Wild Piddington
One of the advantages of living in Piddington is the abundance of natural life on our doorstep (literally in some cases!). We thought it might be a good idea to record the flora and fauna seen around the village, and share with other villagers any sightings of interesting or unusual species.
The following list was sent by Isobel Dodson.
The following list was sent by Isobel Dodson.
Making tracks - pheasant, moorhen or partridge? (Photo: Isobel Dodson, 2009)
Lady Amherst's Pheasant - on road by Hill Farm - amazing colours
Sparrow Hawk
Barn Owl - swooping low along road at Cow Leys
Tawny Owl (heard)
Little Owl - on telegraph pole
Sparrow Hawk
Barn Owl - swooping low along road at Cow Leys
Tawny Owl (heard)
Little Owl - on telegraph pole
Red-Legged Partridge - mother and chicks
Hares in field - and a 3-legged one literally 'hareing' down the road outside Seven Stars!
Hares in field - and a 3-legged one literally 'hareing' down the road outside Seven Stars!
Badger - with young cubs
White Pheasant
Green Woodpecker
Greater Spotted Woodpecker
Fieldfare & Red Wing - winter flocks in field and hedgerow
Redpoll
Jay
Cuckoo (heard)
White Pheasant
Green Woodpecker
Greater Spotted Woodpecker
Fieldfare & Red Wing - winter flocks in field and hedgerow
Redpoll
Jay
Cuckoo (heard)
Heron
Woodcock - aerial display 'roding'
Stone Curlew - crossing road outside village (very rare!)
Pipistrelle Bat
Fox
Hummingbird Moth
Muntjac Deer
Hedgehog
Woodcock - aerial display 'roding'
Stone Curlew - crossing road outside village (very rare!)
Pipistrelle Bat
Fox
Hummingbird Moth
Muntjac Deer
Hedgehog
Badger family at dusk in early summer (Photo: Isobel Dodson, 2007)
Muntjac (Barking Deer) - originally a Woburn Park escapee, now naturalised (Photo: Isobel Dodson, 2012)
Scarlet Tiger Moth, June (Photo: Isobel Dodson, 2021)
White pheasant - not the best camouflage … (Photo: Isobel Dodson, 2007)
Shaggy Inkcaps in Ludgershall Road, early October (Photo: Isobel Dodson, 2020)