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Here’s Rowan our roe buck looking rather silly t

Here’s Rowan our roe buck looking rather silly this morning with just one antler 😂 Unlike our other native deer species the red deer, who cast their antlers in the spring, roe deer lose theirs in the winter before growing a new set. As you can see with Rowan here, they don’t always fall off at the same time, and checking on him just now he still has one hanging on! I imagine it will be gone by the morning, or at most another day or two. A new slightly larger pair will now grow in place. 😃👍 Matt.

Too close for a close-up! We think it's a nice pro

Too close for a close-up! We think it's a nice problem to have and has been known to crop up on our photo days! So, if you know someone who loves to get close to wildlife, a BWC Photography Day Voucher will go down like a hot toddy on a cold day this Christmas. Vouchers are available online or call us during office hours on 01342 834658.
Pic Steve Whitehead

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Days are beginning to get a little colder as well

Days are beginning to get a little colder as well as shorter. Today we went through our walkthrough squirrel enclosure and checked/changed the nest boxes so they had nice warm beds if they wanted them. A few had been used, and one was in use, but the majority of our squirrels prefer to use the dreys they have built themselves 😃 They know best of course, but nice to give them the option if they want it. 👍 Matt.

Carrying on with the otter enclosures winter jobs.

Carrying on with the otter enclosures winter jobs. Today we were in the middle pond where Ottermus Prime and Beatrix Otter live, and by “in” I mean in the pond 😂 A few branches had to come down, and only access was via a ladder in the pond. Thankfully Otto was on hand to help and foot the ladder for me as you can see from Keeper Megs video 😃 Thanks Otto, couldn’t of done it without you 😂👍 Matt.

Do the shimmy-shake! Just before this current lock

Do the shimmy-shake! Just before this current lock-down visitor, Heather Osborn took this super shot of a wildcat kitten mid-shake. Whatever the weather, there's always some fabulous photo opportunities to be had. Thanks Heather.

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We are making the most of no one else being here t

We are making the most of no one else being here to try and knock out as many of the “winter jobs” as we can. Today we carried on with the main otter enclosure with the help of “Elwood” making sure what we were doing was up to his standards 😃👍 Matt.

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