Tag: derbyshire

Starting from number six there are five new photographs on the Photo Page.

Deer at Wollaton Park Nottinghamshire. Vicky

Deer Stag at Wollaton Park Nottinghamshire. Vicky

Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly Markeaton Park Derbyshire. Vicky

Squirrel Markeaton Park Derbyshire. Vicky

Wheatear Lincolnshire. Vicky

The Barn Owls are still taking the food we put out of an evening. A number of our Holiday Guests who went to see the Badgers last night saw one of them perched on the main Badger camera tower. It flew in the direction of our Barns when it saw them. We have over the years we have been at Denbury allowed a number of areas to grow into the habitat that Barn Owls find their food supply of Voles and the Mice. The main area is in the Badger field. It is nearly an acre in size. We are unable to let stock into the Field because of the holes that the Badgers have dug, and the risk of any live stock injuring themselves if their legs go into them.

Starting from number six there are five new photographs on the Photo Page.

VIEW FROM CURBAR EDGE IN DERBYSHIRE TAKEN AS THE LIGHT WAS FADING. LYNNE.

I know that I have not miss the annul Frog and Toad parade to the Lake to spawn, but some how there is quite a lot of Frog spawn in the Pond next to the Lake. Most years we have many hundreds, if not thousands of Toads and Frogs on our drive making their way to the Lake. They haven’t been yet, If the had we would have seen a lot that had been run over by people visiting or delivering to the Farm. As of yet there has not been any this year. There is still a chance that they will come and we will put up infra-red lamp so that you can see them.

Starting from number six there are five new photographs on the Photo Page.

1, A robin which came and landed on my hand for some food. Vicky

2, Long-Tailed tits feasting on a fat ball. Vicky

3, The Nottingham Eye in the Old Market Square. Vicky

4, Derbyshire Air Ambulance which landed in our local supermarket car park. Vicky

5, A Nuthatch feeding on seed. Vicky

Sorry that there has not been a Diary for the past couple of days. As well as other work on the Farm we are putting together the equipment for a new webcam that will be broadcasting within a few weeks.

Starting from number eleven there are five new photographs on the Photo Page

Red Admiral Butterfly taken in my garden. Vicky.

Deer at Chatsworth House in derbyshire. Vicky.

Waterfall at chatsworth House in derbyshire. Vicky.

Chatsworth House in derbyshire. Vicky.

Do you all remember Jet the little black bundle we brought home about 6 months ago for daves mum well this is him now. Sue.

It is not good new with the Female Reindeer. When we checked on the maggot infestation last night the damaged area was clean and dry and looked to be healing well. We thought that if we were able to stop the scouring there was a chance that she would survive. This morning we went out to buy some Kaolin that we have used to stop Lambs scouring. To get 50ml down her we must have wasted 150ml as she would not swallow. We then checked the area of the infestation and more maggot were there. A good hour we spent treating her to rid the maggots. We couldn’t see any when we had finished. We will check her this evening and late tonight to make sure that they have all gone. We have given her antibiotics and can only hope that it will heal. She is eating and drinking. She is eating the leaves of Willow and Ivy when they are stripped off of the branches.

Boots, Superdrug and Moirrisons did not stock Kaolin, Asda were the only Store that we were able to get it from at 72p. All of the others offered alternatives at four times and more of the cost. Not knowing what the alternatives consisted of we would not have tried it. How these stores are ripping people off not offering the low priced Kaolin.