Local Natural History
Animals once indigenous to this locality:
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Bears |
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Wolves |
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Wild Boars |
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Stags |
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Small Oxen |
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Wild Cattle |
William, Earl of Derby conveyed some of them to his park at Chartley. The breed was carefully preserved and was still kept by Earl Ferrers up to1863 |
Roebuck |
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Fallow Deer
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Badger |
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Fox |
This one was in my garden. |
Marten |
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Stoat/Weasel |
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Polecat |
Roman: Pollutus catus: Polecat Saxon: Foul marten: Foumart Norman: Fétide chat: Fitchet |
Otter |
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Mole |
soil + to turn up (Saxon) Still digging up gardens |
Salmon Leaps The weir on River Dove |
Up to 42 fish caught in one year In Dec 1853, many salmon were observed in the river near Tutbury Bridge |