Category Archives: wildlife

Where you can sometimes see Deer Near Abingdon Town Centre

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Ock Valley Walk
On the Ock Valley walk there was one half of a big willow tree came down over the weekend.
Ock Valley Walk
Lots of new trees have been planted by members of the Green Gym in previous years at the town end of the path. They will provide good cover for wildlife in years to come.
Ock Valley Walk
This year, on their first outing after Easter, 18 people, with the Green Gym, spread wood chip on the path, and litter picked the Ock Valley Walk. A programme for people interested in exercising to make a difference with the Green Gym is here.
Ock Valley Walk
And by the way this is a deer that crossed the Ock Valley Walk, crossed the River Ock, and then escaped into the gardens of St Amand Drive on the other side.

Seagulls on Wilsham Road

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Seagulls on Wilsham Road
Across from the River Thames, on Wilsham Road, a bungalow called Pendower is just about to be demolished. The grounds have room for two larger properties with higher roofs.
Seagulls on Wilsham Road
In the early morning, seagulls take up positions watching the river, from vantage points on Wilsham Road. You can tell their most popular positions from the white deposits they leave.
Seagulls on Wilsham Road
They are ready for whenever there is food on offer. They wheel round,
Seagulls on Wilsham Road
then swoop down to try to get the food from the ducks.

The Black Swan @ Abingdon

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No, not a new pub, but a genuine black swan
The Black Swan
I first saw him on December 5th  in South Abingdon on the gravel pit lake nearest to the Marina and he is still there and very much at home with the mute swans (of which there are 2 large families) and a wide variety of other water birds.
The Black Swan

(Many thanks to Elizabeth for the report.)

Don’t steal, cook or kill fish

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Serving Community
There is a “Don’t steal, cook or kill fish” poster on the Wilsham Road railings.
Serving Community
Underneath there is a multi-language commentary about fishing in the UK for anglers from the flagged countries. Basically it says that all anglers need to get a licence and to know the byelaws put there to protect migratory and freshwater fish stocks from damaging fishing practices.