http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:12:01 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/wild-places-and-geography/63086-minismere-november.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:19:14 GMT Ive been contemplating a visit to minsmere but its a bit of a drive, so before I make all that effort can someone tell me: 1. if the scrape has been reflooded after drying up 2. If there is much to see/photograph at this time of year 3. If so what thanks :) Ive been contemplating a visit to minsmere but its a bit of a drive, so before I make all that effort can someone tell me:

1. if the scrape has been reflooded after drying up
2. If there is much to see/photograph at this time of year
3. If so what

thanks :) ]]> Wild Places and Geography Ukwildlifeo http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/wild-places-and-geography/63086-minismere-november.html http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/wild-places-and-geography/63078-wildlife-sites-cornwall-birds-seals.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:24:46 GMT Hi, having just moved down to the falmouth area Im on the lookout for new wildlife spots. Does anyone have any recommendations for top birding sites around here? Also Ive seen many pictures of seals from cornwall coasts, but does anyone know where any are concentrated, ive seen the odd 1 but... Hi, having just moved down to the falmouth area Im on the lookout for new wildlife spots.

Does anyone have any recommendations for top birding sites around here?
Also Ive seen many pictures of seals from cornwall coasts, but does anyone know where any are concentrated, ive seen the odd 1 but are there any areas where they are having pups?

Thanks for any help :)

Tom ]]> Wild Places and Geography tomw http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/wild-places-and-geography/63078-wildlife-sites-cornwall-birds-seals.html http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/wild-places-and-geography/62832-beautiful-photos-image-library.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:49:07 GMT uploaded today by a few WAb members. Do take a look at Forum Images. I hope they won't mind:) They shouldn't be missed. ]]> Wild Places and Geography loripo http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/wild-places-and-geography/62832-beautiful-photos-image-library.html http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/wild-places-and-geography/62780-pagham-harbour-nature-reserve.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:01:18 GMT Anyone been there? What waterfowl there? My video clip from yesterday at YouTube - Pagham harbour nature reserve (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_2eFe_aClI) Anyone been there? What waterfowl there? My video clip from yesterday at YouTube - Pagham harbour nature reserve ]]> Wild Places and Geography nytecam http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/wild-places-and-geography/62780-pagham-harbour-nature-reserve.html http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/wild-places-and-geography/62716-seals-donna-nook.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:45:37 GMT Hi, Has anyone been down to see the seals at Donna Nook yet? .:) Hi, Has anyone been down to see the seals at Donna Nook yet? .:) ]]> Wild Places and Geography hobo1 http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/wild-places-and-geography/62716-seals-donna-nook.html http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/wild-places-and-geography/62593-best-wildlife-photography-hides.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:01:07 GMT Where is the best hide for photography? Many hides are postioned either to far from the animals/birds or facing into the sun for example, but some have wildlife right up close. What are the best hides you know of? And what can you see there? To start the ball rolling the 3 best I can think of... Where is the best hide for photography? Many hides are postioned either to far from the animals/birds or facing into the sun for example, but some have wildlife right up close. What are the best hides you know of? And what can you see there?

To start the ball rolling the 3 best I can think of are

The hide at RSPB Minsemere with nesting black headed gulls and avocets just in front (East hide I believe).

Tern Hide at RSPB Rye meads - which ironically had lots of gadwall a few feet away with the sun in the right postion, unlike the gadwall hide next door!

Turf field hide (I think it has another name too) at Grove ferry - Ive got my best ever snip photo hereand just missed out on a kingfisher and Ive seen loads of good photos from a chap called steve ashton there too. ]]> Wild Places and Geography Ukwildlifeo http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/wild-places-and-geography/62593-best-wildlife-photography-hides.html http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/wild-places-and-geography/62266-martin-mere.html Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:25:04 GMT Hi everyone, I just thought I`d tell you about our first trip to Martin Mere on Oct 25th. We have been to Slimbridge a few times as it a bit closer but thought we`d make an effort & go to Martin Mere. We had a brilliant day (apart from M6 :eek:) It is nice to see the captive birds but obviously the real attraction for us are the wild ones. It was very windy. We saw a couple of peregrines in the field, one eating it`s dinner (too far away for my camera to get good shots), It was my first experience of watching geese in mass numbers, several massive flocks of Pink footed geese arrived throughout the day. Whooper swans had arrived as well. There were also a good number of Ruffs ( kindly IDed for me by you kind folk), another first for us :) On the feeders were Chaffinch, Greenfinches & we were over the moon to see Tree Sparrows :) We haven`t seen any for years despite looking hard they seem very few & far between. Red Admirals were still out & about, & I was amazed to see a Common Darter & a Migrant Hawker (think that`s right)
Here are a few photos, not very good :D


]]> Wild Places and Geography pammosley http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/wild-places-and-geography/62266-martin-mere.html http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/wild-places-and-geography/62168-new-forest.html Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:38:39 GMT I am off to the new forest this sunday, i have been numerous times as its relatively local, we have one of the small ordinance survey maps which we have previously used to plan out our trips. I was wondering whether anyone local to the area, knows of any good locations to see the different... I am off to the new forest this sunday, i have been numerous times as its relatively local, we have one of the small ordinance survey maps which we have previously used to plan out our trips.

I was wondering whether anyone local to the area, knows of any good locations to see the different species of deer?

if you give me names of good locations i can look them up on the map, any help much appreciated.

I am planning to get over there for 7/8 AM and hopefully get some nice pictures of stags with their antlers still on, have always missed the rut previously due to being in exmoor photographing instead. im a little late for the rut as from what i hear its dying down a bit now but hopefully i can get some decent pictures.



Alex :) ]]> Wild Places and Geography Alex90 http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/wild-places-and-geography/62168-new-forest.html http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/wild-places-and-geography/62161-islay.html Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:01:40 GMT Although Islay had been somewhere we had wanted to visit for many years, we only managed it a few weeks ago. It is a wonderful place. We were there for only one very windy and fairly rainy week but saw, without really looking very hard - grey seal, roe deer, gannet, great black backed... Although Islay had been somewhere we had wanted to visit for many years, we only managed it a few weeks ago.

It is a wonderful place. We were there for only one very windy and fairly rainy week but saw, without really looking very hard -

grey seal,
roe deer,
gannet,
great black backed gull,
lesser black backed gull,
wren,
goldfinch,
twite,
jackdaw,
raven,
chough,
greylag geese,
barnacle geese,
kestrel,
sparrowhawk,
hen harrier,
golden eagle,

some stunning landscapes, and if all that was not enough, Islay is home to three of the best words in the English language -

Laphhroaig, Bowmore and Ardbeg. ]]> Wild Places and Geography Tringa http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/wild-places-and-geography/62161-islay.html http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/wild-places-and-geography/61987-sandwich-and-pegwell-bay.html Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:47:32 GMT Anyone here been to Sandwich Bay in Kent? I was going to go there today but was baffled by the contrasting infomation on where to park, where you can walk and when and how much the toll road is (and if I need to use it!). Didn't even get tot the point of checking what birds were around! Can anyone enlighten me to the answers to the above confusion please? :) ]]> Wild Places and Geography Ukwildlifeo http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/wild-places-and-geography/61987-sandwich-and-pegwell-bay.html http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/wild-places-and-geography/61779-where-find.html Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:01:30 GMT Hi,

I am tryign to find a good location in the south of england to photograph Muntjac as well as the various species of british Mustelid.

It's near impossible to see them in the new forest as they have a shoot on site policy for this species... thoguh they are around.

I saw them whilst photographing chiense water deer at woburn but got terrible shots due to the light conditions with the snow everything was silouted which was a pain.

does anyone know of a good place to see them?

And moving onto Mustelids, i have seen them several times whilsto ut and about but never had a camera handy. are there any good spots where they can be consistently seen year round?

There is a place where they film stoats hutning rabbits that has been on so many documentry's but i have yet to find out what the name of the place is.... anyone know? ]]> Wild Places and Geography Alex90 http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/wild-places-and-geography/61779-where-find.html http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/wild-places-and-geography/61713-kinder-scout.html Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:34:31 GMT Congratulations due on KS receiving NNR status at last, news item in the Torygraph: Kinder Scout plateau, site of 1932 mass tresspass, declared nature reserve - Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/6300936/Kinder-Scout-plateau-site-of-1932-mass-tresspass-declared-nature-reserve.html) Congratulations due on KS receiving NNR status at last, news item in the Torygraph:

Kinder Scout plateau, site of 1932 mass tresspass, declared nature reserve - Telegraph ]]> Wild Places and Geography RobinP http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/wild-places-and-geography/61713-kinder-scout.html http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/wild-places-and-geography/61602-source-river.html Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:36:44 GMT Just wondered if anyone here has followed a river to it's source? If yes, what river and what was the source like? Living so close to Old Father Thames, near the estuary, I've often gazed across it at wondered what it is like at it's very beginning.
One of those things that would take time to do. Perhaps when I'm retired.:) ]]> Wild Places and Geography Wild-Woman http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/wild-places-and-geography/61602-source-river.html http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/wild-places-and-geography/61600-lincolnshire.html Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:21:13 GMT Apologies if this is the wrong place but I couldn't think where else to post this. I am off to Lincolnshire at the end of the month (near Market Rasen) and wondered if there were any particular areas of wildlife interest there which you could recommend?

Thanks ]]> Wild Places and Geography Susie http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/wild-places-and-geography/61600-lincolnshire.html http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/wild-places-and-geography/61504-tagged-tree.html Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:34:24 GMT Found this Tree Tag, anyone know what It means, is It to do with Maps ? Image: http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/archive/data/31/thumbs/P1100876.jpg (http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/archive/showphoto.php?photo=114064) Found it in a wood just outside Leeds a couple of months ago. Cheers... Found this Tree Tag, anyone know what It means, is It to do with Maps ?



Found it in a wood just outside Leeds a couple of months ago.

Cheers :) ]]> Wild Places and Geography BloomingMarvellous http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/wild-places-and-geography/61504-tagged-tree.html