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Is your plum tree looking a bit tatty ?

Posted on June 5, 2016 by qwertyqweryt61

I have a few small plum trees that look extremely tatty. Is was not until I unwound the rabbit spirals I found the problem. Can you spot the culprit in the below photo Here it is, or I should say … Continue reading →

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Fox cub caught in Rabbit trap

Posted on May 7, 2016 by qwertyqweryt61

Its amazing what gets caught in a live rabbit trap. This is a really nice, healthy fox cub. It did not take to kindly about me trying to let it out. It was snarling and hissing at me, but it … Continue reading →

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Update to my Rabbit problems in my orchard 2015

Posted on July 26, 2015 by qwertyqweryt61

I thought I had better update my previous message with regards to my rabbit problems in my orchard. The rabbit disappearing underneath my shed http://www.gb-online.co.uk/gb-wordpress/?p=1189 Well we put concrete block around the front, with just a square opening to allow … Continue reading →

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Rabbit ring fence around orchard – missed a bit

Posted on April 17, 2015 by qwertyqweryt61

I thought I had managed to ring fence my orchard against rabbits. But I was always a bit suspicious when the odd shoot of an apple tree was nipped off or a bit of bark was missing. I started thinking … Continue reading →

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The ultimate Rabbit Ring Fencing of Orchard

Posted on January 1, 2015 by qwertyqweryt61

Its one of them jobs that I wish I had done, before I had laid out our orchard over 20 years ago. All the headaches over trying to stop rabbits from chewing the apple shoots, and the bark stripping, might … Continue reading →

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Christmas frost on apple tree’s – Lovely winter picture

Posted on December 5, 2014 by qwertyqweryt61

A customers request to come have a look at her Christmas frost on her new apple trees. What a lovely winter picture, or is it. This is one of the worst cases I have come across, of wooly aphids. A … Continue reading →

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Saves having to dead head the Geraniums

Posted on October 17, 2014 by qwertyqweryt61

I was surprised in seeing this one morning. In all 4 tubs, the geraniums had all been neatly browsed off. Save me having dead head them. The chances are it was a roaming munjac deer as opposed to rabbits, as … Continue reading →

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Rabbits

Posted on March 24, 2013 by qwertyqweryt61

Looking a bit cheeky. Click on the image to view video.

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Foxes

Posted on March 24, 2013 by qwertyqweryt61

A really healthy looking fox, with nice fur and good bright colours. Click on the image to view video. A walk in the snow, almost still daylight. Click on the image to view video. Inspecting rabbit burrows for food, in … Continue reading →

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Top damage to newly planted fruit trees

Posted on February 1, 2012 by qwertyqweryt61

There is always something, a few weeks ago it was mice chewing at the bottoms of the tree. Now I find on some of my newly planted trees, have had the tops chewed off, just clear of the 60cm high … Continue reading →

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