Mysterious tracks

[9fingers]

Woke up this morning to see these tracks in the dew on the grass. width is about 60-70mm and no signs of foot prints.
Looks just like a wheel barrow type of track but the wheelbarrow is in the shed and not been out in use for weeks.
We are in a semi urban location with not much wildlife, just small garden birds, pigeons and neighbours cats
Any ideas?


Bob

 

[Trevanion]

I've got a visible track of squashed grass on the lawn where the fox goes back and forth through it, it also looks like someone's been through with a wheelbarrow. As a terrible creature of habit they will follow the exact same paths day-in-day-out to get where it wants to go, hence why they're very susceptible to a snare trap.

You'd be surprised what wildlife is kicking about, even in an urban area.

 

[NickM]

Hedgehog perhaps?

 

[RogerS]

Hedgehog ? Or as Dan says....brush on the fox.

EDIT: Nick beat me to it.

 

[9fingers]

Hedgehog perhaps?

That's plausible I suppose if short legs and length of grass means its under carriage would mark the dew.

Bob

 

[AndyP]

If it is a hedgehog look after it. Nothing better for getting rid of so many garden pests. Build a suitable nesting box for them and hope they stay and make sure you have gaps in all your fences for them to get in and out of your garden easily.

 

[RogerM]

My best guess is a hedgehog too. The low slung torso would brush off any dew between the legs making it look like a single track, and they tend to meander around more than a fox would, which gets around rather more purposefully

 

[Woodbloke]

My best guess is a hedgehog too. The low slung torso would brush off any dew between the legs making it look like a single track, and they tend to meander around more than a fox would, which gets around rather more purposefully

I'd go for a hodgeheg as well; the last one that came into our garden I found upside down in the pond - Rob

 

[9fingers]

My best guess is a hedgehog too. The low slung torso would brush off any dew between the legs making it look like a single track, and they tend to meander around more than a fox would, which gets around rather more purposefully

I'd go for a hodgeheg as well; the last one that came into our garden I found upside down in the pond - Rob

"Hedgie" should not have that problem here as the lowest part of our pond is 4-5 courses of bricks above ground.

Bob

 

[NickM]

We've seen a couple of hedgehogs in our garden this year. I'm always pleased to see them.

 

[novocaine]

You are all wrong. It was a lesser spotted drifting stout. Thats 1 animal moving 1 time, but back legs never follow its front.

 

[Chris101]

Hedgehogs eh? That's interesting. We get similar tracks, not in the garden thankfully
but in the local carpark. I'd often wondered what animal made them.

 

[NickM]

Hedgehogs eh? That's interesting. We get similar tracks, not in the garden thankfully
but in the local carpark. I'd often wondered what animal made them.

Those are roadhogs rather than hedgehogs.

 

[DaveL]

"Hedgie" should not have that problem here as the lowest part of our pond is 4-5 courses of bricks above ground.

Bob

I don't want to worry you, but I have seen hedge hogs climb over small garden walls as it was a shorter route than walking along to the gate!

 

[RogerS]

Hedgehogs eh? That's interesting. We get similar tracks, not in the garden thankfully
but in the local carpark. I'd often wondered what animal made them.

K-Doze Thickus, perhaps ?

 

[fiveeyes]

Boa constrictor...be very careful.

 

[AndyP]

Hedgehogs eh? That's interesting. We get similar tracks, not in the garden thankfully
but in the local carpark. I'd often wondered what animal made them.

K-Doze Thickus, perhaps ?

Whatever made the tracks in the car park it wasn't hedgehogs as they have their pricks on the outside.

 

[Phil]

Big fat snake! :lol:

O, sorry, forgot you are not in Africa :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[Alf]

Must admit I was rather jealous of this post originally. We've been beset by badgers in former years, and as they eat hedgehogs (amongst other things) we'd been without these desirable prickly slug and snail eaters. However... this evening, about 20.40, I popped out into the wilderness formally known as our garden, and what did I find in the passageway between annex and workshop? One ruddy great big hedgepig. It played "broom head" rather than prickly ball, to the point where I wondered if it was okay, but it twitched enough that I retreated and left it in peace. Naturally I didn't have anything on me with which to take a photo, but I am soooo pleased I just had to share.

Also, they're a lot bigger than I expected.

 

[Chris101]

:text-+1:
I can't help feeling if you don't like hedge'ogs theres summat fundamentally wrong with you as a person.