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A grey squirrel. Red squirrels have long departed the
woods. W. R. Hughes suggests that the last red squirrels were
seen in the early 1930s.
The Grey Squirrel
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A fairly normal view of a Muntjac - running away.
The Muntjac Deer
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A pair of Muntjacs - a male and female. Generally
Muntjacs are solitary creatures so perhaps these are together for the
purpose of mating. The male has small antlers.
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A close-up view of a male Muntjac showing the small horns.
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A rarely seen fox. People who walk dogs see them more
often (I guess the dogs flush them out).
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This fox was on the prowl. It had flushed out...
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...this hiding female pheasant.
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She moved away when the fox got too close. But she
continued to fly back to where the fox was. I wondered if she was
protecting eggs or chicks, but it seemed to be too early in the year.
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The fox may have preferred one of these.
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Seem to enjoy "chillling out" in the sun.
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There seem to be at least 3 active badger setts within the
main body of Sherrards wood and several more in Malms Wood.
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The smaller they are the less
likely you'll spot them. If this common mouse had stayed still it
wouldn't have been noticed.
There are plenty of boxes for the
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