An oldie but a goldie for Watch groups, of course, is ladybird- watching. A bit late in the year but even now, if you look on tree trunks (particularly limes,...
Hey, Paul, glad you joined us at last! Blimey, are those lil' buggers getting up north already! Susie ... tree ... ladybirds ... the ... why ... ideas ... run....
I've been lurking for some time! Call Derby 'up north'? The northernmost sighting was last year in Burnley but the Derby population is a peculiarity - there...
ps: anyone free on Saturday might want to go to the DANES Annual Insect Show in Derby where freshly captured 'harlequins' will be on show along with many...
Hi Keith, Thanks for the pics - I assume the 'creation' ones are yours? We need pics of all the plants on our site where pics are missing, but would like them...
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the wildlifeservices group: Should wildlife be reintroduced where it has become extinct? Which of the...
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I am not at all sure we should reintroduce species that have been made "extinct" so to speak, lovely though the idea is. I worry that our small country has not...
urban foxes?? ... Just curious here, is the above statement strictly true? I have always regarded them as scavengers and with this in mind cities and towns...
... Foxes will eat most anything when hungry, but are really carnivores the same as us, rabbits being their favourite, not many of those to be found in cities!...
... be ... ** We may not have many rabbits but we have plenty of rats! Foxes aren't silly though and they like an easy life just like the rest of us ... so...
Andrew, You are correct. Foxes moved into towns and cities simply because they could find food and shelter there. Because people leave so much edible rubbish...
<<<PRESS RELEASE New Science Indicates Selective Logging of Amazon Highly Destructive>>> There's an article in this weeks New Scientist saying the same. The...
I hear grey squirrels are going to be put on the pill in an effort to curb their numbers. I hope they remember to take them on the right days. Susie...
No, but it's clearly complicated - especially on how you can get them to eat it. Does it affect other, less noxious, mammals. Can it get into the human food...
... them ... Don't we already have high levels of female hormone in our water supply anyway? A few pumped up squiggles shouldn't make much difference(apart...
" farmers should be paid to support the environment and countryside rather than to produce food." discuss. refering to Hill Farming in upland britain. any...
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Sheep are never safe with me around!! Bloody things, eating the countryside and preventing woodland regeneration. Regards, Martin. Martin Bailey, Ecologist ...
Hello Alice, A very complex subject and something that concerns me a great deal. In order to invest in the environment, farming has to be viable. There can be...
Hmm, are the sheep ever safe? There is a real problem about hormones - they have certain (complex) effects on the producing species and can have diferent...
Sheep are never safe with me around!! Bloody things, eating the countryside and preventing woodland regeneration. Responsible for the highland clearances as...
Simple, we use the contraceptive wherever red squirrels don't occur (most of the UK), and trap and kill the greys that live near them. Easy. Regards, Martin. ...
Susan, Just looked at your web site. Does this mean we're competitive or complimentary? Regards, Martin. Martin Bailey, Ecologist Wildlife & Countryside...
