Guest jbswildlife Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 In a site today and was told about the sad events happening on the road near huntly. there has been 10 dead reds on the road since a women started to feed the birds over the road from a tree area. on the way up the road i found yet another one. if ever there was a case for a rope bridge this is it. (the women was told about this and started putting more feed out, weirdo) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dogs-n-natives 1,182 Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 The wildlife trusts put a few up in my area, but havent ever seen one use it yet!! However im sure they have simply positioned it wrong. They have just tied it onto any trees, but I think they should have gone for the place where the trees on each side are naturally closest together. Any piece of rope will work if you make it yourself, but if you rang the wildlife trusts and let them know about the ammount of deaths, im pretty sure they would come out and put one up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest jbswildlife Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 luckly I was doing Bat surveys with a historic Scotland conservation ranger, She said she would push this hears hoping Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dogs-n-natives 1,182 Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 Good luck The little fellas need all the help they can get Quote Link to post Share on other sites
McSparkie 0 Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 I take it she (the feeder) is too thick to understand her actionas are actually killing these guys? How about picking up the road-kill and showing her what her feeding is doing? What does a 'rope bridge' consist of? If it's just a length of rope (OK, I may be a bit nieve here), I'll chip in. I'm too far away to come fit/hang it, but I'm sure a pair of hands could be found. I'm off to see what's involved in a rope bridge. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest jbswildlife Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 I take it she (the feeder) is too thick to understand her actionas are actually killing these guys?How about picking up the road-kill and showing her what her feeding is doing? What does a 'rope bridge' consist of? If it's just a length of rope (OK, I may be a bit nieve here), I'll chip in. I'm too far away to come fit/hang it, but I'm sure a pair of hands could be found. I'm off to see what's involved in a rope bridge. the women is a strange one. she has been told and her answer was put out more food. we are sending her a letter about iy and if she replys negitive we may have a case Quote Link to post Share on other sites
McSparkie 0 Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 (edited) £1000!!! for a length of rope Clicky. Further investigation required. Ohhh pushing his luck here Better details here Two lengths of rope with a zigzag of finer rope to allow traffic crossover. I have no experience of rope making and I appreciate you can't just climb a couple of trees and hoist a rope between them, but surely this is do-able for a native species under extreme pressure. Edited October 19, 2008 by McSparkie Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest jbswildlife Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 we will get a result here, but sustainability is a concern in or trade evermore Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ASD Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 we will get a result here, but sustainability is a concern in or trade evermore The very best of luck ,hopefully the problem will be resolved sooner rather than later .Cheers Andy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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