If you ever wondered what is happening on your allotment (or in
your garden) when you are not there, now is the time to find out. At the moment, snow covers
much of the ground and this gives you a pretty good clue about what urban wildlife
frequents your local area. You just have to look to the ground and you will
be amazed about how many different animal trails you can find.
Sometimes, you can also see what
the animals were up to, if they were running or walking slowly, if they were looking
for food or if they were unlucky and got eaten by a predator. If you find half-eaten
vegetables on your allotment or in your garden the footprints will give away
the culprit and if you have fenced in your vegetable patch now is the time to
check if it is really rabbit-proof.
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| a faster rabbit |
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| a rabbit hopping slowly |
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| This fence is obviously not rabbit proof |
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| A fox trail |
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| A pigeon, probably looking for cabbages |
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| A cat trail |
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| A rat coming out of its burrow |
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| A pigeon trail |
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| with rat and mice trails you can always see the impression of the tail in the snow | | | |
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| Small birds looking for seeds |
Have a look when you are out and about the next time, it
will be nice to hear what animal trails you have discovered.
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