Wolves Wild

Badger and magpie footprints in the snow

The footprints of a badger and a bird in the recent deep hoar frost. The bird was probably a magpie.

Another (overlapping) pair of badger prints taken on the same day.

A badger print from a few days previously, this time in snow. This print is much more indistinct that the ones above.

These bird footprints, with my oversized heel as a size comparison, are from a pheasant.

Fox prints in snow. It’s a disconcerting characteristic of fox footprints that they all line up pretty much in one straight line.

Blackberry leaves and branch iced in the recent cold spell.

Crab apples on the tree behind Compton lock. The covering of frost makes them look like they have been sprinkled with sugar.

Hawthorn berries (and ivy leaves) covered in the recent hoar frost.

During the hard weather the West Park population grew.

Gulls taking refuge from the snow by resting on the crossbar of a goal. The nearest gull has a gob of snow on its beak – presumably from having been delving for food.