Yeah I know Neil it's a big litter.
We watched them over a 2/3 week period. Towards the end they seemed to be living without their parents, the vixen would appear about 8pm, have a scout about and then disappear into the nettles, re-appearing again 5 minutes later with all the cubs and playing with them on the grass until it got too dark for us to see them proper. We never noticed the dog until the last couple of times we went. He didn't seem to get involved but kept watch from a distance.
They've gone now and all around it the fields are being cut, so hopefully they don't fall victim to t