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Vlad_The_Impaler said:
Hopefully all these big cat sightings are true aswell, the deer here need a predator.
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Same here in Pennsylvania we don’t really have a large predator of deer and they cause so much damage on cars every year. Insurance companies go crazy . We have coyotes that kill some and bears eat a lot of fawns but we def need wolves or mountain lions.
 
red_house said:
There's a predator all right .....P..ikeys
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If only.

I think they've moved on these days.

Years ago my dog was forever appearing out of the bushes with assorted bits of deer and their offal.

Poachers used to gut and cut off hooves etc. to reduce the weight.


haven't seen that for a while, also the local bush telegraph seldom mentions poaching.

Plenty of quad bikes and tools being stolen though.
 
Ken Baileys Ghost said:
If only.

I think they've moved on these days.

Years ago my dog was forever appearing out of the bushes with assorted bits of deer and their offal.

Poachers used to gut and cut off hooves etc. to reduce the weight.


haven't seen that for a while, also the local bush telegraph seldom mentions poaching.

Plenty of quad bikes and tools being stolen though.
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The deer have quad bikes?

No wonder they’re not being predated as much
 
Hi all. Seeing that we've got some down-time from the beautiful game these next two weeks, how about some folk sharing pics of local wildlife out there again? Spring's on its way- the birds are starting to sing, Long Tailed tits were nest building on our local golf course yesterday and the Dunnocks in our garden are getting up to stuff that would make even New Old Cherry blush. Let me kick it off with this pic of a couple of Great Crested Grebe at Longham Lakes on Friday. They look ready for a bit of a courtship dance. 546A9882.jpg
 
Slightly off topic but yesterday morning I visited The Cherry Tree Nursery off the Northbourne roundabout. I hsven't been there for some time as the Kings Park Nursery was my first port of call now sadly closed.

What a great atmosphere at the Cherry Tree over and above the very reasonable prices. I noticed their range of plants has increased so if you are able pop in to have a look and support a great organisation. A win win.
 
hba1 said:
Slightly off topic but yesterday morning I visited The Cherry Tree Nursery off the Northbourne roundabout. I hsven't been there for some time as the Kings Park Nursery was my first port of call now sadly closed.

What a great atmosphere at the Cherry Tree over and above the very reasonable prices. I noticed their range of plants has increased so if you are able pop in to have a look and support a great organisation. A win win.
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They're a fabulous bunch
I would encourage anyone to visit them first rather than a 'proper' garden centre


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The closure of the Kings Park Nursery was criminal

An easy target to save a few quid when millions are being squandered by BCP elsewhere
 
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10 years ago or so rabbits were in abundance at Littledown and you would see many grazing by the copper dean roundabout.
I'd like to know why they all got vanquished because I don't think the blame is all on foxes, this country is one of the least threatening in world with wild predators, I think the government should explain their disappearance,
 
Vlad_The_Impaler said:
10 years ago or so rabbits were in abundance at Littledown and you would see many grazing by the copper dean roundabout.
I'd like to know why they all got vanquished because I don't think the blame is all on foxes, this country is one of the least threatening in world with wild predators, I think the government should explain their disappearance,
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Have they been mixing their toasties?
 
Vlad_The_Impaler said:
10 years ago or so rabbits were in abundance at Littledown and you would see many grazing by the copper dean roundabout.
I'd like to know why they all got vanquished because I don't think the blame is all on foxes, this country is one of the least threatening in world with wild predators, I think the government should explain their disappearance,
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Poisoned of course.

Same thing happens here, abundance of them, then a cull and then nothing.
 
Vlad_The_Impaler said:
10 years ago or so rabbits were in abundance at Littledown and you would see many grazing by the copper dean roundabout.
I'd like to know why they all got vanquished because I don't think the blame is all on foxes, this country is one of the least threatening in world with wild predators, I think the government should explain their disappearance,
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Staple diet of the lizard people.

Good luck getting the government to admit that.
 
Vlad_The_Impaler said:
10 years ago or so rabbits were in abundance at Littledown and you would see many grazing by the copper dean roundabout.
I'd like to know why they all got vanquished because I don't think the blame is all on foxes, this country is one of the least threatening in world with wild predators, I think the government should explain their disappearance,
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New disease
Not Mixy
RVHD2

Barely a rabbit to be seen here

Which is fine by me
 
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