Rat in Melbourne grove

[macutd]

I was going down Melbourne Grove this morning on my bike and thought I saw a squirrel crossing the road ahead. But as I got closer i realised it was a rat crossing in front of Callows.

Bit of a shock, it is my first rat sighting since moving to East Dulwich 23 years ago!!

[bels123]

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[uncleglen]

The best place to see bold rats in broad daylight is Ruskin Park near the pond

[hammerman]

I've seen the ones at Ruskin Park pond over the years but think they're water rats so they glide in and out and about.

[uncleglen]

Every time I've seen them they are running across the paths but they do look sleek

[se22cat]

A rat you say?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zSWqJGTa-I

[Sue]

A water rat ran across my path in Peckham Rye park on its way to the lake today.

There are usually several around the boardwalk in Dulwich Park, too.

[JohnL]

Sue Wrote:

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> A water rat ran across my path in Peckham Rye park

> on its way to the lake today.

>

> There are usually several around the boardwalk in

> Dulwich Park, too.

Wind in the Willows - We always called them Water Voles :).

[flocker spotter]

There have been rats in the areas for years. Used to see them quite often around the station and the park by Sainsburys. Isn't there a saying that you are never more than 5m from a rat in London?

[Robert Poste's Child]

Six feet. I guess it's only to be expected that you'll see them wherever people store or discard food - one of the reasons why the authorities aren't keen on you feeding bread to the ducks. Food recycling bins must be a big temptation to them. A while back I had to speak to the people at the Dulwich Pavilion cafe as the bins out the back were crawling with them even in daytime.

[rendelharris]

Urban myth: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20716625

[Lynne]

Saw one coming out of the drain grating in Worlingham Rd.

[apbremer]

Free protein

[BrandNewGuy]

A chance to revive the Dulwich Hunt ? a pack of eager Jack Russells yapping down Lordship Lane in search of Rattus norvegicus.