Red Squirrel
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« Reply #90 on: October 24, 2014, 09:16:31 » |
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Vote cast. Although disappointed that there was no option: 'Eat Grey, spare Red.'    Aw, shucks! |
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« Reply #91 on: October 28, 2014, 21:41:50 » |
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Meanwhile - where was that squirrel last Sunday?
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« Reply #92 on: October 28, 2014, 21:51:45 » |
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Squirrel's not travelled far from the location that started this topic.
Round the bend to Worcester Shrub Hill.
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"Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for the rest of the day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."
- Sir Terry Pratchett.
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Red Squirrel
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« Reply #93 on: October 28, 2014, 21:54:15 » |
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Tis true. Must try harder!
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« Reply #94 on: October 28, 2014, 23:10:18 » |
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We have enjoyed some great humour and lively discussion on the subject of squirrels, on this railway forum (  ) - so I've now taken the opportunity to move and merge all such previous posts here, in this definitive topic on the subject. |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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Chris from Nailsea
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« Reply #95 on: March 15, 2015, 17:41:01 » |
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From the BBC» : Project launched to up Gwynedd's red squirrel numbers There are now more than 700 red squirrels on AngleseyConservationists are working to boost red squirrel numbers in north Wales.There were fewer than 40 adult red squirrels on Anglesey 18 years ago but now, largely down to a major cull of grey squirrels, numbers have grown to more than 700. Community groups on Anglesey will now advise residents in Gwynedd on ways to improve woodland habitats, erect nest boxes and monitor populations. Anglesey has the largest single population of red squirrels in Wales. |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #96 on: April 21, 2015, 19:42:25 » |
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From the BBC» : Ambulance called for dead Epping Forest squirrel
An ambulance service has urged people to think before they dial 999 after they received a call about a squirrel injured in a "hit-and-run".
The caller told the 999 handler how the animal had broken its neck after the accident in the Epping Forest area.
At first, the East of England Ambulance Service call handler assumes the victim is a person and seeks to confirm if an ambulance is needed. But it then emerged the victim was in fact a squirrel - which was dead.
Gary Morgan, eastern regional head of emergency operations centres, said: "We prioritise all life-threatening calls to get the quickest possible response. However, that response can be affected if our call handlers and front-line staff are dealing with inappropriate 999 calls."
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« Last Edit: April 21, 2015, 20:16:33 by Chris from Nailsea »
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #97 on: April 22, 2015, 09:27:50 » |
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We need fewer (if any) Grey Squirrels, but you may not need a shotgun. Apparently, culling them doesn't even work very well, their populations recover quickly. A better approach, it is claimed, is to scare the grey squirrels into leaving, using pine martens. Sounds a bit too good to be true to me, but if it works... |
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Don't DOO▸ it, keep the guard (but it probably wouldn't be a bad idea if the driver unlocked the doors on arrival at calling points).
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« Reply #98 on: July 16, 2015, 15:19:40 » |
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Slightly tenuous FGW▸ link, but the story made me smile. I do hope it was not the Coffee Shop's own resident squirrel?! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-33541502A "drunk" squirrel has caused hundreds of pounds of damage at a private members' club.
The secretary of Honeybourne Railway Club said he originally thought someone had broken into the premises, near Evesham in Worcestershire.
The floor was covered in beer and glasses and bottles smashed, Sam Boulter said.
Mr Boulter, 62, said he then saw a squirrel "staggering around" after coming out from behind a box of crisps.
'Turned on the taps'
He added: "There were bottles scattered around, money scattered around and he had obviously run across the bar's pumps and managed to turn on the Caffrey's tap.
"He must have flung himself on the handle and drank some as he was staggering around all over the place and moving a bit slowly.
"I've never seen a drunk squirrel before. He was sozzled and looked a bit worse for wear, shall we say."
Mr Boulter, who estimated he lost about ^300 in the incident, eventually caught the squirrel in a waste paper bin and released it out of the window.
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« Reply #99 on: July 16, 2015, 18:51:07 » |
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He must have been nuts  |
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« Reply #100 on: July 16, 2015, 19:24:52 » |
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hope he wasn't looking for nobbys nuts!
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« Reply #102 on: July 18, 2015, 15:39:22 » |
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It could have been a vexed squirrel trying to drown its sorrows over the sad state of affairs at Broadway... however, things seem to be improving on that front: http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=2350.msg179399#msg179399 |
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« Reply #103 on: July 18, 2015, 19:26:43 » |
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Section 14(1) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) states that: ...if any person releases or allows to escape into the wild any animal which^
(a)is of a kind which is not ordinarily resident in and is not a regular visitor to Great Britain in a wild state; or
(b)is included in Part I of Schedule 9,
he shall be guilty of an offence. Part I of Schedule 9 does indeed include grey squirrel. Mr Boulter may have been better advised to have requested anonymity. |
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Now, please!
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« Reply #104 on: July 18, 2015, 21:59:51 » |
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Indeed: I have it on the best of authority that if the RSPCA have to treat or otherwise deal with a grey squirrel, the squirrel always apparently manages to 'escape' at the end of the incident, rather than 'be released'.  |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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