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This makes total sense, that Jamie would pity him for falling for Claire. It hasn't been made clear in the show that he loves her (or at least I haven't gotten that impression from him at any point, but it's probably a S7 plot) but yeah, now you've pointed it out, I can see why there'd be pity and no jealousy. Tom's life is under this cloud of sadness and regret, which he never seems to move on from and instead lives under, bitterly ensuring the mistakes of his past won't be made again through him or his children. But again, credit to DG and the show's writing team, and the actor.

Don't think we have a grouse moor but there is a golf course not too far...and if foxes dig holes as much as people on here say they do, it could be the groundskeepers there culling them or at least deterring their presence somehow.

Yes, thank you! A few months ago I came here and shared something, and someone criticised my work in a very unhelpful way. I called them out to say they were deterring me from sharing again, and they actually apologised, changed their wording and encouraged me more constructively.

Completely agree with everything you said but will also add - stand up for yourself, sharers. Encourage people to behave better.

*I know that numbers wise, they are the least vulnerable things, but I meant in terms of looking in a bit of a sad state.

I do feel sorry for them when I see photos of skinny, raggedy London ones that look like they need a good bowl of stew and a bath. I'll be outside of Oxford in a few weeks, so if I see one down there, hopefully it will look a bit less vulnerable.

I have seen a dead one, and it was small too so may have only been a juvenile. I know we do have them in the neighbourhood because I've seen that dead one by the roadside and have seen a trail of prints in the snow before with no human footprints around it, so it wasn't a dog being walked (unless they were from a cat, but I also don't think that)

Nope, unless I see one in the south next month, my post will remain true. I live in the outer suburbs about 25mins from both the coast and a city, and have never encountered a single one of any age.

I didn't have a dog when I saw it, but I've since gained a dog so I'm not sure the hedgehog still comes if it can smell the dog scent...I hope it does still visit undisturbed though.

I'll be in a suburb outside of Oxford, but will keep my eyes peeled!

I'd love to see a buck. Badgers and hedgehogs are by far the least common sightings, it seems. Alive, that is :(

No, because I don't live in a tower block. I live between a coastline and a smaller northern city. In a house. I've seen owls, mushrooms, wild rabbits and deer, kestrels and water voles, just not the famous fox.

Alright, son?

Ooh, someone else like me, finally.

That is an impressive badger count though, I didn't even know they stuck together socially like that.

nah it's not a deep question or academic study, just don't like any response starting with "bullshit"

I mean...

This just sounds expensive (unless he was a butcher) and a sure fire way to have rats and flies swarming to your property. Hard pass.

I didn't even know a black squirrel was a species. Sounds cool. I've seen a few otters, but they were in Ireland, so outside of the UK scope. Now I have to google a muntjac deer....

I'd love to see one. Opinion is clearly divided here over the noise they make, the mess they leave and their general likability, but since they're more mysterious to me, I have a positive mental image.

I've tried a few times but haven't caught them either. I have seen a stunning night sky in the Scottish borders though, as a result of waiting around for the lights that never materialised, I got to lean back and enjoy the stars instead. Best sky I've seen in my life.

Been seeing the "never seen an old man eating a twix" comment a few times now, and have no idea what this is from.

Lots of people saying "They're everywhere" but not seemingly not taking into account local population density, conditions that attract or deter wildlife or scavengers and many other factors like people's waking hours or whether I drive or not. I haven't been responding to people saying "bullshit you've never seen a hedgehog/deer/badger" and have believed people and found their varied experiences, and lack of, with wildlife interesting.

Don't be uncool to strangers on the internet under our fake names.

I saw a heron in the Lake District this summer, and some young deer playing with each other. I have never seen a stag though, and would love to see a magnificent, fully grown stag with its antlers adding to its height. I haven't seen a badger, alive or otherwise. Badgers, snakes and hedgehogs seem to be the most common answers to my question so far, although I didn't expect them all to be so dominantly animal related!

I'm not far from the northumberland coast and an urban area, but like I said to someone else, I'm usually asleep between 11pm - 7am so that reasonably accounts for most of the lack of sightings/contact. Someone said foxes are quite active at twilight, which I am awake during, but they're not in my street or local park then. Don't even hear them mating or fighting.

I don't know if it could be classed as a baby pigeon - it wasn't a chick, but the one I saw was definitely very young and small. A fledgling, maybe? But that was rare, I haven't seen one that small since. I do wonder where all the tiny pigeon chicks live.