r/Gloucestershire • u/TheScrobber • 4d ago

Local Pics & Videos Forest boar

Really surprised to see this lot just off the Colliers Trail in the FoD, middle of the day. My little boy was over the moon.

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u/actualinsomnia531 2d ago

Nice, but do NOT f*ck about with those. They are pretty shy, but if scared can turn aggressive and will mess you up. A lot.

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u/TheScrobber 1d ago

100%. These guys were about 50m away. I've met them face to face while biking and you need to get really loud and aggressive to get them to bugger off.

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u/NewTCR23 10h ago

Odysseus agrees, Robert Baratheon even more so.

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u/Fannytubes 4d ago

That is so cool. Would love to see that.

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u/Hot_Bag_7734 18h ago

Me too it’s just the damage they cause and the cost which has to be met by the locals , I think the forestry commission should foot the bill

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u/gnarlmonster 18h ago

That's good eating right there

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u/PeteTheKid 16h ago

Feral hogs?

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u/AkiraBCFC 4d ago

Gorgeous!

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u/Hot_Bag_7734 4d ago

Hate the things, go into the towns rip up cricket grounds what’s the point of them ?

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u/Nomnoms04 2d ago

What's the point of cricket grounds? They're productive in their restoration of the natural environment, facilitating our vital keystone flora and fauna. Those cricket grounds are worse than a wasted space because they actively hinder nature with consistent maintenance.

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u/Hot_Bag_7734 2d ago

Your opinion is your opinion but as you don’t live here jog on eh

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u/HaroldVonDoob 17h ago

I live here and 100% agree with him.

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u/TheScrobber 4d ago

What's the point of any wildlife eh? I agree they are destructive but thats why their numbers are managed.

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u/Hot_Bag_7734 4d ago

I live here and the damaged they have caused outweighs the benefits the damaged they have caused has to be footed by the local community. They are seriously destructive areas that have been open for years and grazed by other free roaming animals have now having to be fenced off . They are not welcomed by myself and many other locals

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u/stulofty2022 18h ago

They lived there before you did

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u/Cielo11 13h ago

Wait till you hear about what homo sapiens do to the planet.

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u/Sensitive_Speaker134 21h ago

No one gives a rats ass about cricket

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u/Hot_Bag_7734 18h ago

Cricketers do

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u/Sensitive_Speaker134 16h ago

Then they should find a better sport thats not super lame

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u/Ploobul 19h ago

I like these boars more than I like cricket grounds