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A Wilden Marsh Nature Reserve And Site Of Special Scientic Interest Ground Condition Vlog For 01/03/2017
Wilden Marsh Nature Reserve on 1st April 2017; the meteorological first day of spring. To save and mark the day I consider as being the start of the annual growing season, and to help me draw comparisons with the same … Continue reading
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March 3, 2017
Tagged Belted Galloway Cattle, Cattle eating thistle, Conservation Cattle, Fox, Hoo Brook, Hoo Brook Pasture, Kidderminster, Log Pile Habitats, Marsh Water Levels, nature, Nature Conservation, Nature Photography., Northern River Pasture, Photography, River Stour, Shetland Cattle, Stourport on Severn, TB testing cattle, Thistle Eating Cattle, Urban Green Spaces, Wayne and Waynetta, Wilden Marsh, Wilden Marsh Nature Reserve, wildlife photography, Worcestershire Wildlife Trust, Wyre Forest District Council Rangers, Wyre Forest Grazing Animals Project
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From Top Field Wood To The Riverside Pasture, Via The Orchid Field
The cattle have stood about twiddling their hooves in the Top Field, doing nothing constructive, and complaining a lot; they were getting physical with each other, too. So this morning I took them to the South Riverside Pasture for a couple of days … Continue reading
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February 28, 2017
Tagged Belted Galloway Cattle, Cattle eating thistle, Conservation Cattle, Fox, Hoo Brook, Hoo Brook Pasture, Kidderminster, Log Pile Habitats, Marsh Water Levels, nature, Nature Conservation, Nature Photography., Northern River Pasture, Photography, River Stour, Shetland Cattle, Stourport on Severn, TB testing cattle, Thistle Eating Cattle, Urban Green Spaces, Wayne and Waynetta, Wilden Marsh, Wilden Marsh Nature Reserve, wildlife photography, Worcestershire Wildlife Trust, Wyre Forest District Council Rangers, Wyre Forest Grazing Animals Project
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Too Wet or Too Dry?
I’m looking at Wilden Marsh hydrology in an attempt to achieve more effective control of the marsh water levels throughout the year. One of our aims is to attract breeding wading birds. Wading birds like muddy marginal areas around water bodies to feed in, and to … Continue reading
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February 17, 2017
Tagged Belted Galloway Cattle, Cattle eating thistle, Conservation Cattle, Fox, Hoo Brook, Hoo Brook Pasture, Kidderminster, Log Pile Habitats, Marsh Water Levels, nature, Nature Conservation, Nature Photography., Northern River Pasture, Photography, River Stour, Shetland Cattle, Stourport on Severn, TB testing cattle, Thistle Eating Cattle, Urban Green Spaces, Wayne and Waynetta, Wilden Marsh, Wilden Marsh Nature Reserve, wildlife photography, Worcestershire Wildlife Trust, Wyre Forest District Council Rangers, Wyre Forest Grazing Animals Project
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Dining On Hay And A Mineral Lick
The cattle, having eaten most of the greenery on the marsh, are now dining on hay and a mineral Lick until enough new grass has grown to sustain them. Tulip, one of the three mothers I suspected of being low on … Continue reading
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February 15, 2017
Tagged Belted Galloway Cattle, Cattle eating thistle, Conservation Cattle, Fox, Hoo Brook, Hoo Brook Pasture, Kidderminster, Log Pile Habitats, nature, Nature Conservation, Nature Photography., Northern River Pasture, Photography, River Stour, Shetland Cattle, Stourport on Severn, TB testing cattle, Thistle Eating Cattle, Urban Green Spaces, Wayne and Waynetta, Wilden Marsh, Wilden Marsh Nature Reserve, wildlife photography, Worcestershire Wildlife Trust, Wyre Forest District Council Rangers, Wyre Forest Grazing Animals Project
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A Selfie With Waynetta
The herd appeared to be back to normal this afternoon, following yesterday’s shenanigans. I’d like to think this image shows Waynetta apologising for yesterday’s madness, but it doesn’t! She is licking the wax from my cotton jacket with that sandpaper-like tongue of hers. I’m not at … Continue reading
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January 14, 2017
Tagged Belted Galloway Cattle, Cattle eating thistle, Conservation Cattle, Fox, Hoo Brook, Hoo Brook Pasture, Kidderminster, Log Pile Habitats, nature, Nature Conservation, Nature Photography., Northern River Pasture, Photography, River Stour, Shetland Cattle, Stourport on Severn, TB testing cattle, Thistle Eating Cattle, Urban Green Spaces, Wayne and Waynetta, Wilden Marsh, Wilden Marsh Nature Reserve, wildlife photography, Worcestershire Wildlife Trust, Wyre Forest District Council Rangers, Wyre Forest Grazing Animals Project
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Demonic Cattle
The cattle were possessed by demons today. They danced, bucked, skipped, mooed, bellowed, fought each other, charged me en masse, ran in all directions like idiots, dug holes in the ground, and when not doing all this they were at … Continue reading
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January 13, 2017
Tagged Belted Galloway Cattle, Cattle eating thistle, Conservation Cattle, Fox, Hoo Brook, Hoo Brook Pasture, Kidderminster, Log Pile Habitats, nature, Nature Conservation, Nature Photography., Northern River Pasture, Photography, River Stour, Shetland Cattle, Stourport on Severn, TB testing cattle, Thistle Eating Cattle, Urban Green Spaces, Wayne and Waynetta, Wilden Marsh, Wilden Marsh Nature Reserve, wildlife photography, Worcestershire Wildlife Trust, Wyre Forest District Council Rangers, Wyre Forest Grazing Animals Project
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Log Pile Habitats
Log pile habitats are essential to thousands of invertebrate species, fungi, lichen, birds and bats, not to mention all the other things that live, shelter and hide in, between and under the logs, such as: small land based mammals, molluscs, reptiles, frogs, toads, … Continue reading
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January 12, 2017
Tagged Belted Galloway Cattle, Cattle eating thistle, Conservation Cattle, Fox, Hoo Brook, Hoo Brook Pasture, Kidderminster, Log Pile Habitats, nature, Nature Conservation, Nature Photography., Northern River Pasture, Photography, River Stour, Shetland Cattle, Stourport on Severn, TB testing cattle, Thistle Eating Cattle, Urban Green Spaces, Wayne and Waynetta, Wilden Marsh, Wilden Marsh Nature Reserve, wildlife photography, Worcestershire Wildlife Trust, Wyre Forest District Council Rangers, Wyre Forest Grazing Animals Project
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