Norm
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- Location
- Audlem,S. Cheshire
Has anyone else noticed a lot more hedgehogs about this year?
Hedgehogs
- Thread starter Norm
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Norm
Member
- Location
- Audlem,S. Cheshire
Yes, they've been thinned out drastically
DocPhil001
Member
- Location
- Holsworthy, Devon
Yes. Most I have seen for years!
yellow belly
Member
- Location
- south west lincolnshire
I have seen 6 run down on the road
All within villages
And see badgers run down outside village
20 plus
Order of numbers seen run down
Badger
Deer
Cock pheasant
Hedgehogs
Hares
Rabbits
All within villages
And see badgers run down outside village
20 plus
Order of numbers seen run down
Badger
Deer
Cock pheasant
Hedgehogs
Hares
Rabbits
- Location
- Cirencester
Had a few in the garden last year, they brought off some young too but not seen them this year and food that we put out does not go every night, will have to put my wildlife camera up and see what is taking it.
Cows 'n grass
Member
- Location
- Modbury, South Devon
Yes. Our bit of South Devon has had 3 years of stripy culling now. I hadn't seen a hedgehog for 15/20 years but in the last two months I've seen a couple of live ones and one dead at side of the road. Even the dead one has to be a positive sign.
Guiggs
Member
- Location
- Leicestershire
You must be in a low pikey area!!
Thankfully yes.....
Hares seemed to take a hit about 7 years ago but back on the rise. Love to see them about and never shoot one.
Hopefully if the cull starts this autumn they should have a good few years ahead of tthem.
Guiggs
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- Location
- Leicestershire
Plenty of hares locally too, I like seeing them about, unfortunately we have an above average population of pikeys, they have been driving all over peoples land with their lurchers over the past couple of years after hares but a few ditches dug out and some fences and their fun seems to have been slightly curtailed of late!
Norm
Member
- Location
- Audlem,S. Cheshire
Another cull?
yellow belly
Member
- Location
- south west lincolnshire
2012 hares had a very poor breeding year
Numbers now batting back to 2011 numbers
Numbers now batting back to 2011 numbers
- Location
- Lincolnshire
A hedgehog moved in here. Was eating cat food with the cat and the blackbird. Not seen it for a while now.
We have a huge number of bumble bees here this year. Garden is buzzing with them. Been stung twice. They are more an orange brown colour than yellow and black stripes. The sting is fairly mild but when they attack you can't stop them.
Also stone bees in the house wall.
We have a huge number of bumble bees here this year. Garden is buzzing with them. Been stung twice. They are more an orange brown colour than yellow and black stripes. The sting is fairly mild but when they attack you can't stop them.
Also stone bees in the house wall.
Jameshenry
Member
- Location
- Cornwall
Seen quite a few here running around the fields at lambing time, and for some strange reason my border collie has become obsessed by them and has sniffed out quite a few of them during the day, which he then proceeds to try and carry around
- Location
- Cirencester
Put the camera out the other night and this is the result. I use an old clay pipe about 5-6" dia and put dried cat food inside, foxes cant get to it, this also attracts any slugs etc too which the hogs will then eat as well. Apparently you cannot overfeed them, it's surprising how much they get through. P.S. The time and date etc are not correct, never set it.
Doing it for the kids
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Not seen one around here for a year or so now. Plenty of Newcastle supporters about though.
I would love to see data to relate cull zones with hog number changes...
I would love to see data to relate cull zones with hog number changes...