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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Early this morning on my moonlit walk home from work a bat flew right past my face. It could have been a unicorn for the excitement I felt as I rarely see them in London with all the light pollution.
What little drops of UK nature mesmerise you and fill you with joy when you see them. What have you not seen but hope to spot in the great British outdoors and what has vanished from your local environment that you wish would thrive once more? |
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I saw a toad on a nature walk this week with my youngest. The excitement I felt was almost as great as the time I saw a small deer on a different nature walk. I took a photo of the toad in case it was supposed to be my Prince Charming 
Another one slipped through the net… |
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By *EAT..85Woman
over a year ago
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I love bat watching, they fly over my garden at dusk every night 🦇🖤 So glad you got to see them in the smoke!
I get really excited when I spot herons, and I used to live near a kingfisher years ago. So much smaller than I assumed. I found a dead mole once. Tiny! |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I saw a toad on a nature walk this week with my youngest. The excitement I felt was almost as great as the time I saw a small deer on a different nature walk. I took a photo of the toad in case it was supposed to be my Prince Charming
Another one slipped through the net…"
I love frogs and toads. Great way to teach kids about life cycles too |
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"I love bat watching, they fly over my garden at dusk every night 🦇🖤 So glad you got to see them in the smoke!
I get really excited when I spot herons, and I used to live near a kingfisher years ago. So much smaller than I assumed. I found a dead mole once. Tiny! "
Only seen a kingfisher twice in the UK and that was just outside London. There are very elusive in the capital. They are so gorgeous |
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I love our local wildlife , being an early morning dog walker and avid golfer I get to see lots.
Deer, badgers, foxes, squirrels, our golf course has a thriving population of Kestrels which are always nice to watch.
However the best recent unexpected encounter was a pair of otters playing in a local stream. Happily watch them for hours |
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By *aFemmeCoquetteWoman
over a year ago
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We have a Little Egret that visits daily next to my work, and on a rare occasion a Kingfisher. Have managed to get many pictures of the former but not the latter.
We also had some broody Moorhens this week as well 😂 |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I love our local wildlife , being an early morning dog walker and avid golfer I get to see lots.
Deer, badgers, foxes, squirrels, our golf course has a thriving population of Kestrels which are always nice to watch.
However the best recent unexpected encounter was a pair of otters playing in a local stream. Happily watch them for hours "
Wow that's quite a list. Early summer there was a peregrine falcon in my neighbourhood that would fly over my playground. There are a few in Hackney but not seen that often. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"We have a Little Egret that visits daily next to my work, and on a rare occasion a Kingfisher. Have managed to get many pictures of the former but not the latter.
We also had some broody Moorhens this week as well 😂"
They are so speedy. Little flash of colour and they are gone. |
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By *aFemmeCoquetteWoman
over a year ago
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"We have a Little Egret that visits daily next to my work, and on a rare occasion a Kingfisher. Have managed to get many pictures of the former but not the latter.
We also had some broody Moorhens this week as well 😂
They are so speedy. Little flash of colour and they are gone. "
I know! I've been trying to get pictures of the Red Kites that are over my house a lot too but they are too fast, one nearly took me out this morning they're deceiving and look small in the air but theyre huge! |
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"We have a Little Egret that visits daily next to my work, and on a rare occasion a Kingfisher. Have managed to get many pictures of the former but not the latter.
We also had some broody Moorhens this week as well 😂
They are so speedy. Little flash of colour and they are gone.
I know! I've been trying to get pictures of the Red Kites that are over my house a lot too but they are too fast, one nearly took me out this morning they're deceiving and look small in the air but theyre huge! "
They are big up close. They were re introduced not far from me about 10 years ago and are thriving . It’s a rare day I don’t see 2 or 3. Beautiful when the sun catches them right |
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"I love our local wildlife , being an early morning dog walker and avid golfer I get to see lots.
Deer, badgers, foxes, squirrels, our golf course has a thriving population of Kestrels which are always nice to watch.
However the best recent unexpected encounter was a pair of otters playing in a local stream. Happily watch them for hours
Wow that's quite a list. Early summer there was a peregrine falcon in my neighbourhood that would fly over my playground. There are a few in Hackney but not seen that often."
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Once, en route to Sanna, we turned a corner to find two massive stags having a stand off in the middle of the road! They were B, but they were HUGE...Scarily big...and they looked very angry!! The noise they made breathing scared the dogs in the back. We were in an old L reg Fiat Panda at the time so we reversed as quick as we could.
Have caught a glimpse of otters fishing at night in the dark in the local river.
I like throwing something into long grass for the dog, and then watching the birds swoop across the grass for the insects the dog disturbed.
I also like seeing sea birds do a wee dance on the grass...thumping their feet, trying to convince the worms it's raining.
A x
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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago
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I had a Jersey Tiger moth in my house recently. They aren't very common to London.
My nettles attract a lot of wildlife 
I get excited when I see a squirrel run along my fence as I'm not near a wooded area.
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Oh I'm in heaven at the moment as a frog has taken up residence in my garden!
Feeling a tad paranoid that one of the neighborhood cats will have it away so I'm regularly out there checking up on the little critter. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Once, en route to Sanna, we turned a corner to find two massive stags having a stand off in the middle of the road! They were B, but they were HUGE...Scarily big...and they looked very angry!! The noise they made breathing scared the dogs in the back. We were in an old L reg Fiat Panda at the time so we reversed as quick as we could.
Have caught a glimpse of otters fishing at night in the dark in the local river.
I like throwing something into long grass for the dog, and then watching the birds swoop across the grass for the insects the dog disturbed.
I also like seeing sea birds do a wee dance on the grass...thumping their feet, trying to convince the worms it's raining.
A x
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Sounds terrifying in an awesome way. Something to view from a distance. Love seeing the strategies nature has conceived to survive. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Lady birds I’ve hardly seen any lately 🐞"
There were a couple of days when they were EVERYWHERE in London almost like flying ant day but with ladybirds. Other than that they are definitely down on what I'm used to seeing. I get then hiding in the gaps of my windows for winter. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Oh I'm in heaven at the moment as a frog has taken up residence in my garden!
Feeling a tad paranoid that one of the neighborhood cats will have it away so I'm regularly out there checking up on the little critter."
Frogs are very endearing. I definitely have a soft spot for them. Keep up the good work keeping kermit safe x |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I had a Jersey Tiger moth in my house recently. They aren't very common to London.
My nettles attract a lot of wildlife
I get excited when I see a squirrel run along my fence as I'm not near a wooded area.
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Well spotted. I think there is a site were they are asking to register sightings |
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Had a couple of epic encounters when on hols in Canada ( it was a wildlife photography trip)
1) played fetch with a juvenile orca, who repeatedly “ threw” a loose net float onto our boat and waited for us to throw it back so it could fetch it again
2) opened our cabin door to find a female and juvenile elk scoffing flowers from the planter right outside. Bit scary!
They were random encounters, proper trips got us more orca, grey and humpback whales, several species of dolphin and porpoise, Stella sea lions, harbour seals, river otter, hundreds of super cute sea otters, wolf, black and brown bears. Plus lots of hummingbirds which was a first for me.
If you want a real wildlife adventure I can’t recommend Vancouver Island enough |
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"I remember seeing bats near our holiday chalet as a child and being scared to walk back from the clubhouse. "
When my daughter was about 10 we went to Norwich and sat on the banks of the canal watching them hunt bugs. It was her first time seeing them and she was fascinated. Bats feature heavily in her wardrobe at the moment. Funny how childhood memories stick with you. Are you still scared of bats? |
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I used to work in the Yorkshire Dales. Stood outside once and watched 2 cows having a fight. The black and white one charged the brown one, full-on headbutt to the stomach then stamped on its foot. At which point the brown cow came storming over, got in between them and broke up the fight.
It was like being in Wetherspoons at 1am |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Had a couple of epic encounters when on hols in Canada ( it was a wildlife photography trip)
1) played fetch with a juvenile orca, who repeatedly “ threw” a loose net float onto our boat and waited for us to throw it back so it could fetch it again
2) opened our cabin door to find a female and juvenile elk scoffing flowers from the planter right outside. Bit scary!
They were random encounters, proper trips got us more orca, grey and humpback whales, several species of dolphin and porpoise, Stella sea lions, harbour seals, river otter, hundreds of super cute sea otters, wolf, black and brown bears. Plus lots of hummingbirds which was a first for me.
If you want a real wildlife adventure I can’t recommend Vancouver Island enough "
Globally there are some amazing natural wonders. Sounds like you had a blast.I was thinking specifically of UK based critters. Have you seen any large UK marine mammals. From time to time there are whales and dolphins in the Thames but I've never seen any |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I’ve had an eagle owl appear from nowhere hovering right in my face I could feel the wind from its wings the thing was huge and quite scary at the time…afterwards though it felt great to have been so close to such a great bird. |
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"Had a couple of epic encounters when on hols in Canada ( it was a wildlife photography trip)
1) played fetch with a juvenile orca, who repeatedly “ threw” a loose net float onto our boat and waited for us to throw it back so it could fetch it again
2) opened our cabin door to find a female and juvenile elk scoffing flowers from the planter right outside. Bit scary!
They were random encounters, proper trips got us more orca, grey and humpback whales, several species of dolphin and porpoise, Stella sea lions, harbour seals, river otter, hundreds of super cute sea otters, wolf, black and brown bears. Plus lots of hummingbirds which was a first for me.
If you want a real wildlife adventure I can’t recommend Vancouver Island enough
Globally there are some amazing natural wonders. Sounds like you had a blast.I was thinking specifically of UK based critters. Have you seen any large UK marine mammals. From time to time there are whales and dolphins in the Thames but I've never seen any"
Yes we’ve had a few orca and large numbers of dolphins off the Co Durham and Northumberland coast this year. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I’ve had an eagle owl appear from nowhere hovering right in my face I could feel the wind from its wings the thing was huge and quite scary at the time…afterwards though it felt great to have been so close to such a great bird. "
Owls are awesome. Another time walking my same route home I heard an owl. Unfortunately I had someone tagging along with me and I didn't have the heart to say "I'm leaving you to seek out an owl" - I regret my decision ;-p |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Had a couple of epic encounters when on hols in Canada ( it was a wildlife photography trip)
1) played fetch with a juvenile orca, who repeatedly “ threw” a loose net float onto our boat and waited for us to throw it back so it could fetch it again
2) opened our cabin door to find a female and juvenile elk scoffing flowers from the planter right outside. Bit scary!
They were random encounters, proper trips got us more orca, grey and humpback whales, several species of dolphin and porpoise, Stella sea lions, harbour seals, river otter, hundreds of super cute sea otters, wolf, black and brown bears. Plus lots of hummingbirds which was a first for me.
If you want a real wildlife adventure I can’t recommend Vancouver Island enough
Globally there are some amazing natural wonders. Sounds like you had a blast.I was thinking specifically of UK based critters. Have you seen any large UK marine mammals. From time to time there are whales and dolphins in the Thames but I've never seen any
Yes we’ve had a few orca and large numbers of dolphins off the Co Durham and Northumberland coast this year. "
Wow, that's pretty cool. Have some decent waterfowl around my way and a few herons and comerants (don't think that spelt right) |
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"Had a couple of epic encounters when on hols in Canada ( it was a wildlife photography trip)
1) played fetch with a juvenile orca, who repeatedly “ threw” a loose net float onto our boat and waited for us to throw it back so it could fetch it again
2) opened our cabin door to find a female and juvenile elk scoffing flowers from the planter right outside. Bit scary!
They were random encounters, proper trips got us more orca, grey and humpback whales, several species of dolphin and porpoise, Stella sea lions, harbour seals, river otter, hundreds of super cute sea otters, wolf, black and brown bears. Plus lots of hummingbirds which was a first for me.
If you want a real wildlife adventure I can’t recommend Vancouver Island enough
Globally there are some amazing natural wonders. Sounds like you had a blast.I was thinking specifically of UK based critters. Have you seen any large UK marine mammals. From time to time there are whales and dolphins in the Thames but I've never seen any
Yes we’ve had a few orca and large numbers of dolphins off the Co Durham and Northumberland coast this year.
Wow, that's pretty cool. Have some decent waterfowl around my way and a few herons and comerants (don't think that spelt right) "
I’m lucky that Northumberland is pretty much in my doorstep 😁 |
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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago
East London |
"I had a Jersey Tiger moth in my house recently. They aren't very common to London.
My nettles attract a lot of wildlife
I get excited when I see a squirrel run along my fence as I'm not near a wooded area.
Well spotted. I think there is a site were they are asking to register sightings"
I'll have a look for it, thank you. |
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By *urvey1990Woman
over a year ago
Gloucestershire |
Im so lucky I can sit in my garden on a evening and I have a family of them that fly over and they come so close to me.
I see deers all the time as well I love it I get so excited every time even if I see 10 in a week im the same every time. |
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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago
East London |
"I had a Jersey Tiger moth in my house recently. They aren't very common to London.
My nettles attract a lot of wildlife
I get excited when I see a squirrel run along my fence as I'm not near a wooded area.
Well spotted. I think there is a site were they are asking to register sightings
I'll have a look for it, thank you. "
6 days too late for this year. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I had a Jersey Tiger moth in my house recently. They aren't very common to London.
My nettles attract a lot of wildlife
I get excited when I see a squirrel run along my fence as I'm not near a wooded area.
Well spotted. I think there is a site were they are asking to register sightings
I'll have a look for it, thank you.
6 days too late for this year."
Keep those nettles thriving Nanna x |
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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago
East London |
"I had a Jersey Tiger moth in my house recently. They aren't very common to London.
My nettles attract a lot of wildlife
I get excited when I see a squirrel run along my fence as I'm not near a wooded area.
Well spotted. I think there is a site were they are asking to register sightings
I'll have a look for it, thank you.
6 days too late for this year.
Keep those nettles thriving Nanna x"
No worries on that front lol x |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Im so lucky I can sit in my garden on a evening and I have a family of them that fly over and they come so close to me.
I see deers all the time as well I love it I get so excited every time even if I see 10 in a week im the same every time. "
So jealous. I'd love that.
Not seen many deers in the wild as I'm way to urban. Lots of foxes and I still love seeing then. |
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By *urvey1990Woman
over a year ago
Gloucestershire |
"Im so lucky I can sit in my garden on a evening and I have a family of them that fly over and they come so close to me.
I see deers all the time as well I love it I get so excited every time even if I see 10 in a week im the same every time.
So jealous. I'd love that.
Not seen many deers in the wild as I'm way to urban. Lots of foxes and I still love seeing then."
Ya thats one of the down side to the London area. I am very lucky see the odd boar as well theh are bit scary though |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I’ve had an eagle owl appear from nowhere hovering right in my face I could feel the wind from its wings the thing was huge and quite scary at the time…afterwards though it felt great to have been so close to such a great bird.
Owls are awesome. Another time walking my same route home I heard an owl. Unfortunately I had someone tagging along with me and I didn't have the heart to say "I'm leaving you to seek out an owl" - I regret my decision ;-p "
They really are. Eagle owls are not native it had escaped from somewhere and was a bit of a local celebrity until some arsehole shot him😢 |
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"I would really like to see a live Badger not one squished on the side of the road  "
I've not seen either (thankfully the latter)
Would like to though but none close to london |
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"I’ve had an eagle owl appear from nowhere hovering right in my face I could feel the wind from its wings the thing was huge and quite scary at the time…afterwards though it felt great to have been so close to such a great bird.
Owls are awesome. Another time walking my same route home I heard an owl. Unfortunately I had someone tagging along with me and I didn't have the heart to say "I'm leaving you to seek out an owl" - I regret my decision ;-p
They really are. Eagle owls are not native it had escaped from somewhere and was a bit of a local celebrity until some arsehole shot him😢"
I will never understand some people - like those ones that cut down historic trees for clout. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Im so lucky I can sit in my garden on a evening and I have a family of them that fly over and they come so close to me.
I see deers all the time as well I love it I get so excited every time even if I see 10 in a week im the same every time.
So jealous. I'd love that.
Not seen many deers in the wild as I'm way to urban. Lots of foxes and I still love seeing then.
Ya thats one of the down side to the London area. I am very lucky see the odd boar as well theh are bit scary though "
I legit didn't know we had them in the wild |
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By *aizyWoman
over a year ago
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"I would really like to see a live Badger not one squished on the side of the road
I've not seen either (thankfully the latter)
Would like to though but none close to london"
I know they are about, I don't live in a city I'm on the outskirts surrounded by fields and woods so I have a good chance of spotting one someday, we do have loads of bats I love seeing them swooping about at night! |
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I have lavender below my living room window and often watch the bees harvesting.Couple of weeks ago I looked out and there was a humming bird! Now I know they do not live here so I googled and it turns out they are humming bird moths,absolutely beautiful. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I live on a farm, near an enormous nature reserve. We have *all* the wildlife. It seems quite unfair at times."
So greedy!!! Must see some amazing sights |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I have lavender below my living room window and often watch the bees harvesting.Couple of weeks ago I looked out and there was a humming bird! Now I know they do not live here so I googled and it turns out they are humming bird moths,absolutely beautiful."
Ooohhh interesting. I do love a good moth. Sadly I have those pesky little buggers that produce lavae that eat all my wool and feathery bits. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"( don't live in the UK) we have a pond about 100 yards from the front door,winter time it's full of Canadian geese and sandhill cranes, their calls as they come in , have to smile"
literally nature on tour doorstep. How cool is that
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By *urvey1990Woman
over a year ago
Gloucestershire |
"Im so lucky I can sit in my garden on a evening and I have a family of them that fly over and they come so close to me.
I see deers all the time as well I love it I get so excited every time even if I see 10 in a week im the same every time.
So jealous. I'd love that.
Not seen many deers in the wild as I'm way to urban. Lots of foxes and I still love seeing then.
Ya thats one of the down side to the London area. I am very lucky see the odd boar as well theh are bit scary though
I legit didn't know we had them in the wild"
Really? Well they are monster some of them you definitely dont want to come across one and definitely not a mum and baby's x |
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"I have lavender below my living room window and often watch the bees harvesting.Couple of weeks ago I looked out and there was a humming bird! Now I know they do not live here so I googled and it turns out they are humming bird moths,absolutely beautiful."
Hummingbird hawk moths are a pleasure to see - only seen a couple this year. They are incredibly reliable for time keeping, typically having regular times that you'll see them visiting the same plants. Always check the time when you see them and look for them the following day. |
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By *rolicUsCouple
over a year ago
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"I have lavender below my living room window and often watch the bees harvesting.Couple of weeks ago I looked out and there was a humming bird! Now I know they do not live here so I googled and it turns out they are humming bird moths,absolutely beautiful.
Hummingbird hawk moths are a pleasure to see - only seen a couple this year. They are incredibly reliable for time keeping, typically having regular times that you'll see them visiting the same plants. Always check the time when you see them and look for them the following day. "
I saw one the other week! So excited.
And yesterday I saw a really chonky caterpillar- thought it might be a hawk moth one but NO it was a Buff Tip Moth 🐛 which filled me with utter delight.
I also had a bat (bag) fly past me on the same walk ☺️ |
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Due to the nature of my work I get to see many different wild animals but the one thing that always fascinates me, is watching hares chasing each other in small circles, first one chasing, then they’ll swap in a fraction of a second and the chaser is now chased by the other. They’ll do this for a while and then both stop dead, stand on their hind legs and box each other. It really is something to see. |
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We used to live in a farm, at dusk the bats would be out in force. They often swooped so low that they skimmed my hair which wasn't my favourite experience  . We saw lots of different wild life from owls to deer.
We mostly see foxes and badgers now. |
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"I would really like to see a live Badger not one squished on the side of the road "
We get them (and foxes) a lot around us. It's always around 3AM. I used to see them all the time in my early 20s, on the way home from a night out. Almost walked all the way back to my mates pub, once, rather than pass one. Swear it was giving me daggers 🤣 Thankfully, it legged it away from me. We see them on the doorbell cam now too!
Today, we saw a red squirrel on our walk. |
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"I have lavender below my living room window and often watch the bees harvesting.Couple of weeks ago I looked out and there was a humming bird! Now I know they do not live here so I googled and it turns out they are humming bird moths,absolutely beautiful."
The first time I saw one my brain kind of froze. I thought I was seeing a humming bird but knew it couldn't possibly be. Then I creaked into action and realised it was a hummingbird moth.
Beautiful creatures |
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"I have lavender below my living room window and often watch the bees harvesting.Couple of weeks ago I looked out and there was a humming bird! Now I know they do not live here so I googled and it turns out they are humming bird moths,absolutely beautiful.
Hummingbird hawk moths are a pleasure to see - only seen a couple this year. They are incredibly reliable for time keeping, typically having regular times that you'll see them visiting the same plants. Always check the time when you see them and look for them the following day.
I saw one the other week! So excited.
And yesterday I saw a really chonky caterpillar- thought it might be a hawk moth one but NO it was a Buff Tip Moth 🐛 which filled me with utter delight.
I also had a bat (bag) fly past me on the same walk ☺️"
Lovely . I've been lucky seeing a few hawkmoth caterpillars. I grow a lot of honeysuckle, which many insects love and I adore the fragrance. The elephant hawkmoth caterpillar was my first, which surprised me at the time |
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"Im so lucky I can sit in my garden on a evening and I have a family of them that fly over and they come so close to me.
I see deers all the time as well I love it I get so excited every time even if I see 10 in a week im the same every time.
So jealous. I'd love that.
Not seen many deers in the wild as I'm way to urban. Lots of foxes and I still love seeing then.
Ya thats one of the down side to the London area. I am very lucky see the odd boar as well theh are bit scary though
I legit didn't know we had them in the wild
Really? Well they are monster some of them you definitely dont want to come across one and definitely not a mum and baby's x"
I think I'd poop my pants if I saw one. |
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"Due to the nature of my work I get to see many different wild animals but the one thing that always fascinates me, is watching hares chasing each other in small circles, first one chasing, then they’ll swap in a fraction of a second and the chaser is now chased by the other. They’ll do this for a while and then both stop dead, stand on their hind legs and box each other. It really is something to see. "
Sounds like quite the spectacle. Not seen any wild hare either, just rabbits. |
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"I have lavender below my living room window and often watch the bees harvesting.Couple of weeks ago I looked out and there was a humming bird! Now I know they do not live here so I googled and it turns out they are humming bird moths,absolutely beautiful.
Hummingbird hawk moths are a pleasure to see - only seen a couple this year. They are incredibly reliable for time keeping, typically having regular times that you'll see them visiting the same plants. Always check the time when you see them and look for them the following day.
I saw one the other week! So excited.
And yesterday I saw a really chonky caterpillar- thought it might be a hawk moth one but NO it was a Buff Tip Moth 🐛 which filled me with utter delight.
I also had a bat (bag) fly past me on the same walk ☺️"
Moths and butterfly numbers are very low in London. Only saw a few this year. Never seen a hummingbirds moth before. Seen a few scarab beetles and they make a bit of a racket flying about. |
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"A shooting star 🌠 "
Lucky you. When I'm outside London I love the amount of stars you can see. So much light pollution. When In in tbe country or by the sea the night sky is phenomenal |
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I really like spotting the swifts when they arrive back here from Africa. That's when summer begins for me. Not seen any this week so I guess they've headed back already. |
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"We used to live in a farm, at dusk the bats would be out in force. They often swooped so low that they skimmed my hair which wasn't my favourite experience . We saw lots of different wild life from owls to deer.
We mostly see foxes and badgers now. "
Not a fan of the bats then. I do find owls to be something magical. I've only really seen them at bird of prey events and sadly not in tbe wild. Hopefully I'll find the hooter that hunts near my work one night. |
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"Squirrels, I find them a beauty to look at.
Loads about but I've never seen a red one. Fingers crossed I will at some point. "
Got a holiday home on the Isle of Wight. Quite often see red squirrels when there.
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I love nature, but grey squirrels (a non native species) have become far to prevalent and cause to much damage to trees. The same for muntjac deer. In fact the deer population in the UK has grown to large, in the absence of natural predators and needs controlling.
The most beautiful encounters with wildlife have been seeing owls and 8 never tire of seeing bats of a late evening from my bedroom window. |
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"I really like spotting the swifts when they arrive back here from Africa. That's when summer begins for me. Not seen any this week so I guess they've headed back already. "
There were eight of them circling above me in my barn just half an hour ago, so they’re still here in Scotland. |
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"I really like spotting the swifts when they arrive back here from Africa. That's when summer begins for me. Not seen any this week so I guess they've headed back already.
There were eight of them circling above me in my barn just half an hour ago, so they’re still here in Scotland."
It's been a hot summer in London so I think they have departed. I keep my eyes out for them but this is usually the time they go. Glad you've still got some about. |
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"Squirrels, I find them a beauty to look at.
Loads about but I've never seen a red one. Fingers crossed I will at some point.
Got a holiday home on the Isle of Wight. Quite often see red squirrels when there.
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They are beautiful x |
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"I love nature, but grey squirrels (a non native species) have become far to prevalent and cause to much damage to trees. The same for muntjac deer. In fact the deer population in the UK has grown to large, in the absence of natural predators and needs controlling.
The most beautiful encounters with wildlife have been seeing owls and 8 never tire of seeing bats of a late evening from my bedroom window."
I wish I could watch from my window. I have a stupidly bright steet light right outside my window and neighbours that have a garden light that could light up Wembley so no chance of seeing anything from my room apathy from moths |
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"I love robins - I find them mesmerising.
I like all animals but would love to see some otters, seals and puffins in the wild 🥹"
Oh yes, especially when they're doing that "Christmas card" thing of posing on a frosty log or by holy. |
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"I love robins - I find them mesmerising.
I like all animals but would love to see some otters, seals and puffins in the wild 🥹
Oh yes, especially when they're doing that "Christmas card" thing of posing on a frosty log or by holy. "
They’re so pretty 😍 |
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"I tend to travel north alot and get to see the orca pods playing. I love them. Also have deer that come and visit my garden lol. "
Not seen any aquatic mammals in the UK.
Do you feed the deer? |
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"I tend to travel north alot and get to see the orca pods playing. I love them. Also have deer that come and visit my garden lol.
Not seen any aquatic mammals in the UK.
Do you feed the deer? "
Yeah I keep some carrots and some berries in the house for when they visit. |
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"I tend to travel north alot and get to see the orca pods playing. I love them. Also have deer that come and visit my garden lol.
Not seen any aquatic mammals in the UK.
Do you feed the deer?
Yeah I keep some carrots and some berries in the house for when they visit. "
Gosh that is awesome |
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"Love sitting out at night, just listening to the sounds of nature.
Doing it right now and the cicadas are a racket!
Last week I had 3 badgers cross my path too. "
The sounds of nature are unreal. Can hear the hedgerow birds now chirping. There is a nice old cemetery near me that is also a nature reserve. Lots of birdsong to listen too |
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"At different times of the year i enjoy hearing woodpeckers on my early walk to the station to go to work and owls sometimes at night."
When I hear that "rattle" my head does a full 360. I didn't spot my local pecker this year but I heard the drilling so I know they're still around. Sadly the trees they nest in are dwindling as the people in my neighbourhood cut them down and concrete there gardens |
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I'm lucky been on a farm, regularly see deer, barn owls, tawny owls, little owls, stoat just recently, couple of herons the other day, bats, loads of geese, ducks and swans. We get loads of buzzards and kestrels too and even had some red kites flying round for a while |
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"I'm lucky been on a farm, regularly see deer, barn owls, tawny owls, little owls, stoat just recently, couple of herons the other day, bats, loads of geese, ducks and swans. We get loads of buzzards and kestrels too and even had some red kites flying round for a while "
That's quite a collection of wildlife you lucky duck |
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"We saw a roe deer 🦌 on our walk last night walked right across the road in front of us pretty close too."
They are getting bolder. Great username btw x |
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"We saw a roe deer 🦌 on our walk last night walked right across the road in front of us pretty close too.
They are getting bolder. Great username btw x"
Thanks 😊 Love the Tattoos they are awesome 👌🏻 |
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"We have otters, mink and king fishers too but ive only ever seen them on the wildlife cameras not in person"
Fingers crossed you get to see them in the flesh (fur/feathers) |
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"Early this morning on my moonlit walk home from work a bat flew right past my face. It could have been a unicorn for the excitement I felt as I rarely see them in London with all the light pollution.
What little drops of UK nature mesmerise you and fill you with joy when you see them. What have you not seen but hope to spot in the great British outdoors and what has vanished from your local environment that you wish would thrive once more? "
red squirrels in my local woods |
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"Early this morning on my moonlit walk home from work a bat flew right past my face. It could have been a unicorn for the excitement I felt as I rarely see them in London with all the light pollution.
What little drops of UK nature mesmerise you and fill you with joy when you see them. What have you not seen but hope to spot in the great British outdoors and what has vanished from your local environment that you wish would thrive once more? red squirrels in my local woods"
Very nice. I'm off to piss off the squirrels near me as I'm collecting acorns. |
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"Butterflies... Every time.
Robins, squirrels, jay birds.
Pretty much all wildlife 😂"
I do love a Jay, magpies too but I see them way more often the the jays |
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Just been out for a walk by the river and the garden spiders are getting quite sizeable. I know they are not everyone's cup of tea but I do love the stripy little buggers |
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"Early this morning on my moonlit walk home from work a bat flew right past my face. It could have been a unicorn for the excitement I felt as I rarely see them in London with all the light pollution.
What little drops of UK nature mesmerise you and fill you with joy when you see them. What have you not seen but hope to spot in the great British outdoors and what has vanished from your local environment that you wish would thrive once more? red squirrels in my local woods"
Whereabouts are you? I've not seen red squirrels yet in the UK, just overseas. I'd been thinking I should visit the Isle of Wight, after seeing an earlier post. I think there's a small number in Cannock Chase, a few in Cheshire, otherwise we'd need to get north, to the Lake District etc |
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I remember years back going to a remote area in mid wales (you had to go off road to get there), it was hammering down with rain. There was a forest in the middle of no where and it was filled dozens of peacocks, and there were a few snakes slithering around and loads of Kites circling the boundaries.
It felt like a glimpse of real nature. |
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"I'm not a great gardener, so my garden has plants that the wind blows in.
But, I still get lots of butterflies and bumblebees flying around my garden. They always bring a smile to my face"
Just chilling and watching the bees is a great way to pass time and practice mindfulness |
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"Hedhehogs, just don't see them like you used to"
Used to have them in my garden snagging the cats food. Hardly any in London. I think there some in Wimbledon if the wombles haven't recycled them |
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"I saw a ladybird recently for the first time in ages."
My nursery kids love finding them with me. Seriously low on numbers this year - apart from 2 crazy swarm days |
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"I must be lucky see bats most nights and plenty of wild life. Had a bat in my daughters bedroom as well "
I just love them. I'm keeping my eye out for more |
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"While cycling yesterday I saw a rather large dragon fly. First one I've seen. It was beautiful. "
They are like flying jewellery. Love their colours and their eyes are so cool |
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"I remember years back going to a remote area in mid wales (you had to go off road to get there), it was hammering down with rain. There was a forest in the middle of no where and it was filled dozens of peacocks, and there were a few snakes slithering around and loads of Kites circling the boundaries.
It felt like a glimpse of real nature. "
How amazing. Not seen any wild snakes in years. |
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Not rare but a pair of Robins brought their 3 young ones into the garden today. So I tucked away a half coconut shell full of sunflower hearts in a bush just for them and watched them have a feathered tea party |
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"Not rare but a pair of Robins brought their 3 young ones into the garden today. So I tucked away a half coconut shell full of sunflower hearts in a bush just for them and watched them have a feathered tea party"
So sweet x |
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"I saw a hedgehog, he was huge .
We also get plenty of foxes in our garden, which is nice. "
I guess there is less competition for food so its eating well. I do miss my neighbourhood hoggies |
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"Early this morning on my moonlit walk home from work a bat flew right past my face. It could have been a unicorn for the excitement I felt as I rarely see them in London with all the light pollution.
What little drops of UK nature mesmerise you and fill you with joy when you see them. What have you not seen but hope to spot in the great British outdoors and what has vanished from your local environment that you wish would thrive once more? red squirrels in my local woods
Whereabouts are you? I've not seen red squirrels yet in the UK, just overseas. I'd been thinking I should visit the Isle of Wight, after seeing an earlier post. I think there's a small number in Cannock Chase, a few in Cheshire, otherwise we'd need to get north, to the Lake District etc"
I think you also get them on Brownsea island, Poole Harbour. |
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I've enjoyed the dragonflies around and always love the bats that come, though they are far fewer than years ago. They do change their roosting spots, so as long as they are healthy, that's what matters |
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