Another hedgehog rescued and now safe at Oak and Furrows rescue centre. This little hog was out during the day . Whilst hedgehogs do sometime take daytime walks ( and it’s important to leave them alone and not to intervene ,for example it might be a mother with young ) this was a small hedgehog. Dehydrated and under weight. So well done Emma and Molly for finding and helping this little hog. Want to get to know the hedgehog a little more , click here
THE MOLE
The Mole , Talpa euopaea Moles are a regular visitor at the Meadow Hide , we have never seen one which is normal but the evident there , with their distinctive mole hills periodically appearing in the grass path to the hide. The mole is a small mammal that spends most of it’s life underground…
SLOW WORM
Slow worm , Anguis fragilis With long, smooth, shiny, grey or brown bodies, slow worms look very similar to a small snakes and can grow up to 50cm long. In fact the Slow worm is a legless lizard , and are quite harmless to humans. Slow worms like humid conditions and emerge from their hiding…
REEVES MUNTJAC
The Reeves Muntjac ( Muntiacus reevesi ) is a small stocky deer , with a distinctive haunched appearance , with a rusty brown coat which turns a dull shade of grey in winter. The Muntjac was named in 1812 after John Reeves of the East India Company. This non native species originated in south east Asia and was introduced to…
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