Our amazing wildlife

Fri 11 Jul, 09:08

I have just been watching my young spotted flycatchers in the garden, 2 this year , they come back every year from Africa, and when the ants swarmed a couple of days they were in their element.

Thu 10 Jul, 19:39

Perhaps with the extreme heat everyone will put out bowls of water for the birds etc. with a stone in the water to stop bees and other small flying insects from drowning.

Thu 10 Jul, 07:19 (last edited on Thu 10 Jul, 09:24)

What a great list of wildlife! Very sad about the mole, I am yet to see one. 

I also had to add - how great are the House Martin boxes on the pub?! I just walked past and there were dozens flying around - a beautiful sight.

Wed 9 Jul, 15:25

Walking in the Millenium Wood early this morning we saw a group of six Adonis blue butterflies. Easy to spot at some distance as their vivid  colour made  them look like little blue jewels. Quite rare. The wood must have the right combination of food plants (horseshoe vetch) and ants. 

Wed 9 Jul, 14:23

Dog walking this morning I saw what I thought was a dead mouse on the tarmac path alongside Nine Acres Playing Field…sadly it was a dead baby mole. So beautiful. I put it under the trees on the field side of the perimeter wall.

Assume they are prey for owls / badgers?

Wed 9 Jul, 12:30

Kate I have seen Mink dash across the Burford road just outside of Charlbury last year and I also have seen numerous grass snakes! Made me think twice about relaxing in the meadows! 😂

Tue 8 Jul, 09:58

Do check out charlbury-tc.gov.uk for the Land & Nature Group - volunteers always welcome.

Tue 8 Jul, 08:21

If you take a slight detour through the nature reserve, you can often see foxes in the evening, there are at least two. Not to mention the lovely cows, muntjac, bunnies and birds. It's a mini safari :)

Mon 7 Jul, 15:43

Fantastic news about the otter!  I found a carefully picked-out crayfish tail on the bank recently so I was wondering if it were otters or mink - great to have confirmation!

Sat 5 Jul, 11:39

Couldn’t agree more Lucy! Sometimes I really feel blessed to witness the beautiful wildlife we have around us. We definitely live in a special little place :)

Fri 4 Jul, 13:48

It was just around 10pm 

Fri 4 Jul, 13:25

Lucy! What time did you see the otter!?

Fri 4 Jul, 12:13

Last night, on my walk home from the train station I saw 1. An otter in the river at the bottom of Dyers hill 2. Two, possibly three tawny owl fledglings in the trees in the playing close 3. A hedgehog on the verge on Enstone Road 4. Several bats.

I know the UK's wildlife is in a dire state, but we are SO lucky in Charlbury to have these animals sharing our town with us. Let's please do all we can to support nature here. Keep an eye out for all of these!