Almost Everyone Loves The Boar
The Forest of Dean is on THE map. Many of us in Friends of the Boar have been saying for some time just how special our forest is. But lttle do most residents actually realise that our forest is...
View ArticleDo Not Feed The Boar
Since the last posting, the black sow and her 6 piglets has been admired by hundreds of passers by. She stayed for 4 days and has now moved on. We didn't want to say exactly where she was because of...
View ArticleCelebrity Status
It's been a tense week here in the Forest of Dean. Leaked information of the Forestry Commission "going after" the black sow and her piglets made for a quick and angry response from Friends of the...
View ArticleBoar Digging or Boar Damage?
Wild boar deliver a much needed ecological niche. They are nature's gardeners and wild flower seed dispersers (seeds lodge in their fur). The flowers attract insects which in turn attract birds. The...
View ArticleMy First of Many Encounters
It was a normal day in March 2004 when I was first alerted to the fact that wild boar had been released into the wild in the Forest of Dean. Even though it was late in the evening and the light was...
View ArticleThree Massive Wild Boars Run Away From Dogs!
I thought I had read and heard it all where the wild boars are concerned. "Scaremongering that is", until I read the following letter sent into a local newspaper from...
View ArticleAUTUMNWATCH
The popular BBC series Autumnwatch have been talking to Friends of the Boar over the last weekend, along with the Forestry Commission, to cover some of the debate about the boar. Friends of the Boar...
View ArticleAUTUMNWATCH - The Verdict
As ever, as followers of Autumnwatch and Springwatch will know, last week's airing was the usual rich tapestry of information, unusual wildlife encounters, and fun. The addition of Michaela Strachan...
View ArticleWhat to do in an Encounter with a Wild Boar
A wild boar encounter can get your heart racing. Even experienced boar watchers continue to feel some adrenaline when boars come close, not just because they are large and supposedly unpredictable,...
View ArticleWelcome to Friends of the Boar
Just a quick welcome to any new visitors to this site. If you are a genuine friend of the boar or not, please read the posts below and let us have your comments and experiences of the boar. If you...
View Article£50,000 Per Year to Cull Wild Boar?
Kevin Stannard, deputy surveyor for the Forestry Commission in the Forest of Dean recently wrote an article for a local newspaper (The Citizen), regarding the wild boars in the region.The article was...
View ArticleBOAR CENSUS PROVES LOW BOAR NUMBERS
The blogspot has been quiet for a week or so now, but doesn't mean we've been doing nothing for the wild boar. In fact November has been a very busy month for us, and we feel we have done quite a lot...
View ArticleWILD BOAR CULL STATISTICS - the proof of mismanagement
It had long been the opinion of photographers that the boar numbers claimed by the Forestry Commission did not match what was being seen within the Forest of Dean. A model of population wasn't...
View ArticleI'm Scared to walk in the Forest anymore - I'm a prisoner in my own home!
Look out for the following article in The Review (Forest of Dean local newspaper) this week. A response to all the many letters to the press over recent months from those who love the Forest but seem...
View ArticleWild Boars – Our Hopes for 2012.
A poem by a member of the Friends of the Boar ...... Tiny Forest BoarRoaming where they likeLooking for their MumAnd...
View ArticleCLOSED-SEASON INTRODUCED AS AN EXPERIMENT
We are pleased to let everyone know that 2012 is going to be a good year for the wild boar here in the Forest of Dean.A meeting on January 17th 2012 between the Forest of Dean District Council, the...
View ArticleA Statement of Our Intent
The Friends of the Boar welcome the reprieve from culling given to our Wild Boar over the summer by the Forestry Commission at the meeting on 17th January 2012 between Councillors, the Forestry...
View ArticleWild Boar are now Promoted as a Visitor Attraction
Baby boar have overtaken celebrities and landscapes to be on the cover of the new Visitor Guide to the Forest of Dean. Two hoglets, playing in the leaves, by Ben Locke take pride of place and the new...
View ArticleWILD BOAR BREEDING
The main wild boar breeding season is underway and will probably last until April. Contrary to popular myth, sows in the Forest of Dean rarely have more than 7 piglets, commonly six, and occasionally...
View ArticleSECRETS OF THE BOAR NUMBER DEBATE AND ORGANISED POACHING
On 17th January 2012, Friends of the Boar (David Slater) attended a meeting with Forest of Dean Councillors, the Forestry Commission and the local police force to chat about poaching.Five relevant...
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