A friend of mine has a pond that the farmer wants to dig out and extend so the water from his field drains into it. At present there are Common Newts living in it, and she wants to know if they are...
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There's a bird, which I can't see, singing somewhere in the garden. It sounds to be high up in some tall hedge or tree. The 'song' is a constantly repeated phrase on one high note :...
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Found this small ball of feathers on the stairs inside our house. This was in March in the Outer Hebridies on the Isle of Harris. I am thinking it is a Goldcrest, but would like confirmation. Many...
Whats the difference between crows and ravens and big crows and wee crows? Out walking this evening and noticed crows on the telegraph lines, some were noticibly bigger than others. Are the big ones...
Every year by this time, my pond is usually throbbing to the tune of happy frogs. This year, I have't had a solitary frog, and therefore no frog spawn. Friends who have ponds have all been visited....
I would like to get maps of footpaths in my local area - all the books cover a larger area and there are only a couple that would interest me so I don't want to spend money on those. . I need a very...
Earlier tonight my husband pulled our dog into the car by lifting him up by his lead, no other support at all, and I can't even look at him. He has said sorry, but it's as if its not enough, I am...
We have got a pool full of frogs and frog spawn. I understand it is illegal to remove the spawn, but we dont want a pool full of frogs, as we found one frog attached to a fish today, and the fish has...
Every year for about 20 0r more years now frogs have come to our pond in the garden and deposited spawn. Last year we had about 50 frogs. This year there are none at all. We have done nothing...
