tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272641239781020595.post4116470629148645912..comments2023-10-21T11:11:38.146+01:00Comments on Pittswood Birds: Warren Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16042798315431561018noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272641239781020595.post-5464822863251206262015-12-29T19:53:22.681+00:002015-12-29T19:53:22.681+00:00Derek,
When she asks me ''where have all t...Derek,<br />When she asks me ''where have all the songthrushes gone'' and such likes, as she is given to doing, she will get short thrift from me................again!Warren Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16042798315431561018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272641239781020595.post-60180581450183083802015-12-29T18:19:03.639+00:002015-12-29T18:19:03.639+00:00Very fair comments Warren but as much as it irks u...Very fair comments Warren but as much as it irks us to see, what we consider to be perfect habitat for wildlife, treated in that way, I guess the owner does have the ultimate say in such matters. Not everybody sees countryside habitat in the same way as we would, that's why greenfield sites get built on. And just as you wouldn't accept someone saying your garden should be done a different way, that woman has done what she did to suit her and to possibly reduce a habitual fear. Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272641239781020595.post-16006450708957540112015-12-29T17:14:31.131+00:002015-12-29T17:14:31.131+00:00Marc,
Lets hope the first new month of the year ha...Marc,<br />Lets hope the first new month of the year has more dry than wet in it!Warren Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16042798315431561018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272641239781020595.post-55329708144734179542015-12-29T17:13:35.967+00:002015-12-29T17:13:35.967+00:00Derek,
I am all for coppicing, it has, as has been...Derek,<br />I am all for coppicing, it has, as has been proved in the past, led to some ''proper'' wildlife habitat.<br /><br />I know what woodland management is all about, and realize one size doesn't fit all when it comes to what kind of species is trying to be encouraged. <br /><br />If I told you the woman who owns the part of the woods being 'tidied' said to me ''I wanted it cleared so no-one could jump out on me and me friends when we walk our dogs'', would that help you to understand what kind of ''management'' is going on!Warren Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16042798315431561018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272641239781020595.post-70995124565965394342015-12-29T17:05:20.649+00:002015-12-29T17:05:20.649+00:00Nice rainbow shots Warren. I must say we have had ...Nice rainbow shots Warren. I must say we have had mostly sun here today and I am looking forward to a few more days like this. The weather for New Years Day looks good so far for an all dayer............ fingers crossed!Marc Heathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02550045001915567414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272641239781020595.post-72073516302977557382015-12-29T16:12:06.176+00:002015-12-29T16:12:06.176+00:00Warren, what's your view on chestnut coppicing...Warren, what's your view on chestnut coppicing. That can involve an area of woodland looking quite bare for a year or two and yet does actually benefit some species as it re-grows and re-fills the area. <br />Sometimes some areas do have to be cleared (tidied up) on a regular 3-5 year cycle in order for them to better for wildlife in the long run. I'm not saying that the guys upsetting you today in the woods were doing something useful but sometimes "tidying up" is not always as bad as it seems in the short term. Hedge-laying can seem pretty devastating at first when a nice thick hedge that breed many birds, is slashed and thinned but look at the long term benefit. Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.com