Author: Georgia Locock

Spiky visitor.

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Over the past few weeks I have had the chance to have my trail camera set up in my garden most nights. At first I had a hedgehog visiting every few days but over the past week he has been coming every night. Unfortunately though he hasn’t been around to the last two nights but hopefully he will visit again some time in the next week. I’ve been able to get some footage of the hedgehog on my trail camera, at the moment there is only one visiting but in the past I’ve had up to three.

I attract hedgehogs to my garden with dog food and meal worms which seem to be there favorite. I’m looking forward to filming he or she again over the next few weeks again, here’s some of my most recent best footage.

 

Garden beauty galore!

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Yesterday I visited Elford Hall Garden with my local Wildlife Trust Group (The Lichfield Wildlife Trust). Firstly we were given an introduction about the place then we went on a walk round. I managed to get lots of lovely photos of the beautiful flowers, sights and wildlife here. The sight was nothing less then a wildlife haven, with ancient trees, bug hotels, a wide variety of plants, the River Tame which goes past and some woodland areas. It was a wonderful place to walk around and I’m looking forward to going again. For more information about Elford Hall Garden here’s the website – http://www.elfordhallgarden.org.uk/

Here are some photos that I took.

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Day four in the Lake District.

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Today was our last full day in the Lake District. After visiting Dodds Wood on Tuesday searching for red squirrels we decided to come back here as it was such a lovely area and in the hope of perhaps seeing some osprey.

On the way to Dodds Wood we stopped off at a village which is well known in the Lake District, this was Grasmere. Here was had a look round, enjoyed the surrounding hills and, of course, brought some Grasmere gingerbread. Below are some photos that I took around Grasmere.

We then carried on to Dodds Wood, which isn’t far from Keswick. Once there, we made our way up to the first Osprey viewing point. We came here on Tuesday but today there was a lot more people, volunteers and spotting scopes set up. We didn’t see any red squirrels this time but we did see some osprey and the nest they have here which is by Bassenthwaite Lake. We then made our way up to the second Osprey Viewpoint which was another 30 minute, uphill walk away but once there it was worth it as the views were wonderful! There were spotting scopes set up here too and we managed to get a better view of the Ospreys nest. The visitors and volunteers there were all looking out to see if they could spot one of the pair about. It was brilliant to see an Osprey as this was the first time I’d ever seen one. It was very far away and I wasn’t able to get a very good photo. The bird which I first got to see also had a fish which it had caught. Both birds then became more present and one sat by the nest. There are camera pointing at the nest and you can see screenshots which are updated every few seconds online. I felt very privileged to seen an osprey as they are a rare sight in the UK. Since my trip, I have been following the Ospreys progress and a few days after I made this visit the first egg hatched. You can read more about the Lake District Osprey Project here – http://www.ospreywatch.co.uk/wordpress/

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Here’s a photo that I took through one of the spotting scopes, it isn’t the best quality but you can just work out the bird at the bottom.

Day three in the Lake District.

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After an exciting second day tracking down some red squirrels. Today we decided to go to some more urban areas. This took us to a town called Barrow-in-Furness. We didn’t see much wildlife as we were looking around the shops but I did see a lot of gulls. Some of which were nesting in some unusual places, one example was a pair that had a nest in a statue on a round about!

On the way back to the place we stopped at, we stopped at a small town called Ulverston. One thing I noticed about being in the Lake District is that wherever you look, even beyond the town centers, you can see wonderful hills and countryside in the background. Here are some photos that I took today on day three.

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