Very enjoyable de-stressing video! It is so nice to hear the different species of birds that flourish in Sussex! We have lost so many here. The thrushes were constantly attacked by blackbirds. The chaffinches,greenfinches & bullfinches just disappeared! The other night the front garden and path were covered in snails( a lot of baby snails) - we’ve never seen anything quite like that! The harlequin ladybirds apparently are cannibals & eat our native 7 spot & other varieties. We are still having rain showers here & it is very wet underfoot hence the abundance of snails! Hope it is drier there! Thanks so much!
Thank you for your kind comments. Sadly, the problem is most likely loss of habitat due to development. The area immediately around Arundel is pretty well protected, but where we are just a few miles away, there is massive over-development with the inevitable loss of habitat and species. Lots of slugs and snails here, too! And still plenty of rain! The harlequins are definitely an invasive species, but it is too late now, as I believe they have populated the entire UK.
Another lovely walk - thank you! When I worked in Arundel in the 1960s, it was impossible to walk along Mill Road without seeing numbers of water voles all along the stream. Sadly, they seem to have vanished now, but you certainly managed to capture a lot of other wildlife, all beautifully filmed as usual.
Thank you for your kind comments; we are pleased you enjoyed it. We are always on the lookout for water voles as, on the face of it, Mill Road would appear to be the perfect habitat for them. A number of factors may have impacted them; environmental change, increased number of predators, increased number of people - with dogs that they allow to interfere with the wildlife. On a positive note, you are right, lots of other wildlife and it was so great to be able to enjoy it.
@@walkingwithjohnanddiana Dogs are a big problem here, too. It used to be that dog owners were almost all responsible people who considered others (and the wildlife), but now many of them have no idea of correct behaviour and just think their pets are entitled to go anywhere and do anything. I did read somewhere that water voles are returning in some areas of the UK, perhaps where dogs are banned, and I hope they come back to Mill Road. I used to see them in other places like Patching Pond, but Mill Road was a real centre for them.
Totally agree regarding dogs, another symptom is "don't worry, he/she is friendly". Not everyone likes your dog as much as you do! Our dog is quite old and has dementia, and fails to respond to other dogs normally. Consequently she is at risk of being attacked. Quite often we have to pick her up in the presence of other dogs. What people fail to realise is that the beaches and countryside are recreational spaces for humans (and dogs), but for all the creatures that live there, their very existence is at stake.
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Very enjoyable de-stressing video! It is so nice to hear the different species of birds that flourish in Sussex! We have lost so many here. The thrushes were constantly attacked by blackbirds. The chaffinches,greenfinches & bullfinches just disappeared!
The other night the front garden and path were covered in snails( a lot of baby snails) - we’ve never seen anything quite like that!
The harlequin ladybirds apparently are cannibals & eat our native 7 spot & other varieties.
We are still having rain showers here & it is very wet underfoot hence the abundance of snails! Hope it is drier there!
Thanks so much!
Thank you for your kind comments. Sadly, the problem is most likely loss of habitat due to development. The area immediately around Arundel is pretty well protected, but where we are just a few miles away, there is massive over-development with the inevitable loss of habitat and species.
Lots of slugs and snails here, too! And still plenty of rain! The harlequins are definitely an invasive species, but it is too late now, as I believe they have populated the entire UK.
Another lovely walk - thank you! When I worked in Arundel in the 1960s, it was impossible to walk along Mill Road without seeing numbers of water voles all along the stream. Sadly, they seem to have vanished now, but you certainly managed to capture a lot of other wildlife, all beautifully filmed as usual.
Thank you for your kind comments; we are pleased you enjoyed it. We are always on the lookout for water voles as, on the face of it, Mill Road would appear to be the perfect habitat for them. A number of factors may have impacted them; environmental change, increased number of predators, increased number of people - with dogs that they allow to interfere with the wildlife. On a positive note, you are right, lots of other wildlife and it was so great to be able to enjoy it.
@@walkingwithjohnanddiana Dogs are a big problem here, too. It used to be that dog owners were almost all responsible people who considered others (and the wildlife), but now many of them have no idea of correct behaviour and just think their pets are entitled to go anywhere and do anything. I did read somewhere that water voles are returning in some areas of the UK, perhaps where dogs are banned, and I hope they come back to Mill Road. I used to see them in other places like Patching Pond, but Mill Road was a real centre for them.
Totally agree regarding dogs, another symptom is "don't worry, he/she is friendly". Not everyone likes your dog as much as you do! Our dog is quite old and has dementia, and fails to respond to other dogs normally. Consequently she is at risk of being attacked. Quite often we have to pick her up in the presence of other dogs. What people fail to realise is that the beaches and countryside are recreational spaces for humans (and dogs), but for all the creatures that live there, their very existence is at stake.