Scully Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 Was on the tube yesterday and while crossing Putney Bridge what I thought was a dog on the track turned out to be a fox. I know urban foxes exist but being a country lad I wasn't expecting to see one trotting along the sides of the railway at 1030 in the morning. Apart from looking a bit hot and being a very dirty looking red it seemed fine and unbothered. First urban fox I've ever seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 There are bucket loads out there. One spot I used to shoot was fields on the edge of Luton, you literally waited for it to get dark and they just appeared and kept appearing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clakk Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 got out the car last week 930ish to see 1 sat outside mum,s gate cleaning itself ,didnt seem bothered by the car or me for that matter.there,s loads in Derby too,around Chadd and Alvaston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 London is full of foxes, its because of all the fast food restaurants and people feeding them I suspect. Its the perfect environment and they are not at all shy of people, they just stroll around like they own the place in broad daylight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobba Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 London is full of foxes, its because of all the fast food restaurants and people feeding them I suspect. Its the perfect environment and they are not at all shy of people, they just stroll around like they own the place in broad daylight Same here in Bristol where Bristol University once ran a fox watch project. We live very central and there is an allotment to the rear of the house where foxes can be seen almost any time of the day.. They even come into our garden. Sadly I do not have a FAC otherwise the fox population would be reduced considerably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 Same here in Bristol where Bristol University once ran a fox watch project. We live very central and there is an allotment to the rear of the house where foxes can be seen almost any time of the day.. They even come into our garden. Sadly I do not have a FAC otherwise the fox population would be reduced considerably. I don't mind them, they do no harm in the town and I always get a little buzz when I see one. The only thing that is antisocial is their poop . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny thomas Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 Im in north bristol there's loads of foxes here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wascal Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 Loads in Norwich , especially by Earlham road cemetry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secretagentmole Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 got out the car last week 930ish to see 1 sat outside mum,s gate cleaning itself ,didnt seem bothered by the car or me for that matter.there,s loads in Derby too,around Chadd and Alvaston. Loads in West Bridgford too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1steele Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 I don't mind them, they do no harm in the town and I always get a little buzz when I see one. The only thing that is antisocial is their poop . You may want to rethink that statement. They very often carry mange which can be passed onto domestic pets, they pull bins apart and drag rubbish around which can cause other issues such as health hazzards, they take peoples pets (rabbits, chickens etc), they dig in peoples gardens which may seem trivial to some but not when people spend lots of time and money on their pride and joy. Not just their poop that is antisocial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 (edited) You may want to rethink that statement. They very often carry mange which can be passed onto domestic pets, they pull bins apart and drag rubbish around which can cause other issues such as health hazzards, they take peoples pets (rabbits, chickens etc), they dig in peoples gardens which may seem trivial to some but not when people spend lots of time and money on their pride and joy. Not just their poop that is antisocial. Yes I agree but pets get vacinated against mange and a few bins are not the end of the world. What I meant was thats nothing compared to the damage they do in farming areas to livestock or pheasants people like them, they feed them and sit and watch them on their lawns in the evening Edited July 12, 2015 by Vince Green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumfelter Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 got out the car last week 930ish to see 1 sat outside mum,s gate cleaning itself ,didnt seem bothered by the car or me for that matter.there,s loads in Derby too,around Chadd and Alvaston. I see foxes quite regularly while walking the dog last thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scolopax Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 Plenty around my old house, one used to sleep on the shed roof. Always looked fit and healthy and never any bother to me, except I once left a deer head in the garden and it was gone by the next morning, but that was my fault not the foxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Galore! Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 anyone remember the one caught on surveillance cameras on the tube a few years back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 I live in South London and they are everywhere and to see three or four during daylight hours is common. no fear of people or cars. Last house I rented had an average sized garden with patio doors leading to it. Foxes would sit watching me feed my little girl to the point it freaked her out big time. Cage trap used and on four months I caught eleven foxes. All rehomed to the local tip in bin bags Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh1 Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 Driving round the East end from 2-6 am i used to see 4-5 foxes every morning,quite a few would be curled up on the road getting the heat from the tarmac and were very reluctant to move,have seen more than one carrying a kfc or macie d's box as they trot down the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFC Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 I don't mind them, they do no harm in the town and I always get a little buzz when I see one. The only thing that is antisocial is their poop . http://www.huntspost.co.uk/news/eight_people_trapped_in_alconbury_club_by_aggressive_fox_1_4133919 Not always harmless. I'm surprised there wasn't a Rabies alarm going off with this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 We nearly always see more coming home through the burbs than when out after them round the pens? I suppose easier living? http://www.huntspost.co.uk/news/eight_people_trapped_in_alconbury_club_by_aggressive_fox_1_4133919 Not always harmless. I'm surprised there wasn't a Rabies alarm going off with this one. My first thought too KFC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asa Bear Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 Whilst knocking a customer's door in Leicester city centre a few years back a fox came trotting passed me within @3 feet at @11am in the morning. If he was wearing a hat I'm convinced he would've doffed it to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperfection Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 Working at night i see lots of urban foxes,but Bedford in particular has twice as many than anywhere else i travel.I see dozens across the town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 Same here in Bristol where Bristol University once ran a fox watch project. We live very central and there is an allotment to the rear of the house where foxes can be seen almost any time of the day.. They even come into our garden. Sadly I do not have a FAC otherwise the fox population would be reduced considerably. Think I'm right in saying that Bristol was the first city to have them in numbers. Well before the M4/M5 coming from S Wales/Gloucester and taking the short route through Bristol for Weston-S-M in the early hours we'd see many - and the people out feeding them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie-fox Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 When I lived in a built up area of Manchester I would see them in my back garden all over the place, But since moving out into the hills a bit I still see good numbers but not as many as I did in the city... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVB Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 I work in Mayfair. We have quite a few here that wander around at any time of day. I suppose they scavenge better quality food than elsewhere in London! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clakk Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 bet they like Tofu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 (edited) Saw two yesterday in the London suburbs, one in the early evening was a young one just trotting down the pavement oblivious to the pedestrians. People leave them alone so I suppose they see no threat from humans. Edited July 15, 2015 by Vince Green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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