A cold winter’s day full of surprises
After a long walk on my ‘south patch’ which didn’t prove very productive except good fresh air, I thought I’d pop into the ruins of Bishop’s Waltham Palace grounds to have a peep there.
Surprises in wildlife watching cease to amaze me. I thought from afar it was a Kestrel hovering around the derelict building, getting closer I realised it was a Bat ! Mid day in early February, what’s going on ?
This I don’t mind too much as it’s gaining knowledge of my own backyard and observing what’s right and what’s wrong (in my opinion).
However, a nice bright day on one of the walks gave me a nice opportunity to photograph a Common Buzzard.
New Build Housing Developments
There are around 500 houses being built in three separate spots around Bishop’s Waltham.
With so much publicity and worry about the decline of Hedgehogs and promoting ways to save them from extinction, these new developments just don’t seem to take any notice of this, building houses fenced in by 6′ high panels leaving nowhere for Hedgehogs to roam and hunt in their natural way.
I’m sure this would not only help Hedgehogs but at the same time make new owners feel they are doing something beneficial to nature and after all, it’s nature’s future !
See the Down the Lane Hedgehogs in the Garden pages
Next stop is Bird Boxes !