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The Fauna and Flora of Wilden Marsh Nature Reserve
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Crawling in the undergrowth.
Drone-fly (Click on image to read about crawling in the undergrowth).
Grasshopper (Click on image to see more).
Foxes, foxes and more foxes.
Marsh Fox ( Click image to read about foxes).
Muntjac Deer (click on image to see more).
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Monthly Archives: October 2018
Working the Winter Herd
I smelt winter today! The wind is blowing from the north and it’s getting colder.
The Wilden Marsh Winter Herd
This is the reduced Wilden Marsh winter herd: Wayne and Waynetta, Tulip and Iris with their calves, and Ellen with her twin calves – nine cattle in all.
Grazing Strategies
I let the marsh herd into the Tenant Farmer’s Field today, which is full of tall grass that has not been grazed this growing season. The Shetland cattle always rush into a field and try to find the best grass, … Continue reading
