Latest articles by Ashley Clayton
News and Comment
This week is tick bite prevention week in the UK, a week dedicated to highlighting the diseases that can be transmitted by ticks. Although much of this week focuses around human healthcare, it is important to point out t…
Animal Welfare
Monkeys, also known as non-human primates, are amazing animals. They are highly intellectual with unique social structures.In the past monkeys have been portrayed in film and media as pets, including in TV shows and with…
Wildlife
Urban foxes are one of the most frequent wildlife visitors to our gardens and parks. It is not uncommon for them to get injured or ill however, be that through road traffic accidents, getting caught in fencing and traps,…
Wildlife
Urban foxes are one of the most abundant mammalian British wildlife species and a favourite to spot in gardens and public spaces around our homes. Feeding wildlife is common in the UK, with many households filling bird f…
Wildlife
The European red fox (Vulpes vulpes) is one of the most commonly seen wildlife species in the UK. When found in urban areas, they are also known colloquially as the ‘urban fox’. What many do not realise, however, is tha…
Wildlife
European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) are one of the most unique wild animals that roam in the UK. Sadly their numbers are in dramatic decline and they are listed as vulnerable to extinction on the red list for Britai…
