Back in Autumn, I wrote about the combination of long nights and young foxes searching for territories of their own making it a good time to see them out and about, writes Erin McDaid of Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. Since October, I’ve spent a lot of time walking in the dark after adopting an energetic young golden retriever. Sadly, I’d not seen any foxes, until that is, I recently varied my route to include the street I grew up in. Returning to my old haunts has brought back nice memories. More pertinently, it’s delivered regular close encounters with foxes. Our first came during what seem…
