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18-05-2006, 10:21 PM
|  | Active Member | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Eden Valley, Cumbria
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| | | Hello from Cumbria
Hello all....I live in a small village in the Eden Valley, Cumbria, tucked in under the Pennines. Lots of Wildlife, we have Red Squirrels in the garden, some beautiful Woodpeckers, as well as the usual garden birds.There are Buzzards nesting in the woods behind the house, also Roe deer to be seen fairly often. Take a walk up the back field and there are Stoats and Weasels popping in and out of the dry stone walls, and there are Otters in the nearby river, thats if you can take your eyes off the Kingfishers and all the other water birds.
It is a truly beautiful place to live and I feel very priviledged to be able to see all of this on a daily basis. |
18-05-2006, 10:26 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sunny Doncaster
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Fantastic. That sound great. I never seen half of these mammals. You are very lucky indeed |
18-05-2006, 10:27 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Horsham W Sussex
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Wow..............That sounds lovely, you are lucky. I have a house at the back of me and a busy road out the front and planes going overhead, for wildlife I have cats in the garden (shoo) and they sing at night. Its not that bad really. Anyway welcome here.............Jon |
19-05-2006, 08:19 AM
|  | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Aug 2004
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| | | Re: Hello from Cumbria
Welcome to you Het, from another lovely part of this beautiful British Isles - North Yorkshire. Cumbria is a place we love to visit and from your description of where you live I imagine it's once place you are reluctant to leave often.
I am sure the birds and mammals you mentioned are pretty close to many of us - it's just a case of 'standing and staring' now and again.
Tink |
19-05-2006, 08:27 AM
|  | Member of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Woking, Surrey
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Originally Posted by Het Hello all....I live in a small village in the Eden Valley, Cumbria, tucked in under the Pennines. Lots of Wildlife, we have Red Squirrels in the garden, some beautiful Woodpeckers, as well as the usual garden birds.There are Buzzards nesting in the woods behind the house, also Roe deer to be seen fairly often. Take a walk up the back field and there are Stoats and Weasels popping in and out of the dry stone walls, and there are Otters in the nearby river, thats if you can take your eyes off the Kingfishers and all the other water birds.
It is a truly beautiful place to live and I feel very priviledged to be able to see all of this on a daily basis. | Thats my holiday location sorted, all round to yours 
Welcome to WAB.
Olly |
19-05-2006, 09:35 AM
|  | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: N.E.SOMERSET
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Het welcome, I envy you the Stoats and Weasels The areas with dry stone walls are few now as people steal the stone for crazy paving in their gardens.
I can remember Stoats doing a little show,chasing their tails rolling about in the open moving back toward cover with a bird or Rabbit watching with fascination until hypnotised then the Stoat would pounce!
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19-05-2006, 10:06 AM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NW England
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It's a lovely area that I should really explore more instead of always heading to the West side of the M6.
Welcome to WAB Het!
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19-05-2006, 02:35 PM
|  | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North Lincolnshire
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A warm welcome to WAB from me Het. I am sure you will soon feel at home here as we are a very friendly bunch. Sounds like a beautiful area you live in.
Ollie |
19-05-2006, 02:59 PM
|  | Dame Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North Kent
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Welcome onboard Het. Looking forward to your posts. ww |
19-05-2006, 03:21 PM
|  | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Crawley,Sussex
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Welcome to WAB Het. 
Hopefully you will tell us more about where you live and post some pics up of the area and the wildlife. |
19-05-2006, 03:23 PM
|  | Frozen | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: N.E. Lincolnshire
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| | | Re: Hello from Cumbria
Hello Het, and welcome to the forum |
19-05-2006, 03:23 PM
|  | Member of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Essex
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Hello there Het! welcome to the site |
20-05-2006, 07:34 AM
|  | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Hampshire, England
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Welcome Het, it sounds wonderful where you are!
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22-05-2006, 09:42 AM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sheffield
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Hi Het and a warm welcome to WAB.
The Eden Valley brings back happy memories. I used to regulary visit friends there. Hope you enjoy the site.
John |
22-05-2006, 12:04 PM
| | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Coventry
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Hi Het
Welcome to WAB, I'm a new member only joined this weekend.
It sounds like a beautiful part of the country never been there myself. must have a look one day.
I think that where ever you live wildlife is all around, just takes a bit of looking for sometimes.
Hope you enjoy the forum, and posting some pictures now and agian
Mick | |
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