Wildlife in your Garden

[Frang]

https://www.grandoldteam.com/forum/threads/so-just-mowed-my-lawn.44750/#post-1253613

What a great thread.

Anyway I basically live opposite a farm these days so you name it we get it. Mainly the cats bring back shrews and mice. But seems foxes, badgers, pheasants, rabbits, hates, sheep obvs, cows in the distance, horses ride past all day, and have also seen frogs and umm that might be it. Oh one hedgehog.

Oh and we have Kites in the sky which apparently used to be dead rare but aren’t so much these days. They’re massive.

 

[Alanbileysfeathercut]

Frogs
Hedgehogs
Various cats
Mice.
Crows
Seagulls.
Pigeons
Blackbirds
Magpies.
Sparrows.

 

[larbert toffee]

Oh and there was a hornet in the garage the other day. I basically souled myself and legged it out of there hoping it would die.

What? you started singing Motown songs?

 

[Frang]

What? you started singing Motown songs?

its easy as A..B...C !!

 

[Barnfred 55]

I'm in Slough and the garden is full of slags

You could always unchain them.

 

[COYBL25]

I've had to put boards down to stop hedgehogs getting into my garden.

Hedgehogs are good mate, they eat all the nasties in the garden - slugs snails etc.

You`re lucky to have them in your garden, as they`re on the way out too.

 

[Frang]

Hedgehogs are good mate, they eat all the nasties in the garden - slugs snails etc.

You`re lucky to have them in your garden, as they`re on the way out too.

always used to see loads literally flattened in the road .. like hundreds of them, as a kid

its very rare to see one like that now

 

[COYBL25]

always used to see loads literally flattened in the road .. like hundreds of them, as a kid

its very rare to see one like that now

Same here, you hardly ever see them squashed on the road anymore either !

 

[Frang]

Same here, you hardly ever see them squashed on the road anymore either !

it defo cant be down to the better drivers that for sure !!

 

[Eggs]

Same here, you hardly ever see them squashed on the road anymore either !

....since Frank passed his HGV.

 

[Toast]

Hedgehogs are good mate, they eat all the nasties in the garden - slugs snails etc.

You`re lucky to have them in your garden, as they`re on the way out too.

I'm sure they are ace.
But at 2am when I'm letting me dogs out for a slash and they start ragging them around, im not standing in my garden in my bills getting soaked and covered in hedgehog blood anymore.
I tried having a spy and seeing if I could spot them without success. They must stink to a dogs nose as once I open the door they are off like lightning to get them.

I used to take them out for a late night walk before I moved, but no chance of me doing that where I live now.

 

[larbert toffee]

always used to see loads literally flattened in the road .. like hundreds of them, as a kid

its very rare to see one like that now

Yes mate they evolved and are now able to dodge motors with ease.

 

[kev]

I'm sure they are ace.
But at 2am when I'm letting me dogs out for a slash and they start ragging them around, im not standing in my garden in my bills getting soaked and covered in hedgehog blood anymore.
I tried having a spy and seeing if I could spot them without success. They must stink to a dogs nose as once I open the door they are off like lightning to get them.

I used to take them out for a late night walk before I moved, but no chance of me doing that where I live now.

That's fair comment. They probably stand more chance with the roads than your dogs

 

[kev]

What a great thread.

Agreed, it's a fantastic thread.
Come on lads (and lasses) SHOW US YOUR TITS

 

[anton66]

always used to see loads literally flattened in the road .. like hundreds of them, as a kid

its very rare to see one like that now

Still walking?