New Mammal Box for 2023
A new year and a new camera set-up! My mammal boxes have always been a favourite and it was one of my first projects when I started...
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- Nov 3, 2020
My Halloween Mammal Box gets an airing on BBC Breakfast!
When I spotted some tiny 'Munchkin' pumpkins for 50p in a local supermarket, I knew they would have to go in my Mammal Box. Along with...
- Nov 17, 2019
It’s cold and wet outside, so Mousey Sweet Shop goes live!
If you have followed me for a while, you will know that I like to think outside the box a little and create feeding stations that are a...
- Nov 13, 2019
My Mammal Box is back online!
One of my favourite projects has been the development of my Mammal box. Over the years, it has grown and changed and this current design...
- Dec 23, 2018
Christmas Delights in the WildlifeKate Patch!
Christmas decorations on my bird snack bar and a novel Mammal Feeding Station set up have become an annual challenge and the wildlife has...
- Oct 13, 2018
Small Mammal Antics and a Brambling Visits
My mammal box has been pretty quiet over the summer. With lots of natural food, the small mammals do not feel the need to visit here. As...
- Oct 5, 2018
The latest Wildlife Highlights from my Patch
There is often a bit of a lull in my garden, in terms of wildlife, at the end of the summer and beginning of the Autumn. The garden never...
- May 26, 2018
My Springwatch Mammal Box!
With BBC Springwatch starting on Monday, I set about doing a revamp in this mammal box set-up, which has also appeared a few years ago...
- Jan 21, 2018
Building up to RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch with the wildlife in my patch!
It has been a very cold and snowy weekend and, with lots of desk-based work to do, I am always glad of all my live cameras! Being able to...
- Dec 30, 2017
The 2017 Christmas Mammal Box goes away for another year…….
With another Christmas over, I have taken out the Christmas Mammal Sitting room, popping it away for another year! This set-up always...
- Dec 27, 2016
Christmas Mice & Hungry Birds
With a bit of a colder patch lately and the natural food sources running low, there has been a lot of action on my rid feeding stations....
- Dec 21, 2016
Mini Mammal Christmas
If you have followed me for a while, you will be familiar with my more novel set-ups in my mammal box! This box is designed so I can...
- Dec 26, 2015
An exclusive peek into how voles spend their Christmas…..
Have you ever wondered how a vole spends its Christmas? You may be surprised to learn that they also decorate their sitting rooms…...
- Dec 20, 2015
Getting ready for a Mammal Christmas!
This week, I redecorated the sitting room, ready for Christmas…. not the average sitting room though… my Mammal Box sitting room! I...
- Feb 15, 2015
Which is it? Common, Pygmy or Water?… my guide to Shrews!
I have had a lot of activity in my Mammal Box, which is positioned next to my garage in a damp and overgrown bank. Wood mice and Bank...
- Feb 14, 2015
Amazing Water Shrew Footage!
Last weekend, I decided to try to move my HD Mammal Box across the lane to swap it with a standard res one, where a Water Shrew had been...
- Jan 31, 2015
An Exciting New Species in my Patch!
I have many cameras around my home and two are inside purpose-built mammal boxes. One, close to my house in a hedgerow, has an HD camera...
- Dec 22, 2014
Catching up time……
I must admit, I had not realised that I had not blogged on here for almost a month…. I have blogged on my WildLearning Blog for school...
- Oct 28, 2014
BBC Autumnwatch hits our Screens… and my Mammal Box HD!
You may have been following the story of my new Mammal Box HD, where I have created little removable sets that slip inside the box,...
- Oct 4, 2014
Ever had a Vole in your Bath??
My Mammal Box HD is working really well and I am thrilled with the footage that I am capturing. This is a project that will grow and...
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