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Foxes - Eneida (25th Jun 2011 - 12:00:49) We've recently found evidence (poo) that a fox has been coming into the garden at night...and perhaps through the cat-flap too!! Has anybody else on the Headley Road noticed anything similar?

Re: Foxes - Sarah (27th Jun 2011 - 11:33:33) That's great - it's nice to see evidence that wild animal populations are doing well in the area. I shouldn't worry about it coming in the cat flap though, i do think thats rather unlikely. Perhaps you may be interested in the Hedgehog Street campaign (www.hedgehogstreet.org) which is trying to encourage people to make their gardens more hedgehog friendly - as populations are thought to be declining. E.g. by making a small hedgehog sized hole in your garden fence for transport and leaving piles of dead leaves for them to nest in :)

Re: Foxes - Chris S (27th Jun 2011 - 13:03:46) We live towards the A3 on the Headley road and I've seen a fox a number of times in the garden. It's very shy and quite large. I tend to see it 1st thing and everytime I've seen it it's made off towards the village centre. Chris

Re: Foxes - Barbara (27th Jun 2011 - 13:54:35) Hi Eneida. Oh yes - we've had a fox coming into our garden at various times (but mostly overnight) probably for over a year now. (And we live on Headley Road, too) Last week, my husband heard a wailing noise outside the back door and when he went to investigate (armed with a long cardboard tube.......how brave!), he thinks it was the fox and it scooted off down the garden.

Re: Foxes - Eneida (27th Jun 2011 - 19:30:18) Well I'm very glad to hear that you've both confirmed our night visitor is almost certainly Mr Fox and not Messrs Rats!! We were a bit worried, because whatever it was, tried to dig up our beloved little cat Coffee who died in May and we burried under his favourite spot in the garden.

Re: Foxes - Diana (28th Jun 2011 - 08:51:40) You are so lucky to have a fox visit. They are too shy to go through a cat flap. We used to have one visit every night for years because we and the neighbours used to feed him but he dissapered a while ago. Try putting a dish of dog or cat food out he will probably be very gratefull. The cat flap incident could be a stray cat, we ended up with our beautiful second cat because he came through our cat flap looking for food.

Re: Foxes - Robin (28th Jun 2011 - 12:38:57) Coming home from the latest Parish Council meeting last night, turned into The Avenue and there was a fox crossing the road, into Avenue Close. It then turned round and went back the way it had come. Is thia an omen for the Meeting???

Re: Foxes - Dave (28th Jun 2011 - 12:40:04) Foxes are vermin and should be dealt with as such!

Re: Foxes - rob (28th Jun 2011 - 14:27:38) Yes i have noticed gangs of hooded foxes roaming headly road abusing old people and vandalising the phone box. Word on the street is they are responsible for a series of breakins most notably the co-op . The ring leader goes by the name of basil brush..........har har boom boom

Re: Foxes - Anne (28th Jun 2011 - 14:27:39) Foxes are only "vermin" (and I use that word very loosely) because we lazy human beings throw litter everywhere so they come scavenging for food. We've only got ourselves to blame. All animals hold a beauty of their own, particularly when they are in their rightful home, so if we're not happy with then sharing urban life, stop disgarding your rubbish and start taking a pride in your environment.

Re: Foxes - Allan (29th Jun 2011 - 00:38:00) Was brought up in the country moons ago. My Mum kept chickens for eggs and when they stopped laying they were in the pot. Now and again a fox would gain access to the hen house and kill the lot. My current egg supplier has had the same experience several times with just under 100 chickens killed each time. Foxes are not like wild cats,they do not kill what they need to eat , they kill for pure pleasure. If you encourage them to come on to your domestic premises they may kill cats, birds, and in extreme circumstances,as has recently been reported, infants too young to resist them. They may be pretty, apart from being parasite infested, but they are no friend to humans. Allan

Re: Foxes - liz (29th Jun 2011 - 08:33:40) Foxes are not generally known to kill cats (unless the cat is very, very sickly). They will attack poultry because it is instinctive - they are predators! It is up to egg producers to make sure their hens are properly protected as far as possible. Foxes have attacked infants if they have been fed by humans in towns - they come for food and find themselves trapped and panic. We live in the country and should be able to cope with the wildlife, what's left of it anyway.

Re: Foxes - irene (29th Jun 2011 - 09:58:33) i live in headley road and have a couple of foxes that come into our garden i also rescue hedgehogs and have about eight or nine in my garden

Re: Foxes - liz (29th Jun 2011 - 12:47:25) We have only one hedgehog that comes into the garden every evening for a drink (of water!). At least I assume its the same one. We used to have a whole family but I think liberal use of slug pellets by some neighbours has finished them off. Good to know they are thriving in Headley Road!

Re: Foxes - Eneida (29th Jun 2011 - 15:38:39) I have inspected our fences, as someone suggested, and there are a few places where hedgehogs could come in, if they so wish, but none have so far. However, we do have several toads, many different types of birds nesting and probably all the wood pigeons in Liphook!! I'm very fond of wood pigeons and don't understand why people dislike them so much...

Re: Foxes - Mary W. (29th Jun 2011 - 17:45:49) rob - loved your contribution! I am a doglover, and am inclined to see foxes in the same light. According to the Mammal Society, Britain's 8m domesticated cats (and 1m feral cats) kill up to 300m wild birds and mammals every year - every person I know who has a cat says, 'My cat never catches anything!' The RSPB say that time when most baby birds are killed is in the hour before sunset and the hour after dawn, and suggest that that is the best time to feed the cat to discourage it from going out during this dangerous time.

Re: Foxes - Diana (30th Jun 2011 - 11:35:56) Foxes are not vermin. They are no threat to anyone. They do not cause any threat to farming. There is only that one recorded case of foxes atacking children, probable cornered and frightened. A dog would do the same.They have attacked chickens since time immamorial. The silly chickens flap and squark and the poor fox gets confused and lashes out. We lost chickens because my dad did not secure them and so did my father in law.Any one watching Spring watch would realise what beautiful creatures they are and how lucky we are to have such a lovely wild animal in our vacinaty.A few years ago I wartched a fox and a cat playing together in a field when they got fed up they both went their seperate ways.

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