How To Discourage Wildlife

ixwood

Wildlife is free entertainment and most kids love it!!

computerwoman

kimevans wrote: »

Really?
Where do you live????

whitby northyorkshire.
it's a small town on the edge of the north yorkshire moor's by the sea.

computerwoman

Coveredinbees!!!! wrote: »

I can't believe anyone can be this miserable, we love watching the bats in our garden. We sit out with the bats flapping around and they don't come that near. I can understand the hedge hogs and dog dilemma but the rest of it is just strange. It's called nature!!!!

I am not miserable about it.
the bat's
I just carry a tennis racket with me.....sorry but I don't like them when they are flapping around you........the racket discourages them........I am wondering if they are with young...........and that is why they are being a pain at the moment.........the hedge hogs and dogs well that's just cost me £30 at the pet shop to get stuff to put down just in case they do have flea's and have sprayed them everywhere. so they can't be a future problem........I was wondering do hedge hogs live in hole's like rabbit's as we have had quite alot of rain (every day for a fortnight) and was wondering if they are getting water logged and that's why they are out and about at 8pm when they are normally not seen at that time....:D

the_devil_made_me_do_it

Hmm haven't really read this post, but why on earth would you want to discourage wildlife?? Even more ironic, why post this thread on the green board?

I absolutly adore wildlife in my garden, I'd be devestated if I didn't have visitors. I don't encourage them to come in because I have pets, but I couldn't discourage them either. It makes for a good and balanced equilibrium.

the_devil_made_me_do_it

In fact, I'd like to know how to discourage human wildlife. I'm sick of finding empty beer cans and bottles, not too mention the rubbish that blows into my garden. It's annoying to say the least.

computerwoman

the_devil_made_me_do_it wrote: »

Hmm haven't really read this post, but why on earth would you want to discourage wildlife?? Even more ironic, why post this thread on the green board?

I absolutly adore wildlife in my garden, I'd be devestated if I didn't have visitors. I don't encourage them to come in because I have pets, but I couldn't discourage them either. It makes for a good and balanced equilibrium.

it's on the green board because it's to do with my garden.............erm where else would I put it............
and I only want to discourage most of them because they are effecting my space..........like not being able to go out the door on an evening to sit with a glass of wine or something nice and enjoy my garden..............as the bat's wont let me do this anymore.........so I think it must be that they are in protection mode.............and i don't mind hedge hogs as long as they keep to there part.........and stay away untill the coast is clear........it's not funny when the dog bring's one in and plonk's it on the lounge rug.......and it can't be very nice for the hedge hog either..........poor little thing.......how would you like it if this great big german shepard came and picked you up.....then dropped you in front of a screaming human......cos you don't realise what it is .......just that it's moving............and how would you like to ask my very big and stupid german shepard to give you what he's got...........he's not going to give you it very easily..........as I have found out to my horror............:eek:

computerwoman

I just thought I'd ask how I can discourage these thing's so that my dog's don't harm them and because I do alot of hard work keeping my garden nice........then I can't enjoy it..........:D

margaretclare

A few years ago now, we decided to turn our back garden into a wildlife-friendly garden. I've always fed the foxes which come through here because it's part of their normal range. Hedgehogs may be more common just now because the wet weather has encouraged slugs which are their normal food - in dry summers they suffer because of fewer slugs.

We feed the birds both front and back, we have 'sparrow terraces' on the back wall. Watching any wildlife is a privilege and a constant delight. About 4 years ago we had a proper wildlife pond made (no goldfish!) and since then we've had even more delight and pleasure, especially when the frogs are busy mating. We have to be careful walking on the lawn because the little frogs have been leaving the pond and going to live under the trees and bushes and we don't want to step on them.

An old lady 2 doors away from us goes to the pet shop in town and buys live maggots - she has robins which have become so tame, expecting their feed of maggots, they will take them from her hand and almost come into her kitchen. She says 'They're bankrupting me, but isn't it lovely'. She's about 90 and she says they give her constant interest, pleasure and delight.

Reading a post like computerwoman's makes me very sad. It's very likely that all the wildlife was there long before your house and garden was there.

Probably more bats in and around Whitby because it's a very old town and bats tend to live in and around old buildings. There are none around here, but I would love it if there were. I would much rather have wildlife than domestic pets.

Just very sad to read all these comments and to realise that there are people out there who don't understand how threatened these wild creatures are - and why are they threatened? Because of human activity, that's why.

Margaret

the_devil_made_me_do_it

Maybe you should check out those devices that deter cats ect.. They emit a frequency inaudiable to the human ear, but many animals don't like the noise and so should avoid your garden.

I know there is one device which can be adjusted to scare off the animals of your choice and not scare animals you don't mind entering your garden. Maybe someone can advise you where to buy one from. It's harmless to animals by the way

the_devil_made_me_do_it

margaretclare wrote: »

A few years ago now, we decided to turn our back garden into a wildlife-friendly garden. I've always fed the foxes which come through here because it's part of their normal range. Hedgehogs may be more common just now because the wet weather has encouraged slugs which are their normal food - in dry summers they suffer because of fewer slugs.

We feed the birds both front and back, we have 'sparrow terraces' on the back wall. Watching any wildlife is a privilege and a constant delight. About 4 years ago we had a proper wildlife pond made (no goldfish!) and since then we've had even more delight and pleasure, especially when the frogs are busy mating. We have to be careful walking on the lawn because the little frogs have been leaving the pond and going to live under the trees and bushes and we don't want to step on them.

An old lady 2 doors away from us goes to the pet shop in town and buys live maggots - she has robins which have become so tame, expecting their feed of maggots, they will take them from her hand and almost come into her kitchen. She says 'They're bankrupting me, but isn't it lovely'. She's about 90 and she says they give her constant interest, pleasure and delight.

Reading a post like computerwoman's makes me very sad. It's very likely that all the wildlife was there long before your house and garden was there.

Probably more bats in and around Whitby because it's a very old town and bats tend to live in and around old buildings. There are none around here, but I would love it if there were. I would much rather have wildlife than domestic pets.

Just very sad to read all these comments and to realise that there are people out there who don't understand how threatened these wild creatures are - and why are they threatened? Because of human activity, that's why.

Margaret

Totally agree. Ace post Margaret!!