Wildlife in the garden - summer approaches

[simond]

Thanks Nigel, I have an almost unlimited supply….

 

[daifly]

We have had occasional visits from badgers, with a similar outcome to you. A wildlife expert told me that they don’t like the scent of human male urine and I can confirm that is correct…

Nigel

We had a badger sett a few yards from our boundary and, having heard the same as James, applied the same successful solution.

The sett was abandoned shortly afterwards.

Feel free to PM if I can help!

Dave

 

[simond]

Feel free to PM if I can help!

I assume you’re taking the…

 

[daifly]

I assume you’re taking the…

No, donating!

 

[Max M]

A wildlife expert told me that they don’t like the scent of human male urine and I can confirm that is correct…

You never stop learning...I never realised I had something in common with Badgers I'm the same regarding male pee.

 

[simond]

As is my wife, who was horrified by my suggestion of going out each evening after dark…

 

[SimonT]

It is also the best thing there is for getting a new compost heap to go.

 

[paulc]

It is also the best thing there is for getting a new compost heap to go.

Go where ? Is this like trying to get rid of the Badgers ?

 

[40057]

Go where ? Is this like trying to get rid of the Badgers ?

Adds nutrients (N, P) for the microbes so they can get to work decomposing.

 

[simond]

Vitamin P…

Reaches the parts all other beers reach.

 

[SimonT]

Reaches the parts all other beers reach.

When the boys were round for a barbie and beer, there was a competition for that. Bit of a damp squib these days

 

[Eastsidepilot]

Our local farmer Jed, who's fields surround us, has decided to retire after having run his families farm for more than 30 years. He'd taken over from his Father but alas has no one to pass the running onto, his daughter not being able to do so.
So he has decided to take the government's SFI, sustainable farming incentive, which returns the land to wild flower meadow basically.

Today saw him seed drilling.



So now Bett and I are wondering what differences in the wild life we'll see visiting our garden ? We already see deer, rabbits, hares and all manner of birds, I imagine more insect varieties.

Col.

 

[Osgood]

On which subject here is an interesting scheme - we had a tour around the Little Massingham Estate to see what it was all about:

WildEast

WildEast

wildeast.co.uk

The fields behind you may well eventually become part of this initiative, Col - creating a wildlife corridor.