Wildlife @ Glastonbury

[adms]

A bit of a totally random one I know.

But it has recently crossed my mind about wildlife at the festival - Foxes, Bunnies, Bugs, Snekz  
Obviously Glastonbury is a working farm, surrounded by beautiful countryside, it's bound to be riddled with all sorts of creatures. But have you ever encountered anything unusual in the way of wildlife around the site during the festival? Obviously once the music kicks off on Friday I expect everything makes a dash in some sort of direction.

I remember seeing a couple of farm cats on the railway line a number of years ago - Also, those pesky seagulls make their way to the site - those swarms are a dooming sight of a morning.

I know it's totally bizarre - but just curious. 

[Spindles]

I've seen foxes round the wooded bit on the edge of South Park where the crew camping is.

[Crazyfool01]

Just now, Spindles said:

I've seen foxes round the wooded bit on the edge of South Park where the crew camping is.

 a fleet of  foxes ?

[fatyeti24]

Seagulls. So many seagulls. 

[Slugworth]

[henry bear]

Nothing out of the ordinary but I recall looking up one night to see a barn owl flying over.

The festival must have quite an impact on some of the smaller wildlife, especially when some people can't be bothered using toilets.

[Dave_c]

I saw loads of rabbits when walking around the site when the festival isn't on. During the festival I haven't seen anything other than birds.

[mr gumby]

A couple of deer one year. They looked pretty freaked out, poor things.

[Kizzie]

I saw a hare sitting in the hedgerow outside our van a couple of years ago, he just sat there and stared at me as I was staring at him, then he turned round and toddled off.  It was early about 6.00 am.

[fred quimby]

12 minutes ago, mr gumby said:

A couple of deer one year. They looked pretty freaked out, poor things.

They shoot them if they are inside the fence, well they have done. Not sure if they have better methods now

 

Peasants wandering around our camp most years

[Dillyblue]

3 minutes ago, fred quimby said:

They shoot them if they are inside the fence, well they have done. Not sure if they have better methods now

 

Peasants wandering around our camp most years

Could be peasants, of course, he he, but think you mean pheasants!! Made me laugh!!!

[dizzymoo]

10 minutes ago, fred quimby said:

They shoot them if they are inside the fence, well they have done. Not sure if they have better methods now

 

Peasants wandering around our camp most years

Do they shoot them too?

[fatyeti24]

49 minutes ago, dizzymoo said:

Do they shoot them too?

 It is a middle class festival these days

[mr gumby]

1 hour ago, fred quimby said:

They shoot them if they are inside the fence, well they have done. Not sure if they have better methods now

 

Peasants wandering around our camp most years

Edited May 25, 2017 by mr gumby

[ivan]

Not Glasto but animal at festival related.

After a hard weekend at Leeds years ago I just rolled up my tent ( could not be bothered to pack it away properly ) and shoved it in my rucksack .  Got back home emptied rucksack in my yard and went to put the kettle on . Went back out and a hedge hog was in my back yard .  To this day I am convinced it must have been under my tent at Leeds and got caught up in my tent when i lifted it .

Poor Henie from a lovely spot at Bramham Park to a yard in Wakey !

[Madyaker]

The festival is a major disruption for local wildlife. It's so loud and there's so many people that you hope most small mammals get out before the fence goes up.

[pie_and_a_pint]

There are a LOT of birds in the Wood and in Permaculture. Presumably there must be a lot of small mammals hiding out as well. I feel quite sorry for them really.

[verrymerry]

They stay and chill out at the meeting point 

 

[MilkyJoe]

Seen a few flamingoes!

[waterfalls212434]

seen a swan last year so I snapped a quick pic as it didn't look very well.....it was ok though because Jesus was comforting it

[Quark]

Seen a few of these fellas knocking about late in the day...

[morph100]

I've seen a deer running round pennard hill in early 2000 and also took a few flamingos :-)

[mr gumby]

21 minutes ago, Quark said:

Seen a few of these fellas knocking about late in the day...

Fuck's sake, Quark! I'm going to have nightmares now! Freaky shit, that sequence. *Shudder*

[Quark]

2 minutes ago, mr gumby said:

Fuck's sake, Quark! I'm going to have nightmares now! Freaky shit, that sequence. *Shudder*

Heh, it was that or the heffalumps and woozles.

On topic though I honestly don't think I've ever noticed anything beyond gulls while I've been there.

[fatyeti24]

32 minutes ago, waterfalls212434 said:

seen a swan last year so I snapped a quick pic as it didn't look very well.....it was ok though because Jesus was comforting it

 Oh I saw a very wasted guy rolling around on that thing..  Fucking grim!