a Red Admiral or a Small Tortoiseshell as both hibernate in the winter in their adult form.
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by Willpar » Sat Mar 16, 2024 10:34 am
Good spot JS, have not seen any here yet, even on the very few sunny days had here so far.
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by Jacksparrow » Thu Apr 25, 2024 7:40 pm
I found some Roe Deer droppings in the front garden today. I must have visited overnight as there weren't any when I mowed the lawn yesterday.
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by Willpar » Thu Apr 25, 2024 9:14 pm
Nice to have and good plant trimmers.