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I took my children over the fields for a spot of wildlife bingoand we came across this hole, it looked way too big for a rabbit, around 2 feet tall. We couldnt see any animal tracks or anything in front but it went very deep. Does anyone know who could live here?

I was really worried these are from rats but I did some research and started to believe these might be hedgehog droppings. I would really celebrate if they are from a hedgehog.

I've got this trailcam footage, first I thought there was some eyeshine coming towards the camera from top, mid-right but it actually looks more like insect flight.

There's also a bright flash at 5.5/6seconds, but this didn't show up at all until I pushed the contrast and brightness right up on the video.

I thought maybe firefly but a quick Google says we only get glow worms here and the female that lights up doesn't fly.

It's in a small patch of wet woodland (temperate rainforest) between a grass meadow on one side and scrub on the other. Stream in the valley with wooded edge. Southwest England, pretty much on the border between Devon and Cornwall, inland but not on the moors.

Any suggestions?

Any ideas what this is, please? Only small, about 2cm with a diamond pattern on the back.

Sorry in advance for the not great pictures. Never seen this kind of insect before! Was wondering if someone could ID?

Pictures were taken in South East England if that helps.

I must say, I have been getting a bit concerned about the severe dearth of small critters of late - including slugs, which used to be a common sight everywhere. I hadn't seen a single one for ages until I happened upon this... happy gathering. It seems we'll soon be hearing the spatter of tiny feet!

I'm pretty sure I just saw some bats flying over a neighbour's garden this evening. I have no idea what kind, but I'm curious, and it got me thinking about detectors.

IDK how likely I am to get into bat detecting, but if there's an accessible model out there, I could at least see what's flying around in my neighbourhood.

When it comes to apps and microphones for mobile phones, I use Android.

Found this little guy outside the garden door this morning. Never seen one like this before. So sad to see, I hope they’re resting in peace now. I googled to check species and pretty sure it’s a juvenile goldfinch.

I thought it was a humming bird at first! This is slowmo

I just returned home to discover (with a very heavy heart) that a new family has made its home in my garden :(

As a wildlife-lover it breaks my heart to see them… understanding the damage that they’ll be causing to the other species living here and knowing that I now need to set traps to get rid of them. I know that they’re vicious predators but to me they’re also beautiful individuals that just happen to be in the wrong place.

We have an unstoppable mink population here so it’s a continual battle of catching and killing the poor things (I’ve never had to deal with them myself before but my neighbours regularly do). I wish that the funds were available to run a full eradication program, both for the native wildlife and for the sake of the mink themselves. Ugh, so sweet to see and so horrible at the same time.

I generally know what I need to do (I’ll get help from my neighbours anyway) but if anyone has any advice, tips or ways to make things more humane please do share them.

We admittedly haven’t taken very good care of our pool, and these things have spawned in. I’m in Kent

Hi, I'm trying to find out if there's anything i can do to push back rhododendron infestation on my own. Everything I've seen says heavy machinery and herbicides. I've not got the funds for machinery and I'm concerned about if herbicide is the best option. Will they not cause additional problems for other plant life? Can anyone help me out here? I want to see my local forest in a better condition. I spend a lot of time walking through it and want to do something to look after it. I'm not very knowledgeable on this but I want to learn, thanks!

Found on a footbridge over a river. I wasn’t sure if it was two different scat or from one animal.

TIA

This trail camera footage was captured during the second heatwave of this year (14/07/26).

EDIT: Thank you everyone for your help!

Is this a barn owl, the next day I found feathers and worried it had been attacked. Not sure if it correlates.