The red fox is common throughout Ireland in both rural and urban habitats. Elusive, and largely nocturnal, the fox usually stays well hidden and many people, particularly in our cities, go about their lives completely oblivious to the proximity of this striking mammal. Adult foxes grow to around a metre….

Warning! The wildlife connection in this post may be a bit tenuous… but please bear with me. Sometimes you just need to vent. We’ve had the chickens a couple of months now. Four ex battery hens that, after a rocky start, have settled in to their new life of free-range….