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by Robbie Phillips
Sat Feb 22, 2025 11:27 pm
Forum: News and Events
Topic: Nature restoration site open day on Exmoor: Saturday 1st March 2-4pm
Replies: 0
Views: 5197

Nature restoration site open day on Exmoor: Saturday 1st March 2-4pm

For anyone interested there will be an open site event and guided tour to see a range of nature restoration projects that have been delivered with support from Exmoor National Park and the Farming in Protected Landscapes programme at Longstone Wells (Exmoor), near Haseley Mill North Molton on Saturd...
by Robbie Phillips
Tue May 09, 2023 6:45 pm
Forum: Life in the Meadow
Topic: The meadows are springing
Replies: 8
Views: 19417

Re: The meadows are springing

Hi Paul, A tricky one. Often birds of prey will que into any lure used to attract bird such as swallows and if the swallows are there there is the risk they may be predated. However, when trying to attract new breeders often the risk is low as they may not be there often when the lure is playing. An...
by Robbie Phillips
Sun Jul 03, 2022 5:30 pm
Forum: Identify This
Topic: Poo or pellet or………….
Replies: 1
Views: 8120

Re: Poo or pellet or………….

This looks like it is a pellet rather then poo. There are a range of bird species that can cough up pellets as a way of getting rid of indigestible material, in this case beetle carapaces and damselfly's. Raptor and owl pellets are fairly well documented and easy to distinguish between species, but ...