Winter Mousehold at night

 Heavy snow has made it bit difficult to get to some good nature spots, so we had a night walk around Mousehold Heath to look for nocturnal wildlife. We couldn't hear or see any Tawny Owls, but we might investigate another couple of sites when the weather's better, especially as February is a good month to find the Owls exploring new territory and looking for mates.

What we did find was a lot of Fox tracks, similar to dog in shape but narrow, and Foxes tend to travel along lines (fences, tree lines ditches). We followed one set that seemed quite fresh along the tree line by one of the fields, and could definitely smell Fox by one corner tree. It wasn't until we started heading back that I spotted a large Fox dash across the footpath, sadly I wasn't quick enough to get a picture!