Animal Sightings on Cock Road Ridge
Here is a list of reported sightings of various animals on, or
around the Ridge. Click on a link to jump to the entry:
Badger
Bat
Deer
Field Mouse
Fox
Frog
Grass Snake
Grey Squirrel
Rabbit
Badger
Badgers live on the Ridge. They have been seen recently
(May 2005) and are quite active.
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Bat
Several species of bat have been seen although not as yet
identified.. |
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Deer
Yes deer have actually been seen on the Ridge! They are
not resident though and are usually just 'passing through'.
The last sighting was in April 2005. |
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Field
Mouse
There are families of field mice living on the Ridge in
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Fox
One or two foxes have occasionally been spotted. |
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Frog
Frogs and Toads frequent the Oak Tree Pond and the Community
Pond most years. Frogs can spawn as early as December and
as late as April, depending on how warm the weather is.
If the winter is mild, they'll spawn early - but if the
weather gets colder later on, the spawn may stop growing.
In very cold conditions, frogs spawn late and have a very
short time to grow. If there's no time to grow into froglets,
they remain as tadpoles through the winter and hibernate
at the bottom of the pond, continuing their development
next year.
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Grass
Snake
Some grass snakes have been seen.. |
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Grey
Squirrel
There are not huge numbers of grey squirrels on the Ridge
which in one way is quite surprising. |
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Rabbit
In 2002 all the rabbits on the Ridge succumbed to Myxomatosis.
In just a few days all the rabbits were wiped out. A small
number of rabbits are reappearing, apparently recovering
from the disease. This is a recent sighting (2004) of a
rabbit photographed on the edge of the orchard on the Ridge.
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