Hi Nic
Hopefully your hogs are safely tucked up for winter, it appears there’s still activity here though the camera has managed to miss it so far this week when I’ve tried to see who’s visiting. Definite (but sadly not very healthy looking) hog poo appearing some nights so still someone around. I’ll continue to feed & put water out under cover as usual throughout winter in case someone needs it apart from the mice.
The bat ID I think as much as anything you look at the reading then the type of bat you’re likely to get in your vicinity & try to match the 2. Pipistrelles for sure here but all asleep I hope until next year now.
Wales banned the use of snares & glue traps in October this year which is wonderful but having found glue traps for sale in a discount shop a couple of villages away & tried very hard to report this to someone I finally found out from the Wildlife Crime police officers that the use of them is illegal while selling them is not. I bought the remaining ones from the shop yesterday, explained to the assistant why I was buying them & that they’re illegal to use & subject to a fine &/or imprisonment if used & have now destroyed them. Madness but at least it’s illegal & punishable if caught which is more than can be said for England currently though there’s campaigning going on to do the same there.
I guess it’s time to draw a line under 2023, keep our fingers crossed for all hogs to sleep well & wake healthy when it’s time again & say see you in a new thread next Spring. Have a nice whatever you do at Christmas, keep warm, stay safe & see you in the New Year.
