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The same hedgehog is still in the house, he’s now been there a month, and after several very clear pictures and videos, I have evidence, I’m 100% sure that it is definitely a ‘he’. I’m now becoming quite familiar with his movements and activities, which are quite surprisingly regular. A daily activity, perhaps the highestContinue reading “Hedgehog Nest Update – 2nd May”

One of my biggest enjoyments from nature is that there is always something to look forward to, the next season, the next event or just our next favourite moment of the year. Right now I’m pretty excited because one of my own personal favourite moments is about to happen any day now, the return ofContinue reading “Look up for Swifts”

Another great week. The hedgehog is still nesting in the hedgehog house, it’s still the same one, and I’m still able to watch the comings and goings from the trail camera. The hedgehog, which has been in-situ since the start of April is now staying basically everyday. Unfortunately I can’t see into the nest butContinue reading “Hedgehog Nest Update – 19th April”

There is still a hedgehog in the house and I think, but I’m not 100% sure, that it is still the same one. And again I’m not sure but I do tend to think that it is a female. I’ve been keeping a log of all the comings and goings in the hedgehog house, whichContinue reading “Hedgehog Nest Update – 11th April”

It was horrible and wet but last night I have had my first ‘recorded’ Beech Marten sighting of 2021. I caught a brief glimpse of a Marten actually in the neighbours garden, so technically not in my garden but I’m counting it anyway. Because it was in the neighbours garden and the weather was soContinue reading “The first Beech Marten sighting of 2021”

A new hedgehog has moved into the house, and here he/she is. I can’t be 100% sure, I’m afraid I didn’t have quite so much time this week to monitor the nest activity in complete detail, but I think that the last time the big adult male stayed in the house was last Saturday, 27thContinue reading “Hedgehog Nest Update – 4th April”

A quiz themed round of the Blog today. Spring is upon us, we’re having some fantastic weather here in France and I’ve been out in the garden preparing. One of my jobs has been to clear out the dead geraniums from the window boxes, killed off by the cold weather over the winter. On clearingContinue reading “Name that Larva”

Since the nest building was completed on Monday the hedgehog has been staying but not permanently. I’m trying to track the movements from the trail camera. The Hedgehog has stayed in the house every other daytime following the nest completion. It has stayed on the 22nd, 24th and 26th. It must mean that this hedgehogContinue reading “Hedgehog Nest Update – 27th March”

I’ve been waiting patiently, and indeed I’m still waiting and hoping, for the Great Tits to start nesting and in the meantime a Hedgehog has built a nest in the Hedgehog House. To my great joy and general over-excitement, I have a Hedgehog nest. A Hedgehog first moved in on the evening of the 18thContinue reading “Hedgehog Nest”

A nice, happy thing happened today, I had a new bird visitor to the garden. Bird visitor number 28, a new addition to the list. A chiffChaff. It’s admittedly not a very glamorous looking bird, nor is it very rare. There are lots of them around, particularly in park hedgerows in the Summer months, butContinue reading “Bird Number 28 – ChiffChaff”