Despite being so close to the road, there is still plenty of wildlife near our second hub. A fox was the most common visitor to the site of our camera, but we also recorded magpies and a jay in flight.
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Cherry Laurel
The cherry laurel, Prunus lauracerasus, is not a true laurel. This is a common invasive non-native plant in our woodlands. It competes with native plants and is hard to eradicate. The plant and its cherries should not be eaten.
Jay in Flight
The Eurasian jay, Garrulus glandarius, is part of the crow family. They are highly intelligent. Like squirrels, they bury acorns in the ground to retrieve when hungry. Jays can mimic the sounds of other birds like buzzards or goshawks. Jays are omnivores.
Eurasian Magpie
The magpie (Pica pica) is a member of the crow family (corvids). Unlike the jay, non-breeding birds will gather in small flocks. Magpies are omnivores, eating a wide variety of foods. They can adapt to many environments, not just woodlands and are more widespread and common than Jays. They have very large brains.
Thermal image of tree
This thermal image was taken in the winter near hub 2. It is interesting to see how much warmer the ivy branches are than the tree trunk.