{"id":1933,"date":"2011-05-13T23:05:13","date_gmt":"2011-05-13T22:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/archives\/1933"},"modified":"2013-11-09T15:25:52","modified_gmt":"2013-11-09T15:25:52","slug":"a-hidden-gem-and-more-falmer-wildlife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/a-hidden-gem-and-more-falmer-wildlife\/","title":{"rendered":"A Hidden Gem and more Falmer Wildlife"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

Tucked away behind the church at Falmer is one of the hidden gems of Sussex. It's a large thatched barn dating back to the 13th century (though the number of repairs over the past 700 or so years means it has something of Trigger's Broom<\/a> about it). It is nonetheless extremely impressive; and rich with history, the village having at various times formed part of the estate of both Anne of Cleves and Thomas Cromwell.
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As ever, there were young ducklings in the vicinity.
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And older ducklings, looking quite grown up.
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There were young goslings as well.
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And older goslings too, all in a hurry.
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The pied wagtails were foraging at the water's edge, while swifts fly overhead in ever increasing number.
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But one creature keeps a low profile, away from the water but watching closely from the cover of the surrounding wheat fields. Somewhere, everywhere, a fox is lurking. I knew they had to be around there… it was only a matter of time.
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To close, another trailcam clip. This time it's a fox cub, seen around dawn this morning.
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