Meadow date 11/01/2021
Here’s a quick update with the progress on our new photography hide at the wildflower meadow. Like the rest of the U.K. we’re in lockdown , so progress has been slow. The hide itself is nearly finished and ready to be dismantled and then transported to the meadow . Graham has started the hide foundations , so the end is in sight, but we are still going to be delayed by current situation.
I guess being ethical doesn’t just apply to our approach to photography, but also to the way we want to manage and use the land at the meadow . This includes the building of the hide.
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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How wonderful
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Thank you
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Looks great, a new adventure can start…
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Hopefully soon
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What a lot of work. I think the rewards will be great.
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Really hope so, the camera trap images look promising, and the land is in a very peaceful spot , we even have a very good country inn a short walk away…..
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Good planning with the country inn nearby! Are you likely to start in winter (after the lockdown ends) or spring?
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We’re ready to go now , but need the restrictions lifted first , we’re hoping with an improvement in the Covid situation to be finished by Easter. We only really need one weekend to build….
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Looks like you’re all set to go when you get the thumbs up.
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