Rhaglen 5 Trefi Gwyllt Iolo

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-I have a friend, a photographer,

-who lives locally.

-He tells me that this

-is a good place to look for rats.

-A stream runs through the town.

-It's walled in.

-The walls are full of holes.

-What's great about this spot

-is there are bins here.

-One of them is a rubbish bin.

-People throw rubbish

-but it doesn't go into the bin.

-It falls on the floor.

-Lads who've had a few drinks

-come this way at night.

-They throw burgers or chips

-on the floor.

-There's enough food and shelter

-for them here.

-I'm going to stay here and see

-if one comes out near the bins.

-Did you see that?

-One of them came out.

-There's obviously food

-by the rubbish bin.

-They don't like

-being out in the open.

-So they carry the food back

-into their shelter.

-They'll have holes by the stream.

-They'll return there.

-If there's more food, they'll go

-back out and carry it back...

-..until the food's all gone.

-Only then

-will they start eating the food.

-Once they're completely safe.

-They're very quick - in and out.

-They don't want to hang about.

-In the countryside...

-..rats usually breed in the spring

-and summer through to autumn.

-In winter, it's all about surviving.

-Most of them die in the winter.

-In towns or cities...

-..there are so many places

-for them to hide and to breed...

-..and so much food, our waste...

-..that they breed all year round,

-even in midwinter.

-I wouldn't be surprised...

-..if this one's a female

-carrying food back to its nest.

-I don't know hardly anyone

-who likes rats.

-I quite like them.

-I admire them in a way.

-They're taking advantage

-of our mess.

-If we see them as a problem...

-..all we have to do

-is tidy up after ourselves...

-..in villages, towns and cities.

-Stop throwing so much food away.

-If we were less wasteful,

-rat numbers would drop overnight...

-..though to be honest, I'm happy

-here watching this one fetch food.

-I quite like them.

-I don't want them to move in to my

-house but I'll happily watch them.

-It's no shock to anyone

-that there are rats in our towns.

-It might surprise you

-how many mice there are in towns.

-I'm on my way to meet a friend,

-Bill Taylor.

-Bill regularly traps mice.

-Today, he's trapping them

-in the centre of Bala.

-How are you, Bill? Nice to see you.

-Welcome back to Bala.

-Welcome back to Bala.

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-Thank you.

-You go in. I'll follow.

-I haven't done this for a while.

-I'm looking forward to it.

-Where do you want to start?

-You go first.

-You go first.

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-By the hedge is a good site.

-In we go.

-I'll put this down here.

-Put a little food in the trap.

-Put it over there.

-I'll cover it with leaves.

-I'll make sure the entrance...

-I'll make sure the entrance...

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-Put some food by the door.

-Right.

-To attract them.

-More along the hedge.

-More along the hedge.

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-I think so.

-To be fair to the mice...

-..the best time to lay down traps

-is just before sunset.

-We're placing plenty of grass in the

-traps to keep them warm overnight.

-As well as that, plenty of food

-is needed in the trap...

-..not only to attract them

-but to ensure they don't starve.

-Bill is setting 15 traps.

-It'll be good to see how many

-have trapped mice by the morning.

-Do you remember where they are?

-Do you remember where they are?

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-I think so.

-This is the first trap.

-The door's closed and it's heavy - a

-good sign there's something inside.

-They jump.

-What do you think of the food?

-She has plenty.

-It's a wood mouse.

-It's a wood mouse.

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-Yes.

-It has large ears and good eyesight.

-It's jumping about.

-They can really jump.

-Well done.

-I'll put it back.

-Let it go.

-Well done. One out of one!

-Well done. On to the next one.

-There she is. The same again.

-A wood mouse.

-She's larger.

-They're pretty little things.

-Cute.

-Cute.

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-They're very pretty.

-I'm going to hold it at an angle

-to see if she jumps out.

-Are you going to jump?

-It's eating.

-Is she going?

-She's going now.

-Off she goes.

-Off she goes.

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-She's going back.

-We're doing OK.

-We are. Two out of two. Excellent.

-You go to the next one.

-I'll carry the plastic box.

-Another one! Goodness me.

-Exactly the same again.

-Goodness me,

-there are lots of wood mice here.

-I'll look at what's in here.

-A bank vole.

-A bank vole.

-It has small ears, smaller eyes

-and a smaller tail.

-Its fur is reddish-brown too.

-Well! It's a nice creature.

-This one's more nervous

-than wood mice.

-We'll put it back.

-We'll put it back.

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-Yes.

-Are those the two types you'd expect

-to see - wood mice and bank voles?

-Here, yes.

-This is going well.

-The same! Exactly the same again.

-Another bank vole.

-It's a pretty creature.

-It's quite happy.

-Off you go.

-It's gone back.

-Out of the 15 traps

-left overnight...

-..there's a mouse

-in almost all of them.

-It shows how many mice...

-..live in wild patches of land,

-hedges or gardens around towns.

-Even in the centre

-of somewhere like Bala...

-..there are hundreds of these about.

-It's no surprise that a few wood

-mice come into houses during winter.

-They're numerous and live wild

-right on our doorstep.

-Well done.

-But you'll never see

-this one in the house.

-A bank vole with its small ears...

-..is happy

-to stay in a hedge in the garden.

-You can be sure that an owl visits

-this wild patch of land every night.

-Merthyr Tydfil

-There's a wild patch of land

-in every town.

-For us, it's insignificant, untidy

-and out of sight.

-For a bird,

-it's a perfect place to live.

-I want to show you something.

-I'm in the centre of Merthyr

-on the banks of the Taff.

-There's rubbish everywhere...

-..and thousands cross the bridge

-above me every day.

-I'll show you

-what's tucked in the corner.

-I don't want to get too close.

-Right in the corner

-is a grey wagtail's nest.

-It's great the way she comes in.

-She feeds on the river,

-lands on the wall...

-..flies to this wall, walks up...

-..then she has to go

-under this wire...

-..and then walks to her nest.

-As she does the last part,

-her head bobs back and forth.

-Her beak's full of food.

-That's a very safe place for her.

-A magpie, mink or anything else

-can't get in.

-I don't want to stay long

-as it's quite cold.

-You can see its long tail

-sticking out.

-It's an excellent place. Very safe.

-She's back again.

-The wagtail and its long tail.

-It'll return to its nest every

-ten minutes or so in daylight hours.

-Urban birds nest in all kinds

-of artificial locations.

-An old pole

-is perfect for a blue tit.

-The chicks are very safe

-inside the pole.

-Bits of vegetation and rubbish

-on a piece of metal in a canal...

-..suits a coot down to the ground.

-This takeaway box

-will keep the chicks dry and warm.

-As long as they don't eat

-or choke on our mess...

-..wildlife can thrive in towns.

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-Carmarthen

-What a good place for a nest.

-A herring gull

-is right on top of the chimney.

-It's not any old chimney...

-..it's probably

-the tallest one in the town.

-Not only that, but there's

-grass growing around the nest...

-..which conceals the nest somewhat

-and shelters it.

-Its own personal garden.

-I'm not a big fan of gulls

-but I do admire them.

-There are pairs here...

-..that aren't on top of factories

-where I usually see them.

-They're on top of chimneys.

-There's one in a sheltered place

-among eight chimneys.

-Another is among six chimney tops.

-If you walked on the pavements

-in the town...

-..you wouldn't know they were there.

-It's the best place to have a nest.

-It's out of the way and is safe.

-Gulls also find food in towns,

-and plenty of it too.

-People like me walking along

-eating chips, a burger or a kebab.

-Some of it might fall on the ground

-and the gulls gobble it up.

-If they have chicks like this one,

-they feed them.

-In the countryside,

-they have to search for food.

-Here, all they have to do

-is wait for someone to drop food...

-..and go and fetch it.

-They're so fearless

-they'll steal food from your hands.

-I'm not going to try.

-I want these chips.

-But once food becomes available,

-dozens of them appear...

-..with more watching from the roofs.

-Ten years ago,

-this would've been the scene...

-..on rubbish collection day

-in any large town in Wales.

-A plague of gulls

-and rubbish everywhere.

-But since we stopped putting

-food waste in plastic bin bags...

-..the number of gulls in towns

-has dropped.

-Scenes such as this are rare.

-Town councils don't let us

-leave food out on the street.

-If there's a morsel available,

-the gulls are there like a shot.

-One place we can leave out food

-is in the garden.

-Dan Rouse spends a fortune on food

-to attract birds to her garden.

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-There's plenty of food.

-Hopefully, lots of birds will come.

-Her investment

-has paid off in spades.

-Starlings. They're pretty birds.

-When you look at them up close, the

-colour of their feathers is lovely.

-Once one comes, a dozen follow.

-They're never happy...

-..but they are pretty, I must say.

-They love mealworms.

-Is that what they're eating?

-This is a great garden.

-Not only do you have lots of food,

-and a variety of food...

-..you have a thick hedge.

-If there's a threat,

-such as a gull...

-..they can dive in there.

-They hide

-and then they come back out to feed.

-A jackdaw.

-There's a jackdaw here now!

-They pull up the moss from the lawn.

-Do they?

-Do they?

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-When they're building a nest.

-I could do with them in my garden -

-I have moss everywhere.

-There are two here now.

-Are they after the mealworms too?

-Are they after the mealworms too?

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-Yes.

-A lot of birds like mealworms.

-A lot of birds like mealworms.

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-There's another one.

-One's on the garden

-pulling up the moss.

-Yes indeed.

-It's feeding on the...

-Well, well, well.

-Its injured its wing.

-Its left wing is hanging down.

-It's funny that these

-have different ways of feeding.

-A coal tit comes in, takes a seed

-and flies away.

-The blue tit is a little bigger

-but not much.

-It was happy to sit on the fat,

-picking at it and eating.

-The birds that come to Dan's garden

-are quite common.

-If you're lucky

-and you live in the right place...

-..you might get a special visitor.

-It's amazing.

-Most people

-will go through their lives...

-..without ever seeing a hawfinch.

-I'm in a kitchen

-looking out into the garden...

-..and I can count a dozen,

-maybe fifteen...

-..in the trees

-waiting to come down...

-..to feed on the seeds

-that have been left out for them.

-I've been birdwatching

-since I was a young boy.

-I've never seen so many hawfinches

-in one place.

-These are very rare and shy birds.

-That's why I'm talking quietly...

-..even though I'm inside

-and they're outside.

-They're very nervous.

-They're waiting their turn.

-They sit in the trees

-and then they come down to feed.

-A male is eating now.

-What a pretty bird.

-They're so bright -

-the orange-brown and purple.

-They're extremely pretty.

-They have a white dot

-on their tails too.

-They're becoming extremely rare...

-..but in the Dolgellau area,

-in Coed y Brenin...

-..they seem to be doing well.

-One reason why is because

-the owner of this house...

-..leaves out so many seeds for them

-in winter.

-They use their large beaks

-to open up the seeds.

-They eat buds too.

-They can open cherry tree seeds.

-That's how strong their beak is.

-It's been great...

-..that a local man has been

-ringing the birds for years.

-He finds the nests

-and he rings the chicks.

-He uses a net to catch the adults,

-sometimes in this garden.

-Some of these birds

-have been ringed.

-From doing that, they've been able

-to track the birds.

-They've discovered

-that over 180 birds...

-..have come into this garden

-in the last year and a half.

-Over 180.

-If they hadn't ringed them, they'd

-have estimated there were 20 or 30.

-That shows its importance.

-A bird that was ringed

-in the Forest of Dean...

-..just over the border, the other

-side of the River Wye, in England...

-..has been seen in this garden.

-And a bird from Cumbria in the north

-of England has been seen here too.

-It shows how important

-this one garden is to these birds.

-I've been out with the bloke

-who rings these birds.

-He gave me one to hold.

-I didn't hold it properly.

-It grabbed my finger.

-Gosh, it was one of the most

-painful experiences of my life.

-The beak is so strong.

-It's left a scar.

-They're such pretty birds.

-I'm lucky

-if I see a hawfinch once a year.

-But I've come here,

-sat in front of the window...

-..and watched so many of them.

-Every creature has to eat.

-If there's food easily available,

-someone will come and eat it.

-Thanks to us, this is how wildlife

-survives in towns.

-They can thrive.

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