forest of dean redneck 11,189 Posted February 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 29, 2020 On a side note, I've just read that a pine Martin spotted in Shropshire is believed to be from the recently released forest of dean group? 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel cain 42,849 Posted February 29, 2020 Report Share Posted February 29, 2020 3 hours ago, forest of dean redneck said: On a side note, I've just read that a pine Martin spotted in Shropshire is believed to be from the recently released forest of dean group? Been finding strange scats along the river from Hadnock to biblins the last few months..... Sends the dogs Nutts, Up off the ground and on fallen trees and stumps.... They are not from anything I know of, maybe otters but I've not found any prints or the little slides they make to get in and out the water., they have a very distinctive smell so ruled them out... Bought a trail cam from aldis few weeks ago but not set it up yet.... Would of washed away the rain we've had this last few weeks and trees coming down in this wind. Only ever caught a glimpse of a pine Martin once in Scotland about 5 Yrs ago, and found 1 dead caught in a body grip trap on a log over a drainage ditch up there..... I've been reading up about skunks and raccoons being seen/caught not far from there? How much truth is in it I don't know 1 Link to post Share on other sites
foxdropper 17,092 Posted February 29, 2020 Report Share Posted February 29, 2020 I lost a trail cam on a river looking for otters mate .Same river I found the prints .Whole tree was gone unfortunately .My cam was 4 foot off ground and to a good tree but never banked on that being washed away . Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel cain 42,849 Posted February 29, 2020 Report Share Posted February 29, 2020 1 minute ago, foxdropper said: I lost a trail cam on a river looking for otters mate .Same river I found the prints .Whole tree was gone unfortunately .My cam was 4 foot off ground and to a good tree but never banked on that being washed away . The wye been roaring through at 7 metres these last few weeks, untold damage caused. Will be very busy sorting out the swims etc in the closed season 4 Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,189 Posted February 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 29, 2020 1 hour ago, Daniel cain said: The wye been roaring through at 7 metres these last few weeks, untold damage caused. Will be very busy sorting out the swims etc in the closed season Seen the pics of wye an monnow online and skenfrith was awful again. There was couple of skunks loose when I lived up in the fod by Coleford once was killed by a car near traffic lights by glaxo Smith and other was caught down road in Millwall, that was a young one, I reckon they got loose as they were fetching good money so can't see why they would been released. Funny enough my ex wife had 2 at the time. Link to post Share on other sites
Welsh_red 4,306 Posted February 29, 2020 Report Share Posted February 29, 2020 7 hours ago, Daniel cain said: Been finding strange scats along the river from Hadnock to biblins the last few months..... Sends the dogs Nutts, Up off the ground and on fallen trees and stumps.... They are not from anything I know of, maybe otters but I've not found any prints or the little slides they make to get in and out the water., they have a very distinctive smell so ruled them out... Bought a trail cam from aldis few weeks ago but not set it up yet.... Would of washed away the rain we've had this last few weeks and trees coming down in this wind. Only ever caught a glimpse of a pine Martin once in Scotland about 5 Yrs ago, and found 1 dead caught in a body grip trap on a log over a drainage ditch up there..... I've been reading up about skunks and raccoons being seen/caught not far from there? How much truth is in it I don't know Their was a couple of coondogs on the loose around here . I got sent a video of one on a back lane by a forestry guy around here . Dont know if they were ever caught or killed Link to post Share on other sites
keepdiggin 9,216 Posted March 1, 2020 Report Share Posted March 1, 2020 Been a few siteings of raccoons in south Yorkshire over the years Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,239 Posted March 1, 2020 Report Share Posted March 1, 2020 I think if my memory serves, the figure is around 5000 raccoons living in the uk with South Yorkshire and Somerset known to have breeding populations, did have a guy who shot one in the forest in the last year or two, it was in his chicken coupe making a lot of commotion much like a fox and he shot it as it ran out expecting a fox, 2 Link to post Share on other sites
wilbur foxhound 480 Posted March 1, 2020 Report Share Posted March 1, 2020 On 29/02/2020 at 11:41, Daniel cain said: Been finding strange scats along the river from Hadnock to biblins the last few months..... Sends the dogs Nutts, Up off the ground and on fallen trees and stumps.... They are not from anything I know of, maybe otters but I've not found any prints or the little slides they make to get in and out the water., they have a very distinctive smell so ruled them out... Bought a trail cam from aldis few weeks ago but not set it up yet.... Would of washed away the rain we've had this last few weeks and trees coming down in this wind. Only ever caught a glimpse of a pine Martin once in Scotland about 5 Yrs ago, and found 1 dead caught in a body grip trap on a log over a drainage ditch up there..... I've been reading up about skunks and raccoons being seen/caught not far from there? How much truth is in it I don't know Pine marten shit looks just like fox but thinner Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,239 Posted March 2, 2020 Report Share Posted March 2, 2020 20 hours ago, wilbur foxhound said: Pine marten shit looks just like fox but thinner Do they not shit in a latrine like badgers and other mustilids ?? Link to post Share on other sites
Nicepix 5,650 Posted March 2, 2020 Report Share Posted March 2, 2020 Yep. Sometimes on mole hills as do badgers. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ArchieHood 3,692 Posted March 3, 2020 Report Share Posted March 3, 2020 https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/woman-big-cat-sighting-paulton-3884137 1 Link to post Share on other sites
keepdiggin 9,216 Posted March 26, 2020 Report Share Posted March 26, 2020 (edited) https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11248424/bobcat-captured-savaging-farmers-chickens/ Think they can breed with domestic cats so could be a few hybrid s on the loose Edited March 26, 2020 by keepdiggin 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Bush Rummager 3,752 Posted April 12, 2020 Report Share Posted April 12, 2020 https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/wildcat-spotted-cambridge-fen-tiger-18078609 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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