Have just returned form the Forest of Dean, a well known haunt of the wild boar. Many of the verges are turned up by the foraging boar so evidence of their presence is clear to see. This morning I took the dog for a walk across some fields close to my home in Kent. The nearest reports of wild boar are from several miles away so, when I came across some hoofed tracks I initially assumed them to be of deer. Even then, as I had only ever seen a single muntjac in this area and these were clearly of a larger creature, I began to wonder whether what I was actually seeing were merely sheep tracks. However, there were no sign of any sheep droppings which I would certainly expect to see. Crossing another field I then saw clear evidence of he foraging of wild boar.
These fields lie between two motorways, mostly owned by the National Trust, yet are rarely visited. The last time I was there was some months ago and so the boar must have moved in since then.
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