Garden Wildlife UK

2 visits today, from a family of 7 Long Tailed Tits. They're only interested in the fat balls.

Have a great Christmas everyone !!

The Badger has to be vaccinated each year, so the figure is a bit higher than that. Here's a piece from the tbfree website ........

You need to cage-trap the badgers to vaccinate them. And you have to it annually for period of at least five years.

The process is costly and needs to be carried out ...

The original study ( the Krebs report ) in the 90's studied the effects of culling and concluded that culling was not effective. I think the latest culls are just a fudge by the government to keep the farming community happy.
Vaccination seems to be the best option, but it's not the cheapest option.

Translation, please ....... :scratch:

I'm just a fairy on top of a tree, but I don't like it. Would you?

I've been covered in glitter, - it makes me sick and you wouldn't believe where they've shoved a branch.

I can't get to sleep with all these lights: And a big fat man in a red coat often ...

This is a dated by a few days.............

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35121632

This part especially ...........

"I'm pleased to say more than half of the country is on track to be officially free of the disease by the end of this parliament thanks to the strategy we put in place ...

Got pulled over today....
Cop came up and said he just worked a long day and ended his shift....
He said if I had a good reason for speeding that he'd let me go....
So I said Officer my wife left me 5 years ago for a cop, and I thought you was bringing her back....
he said....
have a good day Sir....

Monday 28th Dec. ITV 5:30 - Hedgehog Hotel

Cameras follow a group of rescued hedgehogs as they prepare to return to the wild, offering a rare glimpse into the mysterious moonlit world of one of the nation's best-loved animals.