Where have all the foxes gone?

[Fitzgeraldo]

What has happened to the foxes that lived around Goose Green, Ondine, Oglander, Marsden and Muschamp?

We were irritated to find their excreta in the garden. At night, we were frequently kept awake by the sounds of their lovemaking. We were excited to watch them strolling unconcernedly along the roads in the early evenings and even in broad daylight. We were charmed and delighted to catch glimpses of their cubs. Over the last 12 months they seem to have disappeared from this locale.

Can anyone advise what has happened? We miss them.

[Angelina]

I see a few out walking the dog - around Goose Green Park.

[Peckhampam]

Plenty in my garden. You are more than welcome to them

[sjw]

2 adults and 4 cubs in my garden help yourself

[TheArtfulDogger]

CPZ introduction

Controlled Pest Zone

They simply can't afford to be seen there anymore as the council want to charge them ?155 a year to stroll around where they used to do it for free

What's worse, if they do their business there it's ?500 a year charge by the council

Wise foxes have moved over the border to central east Dulwich to avoid the greedy council money making schemes 😂

Either that or they are just out when you aren't 🤔

[staplemeg]

I don't see as many as I used to either, but there is one that comes to have a snooze in the garden every couple of days. Always brightens my day!

[DulwichFox]

There are plenty around North Cross and surrounding roads.

Around midnight.

They mate in late February - Early March.

Males can have many Partners but only mate once a year.

DulwichFox

[Mcallum32]

We live on Copleston Road. Last year and the year before, we regularly used to have them in our garden first thing in the morning; adults and pups. I know some people aren't fans, but I used to love watching them whilst eating my breakfast.

We've not seen or heard any this year either. I know urban foxes only live a couple of years. I assume the adults we used to see have died and their pups have moved on and found their own patch.

[exdulwicher]

DulwichFox

Look, there's one of them! Obviously not out on the streets raiding bins as it's learnt to use a computer!

I see a few out walking the dog - around Goose Green Park.

How do foxes take a dog for a walk?

;-)

[Humdinger]

Perhaps someone complained to the council that they didn't like them so close to their expensive house.

The same type that complains about steam fairs and family friendly music festivals.

[DulwichFox]

Foxes are Good. They catch , Kill , Eat Rats and Mice.

Just as Spiders catch and eat flies.

DulwichFox

[micromacromonkey]

We also live on copleston and I can confirm all the foxes live in my garden instead, please come and take them back.

Mcallum32 Wrote:

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> We live on Copleston Road. Last year and the year

> before, we regularly used to have them in our

> garden first thing in the morning; adults and

> pups. I know some people aren't fans, but I used

> to love watching them whilst eating my breakfast.

>

>

> We've not seen or heard any this year either. I

> know urban foxes only live a couple of years. I

> assume the adults we used to see have died and

> their pups have moved on and found their own

> patch.

[JohnL]

One stalked me near Bellenden Road the other day.

[peckham_ryu]

I do think I?m seeing fewer of them than a few years ago. Still see one most days, but they used to always be around with cubs frolicking etc. Hope they?re getting on ok, and keeping the rats and mice pinned down.

[ravingrose]

They have moved to Nunhead! Had 4 noisy little ones

Playing on my lawn last night!

[dbboy]

Would have a field day on Rye Lane if they made sudden attacks on all the open fronted butchers, would be foxy paradiseo.

[Flux capacitor]

The foxes are around, just look at the mess they create from bins as they scavage for leftover food.

[cactus]

I had three running amok in my garden the other night, I'm just off East Dulwich Road.

Loads of rubbish strewn on Adys Road this morning, I think they're alive and well.

[JEG1]

There was one skateboarding in our garden 2 nights ago. Then it left a nice token message on the skateboard itself.

[KrackersMaracas]

Yes one visited my garden last night. Didn?t catch sight of it but can confirm from the message left behind that said fox was NOT well 😷

[redjam]

We had one appear on our front window sill the other day. Very surreal photos attached. Our cat was NOT impressed.

[SpringTime]

Seems that foxes are out in force at the moment. We had two happy and healthy looking specimens in the garden this morning.

[SteveD]

'Don't worry sir, the situation will be dealt with.'

'Right. Great. Thanks.'

I put the phone down and looked out of the window. There were my two new rubbish bins, the blue one for the fortnightly recycling collection and the green one for everything else except food waste. That was supposed to go in a brown bin but the council had only given me some biodegradable bags. The collection comes round early on a Tuesday, today, so I had put out all the rubbish last night. Now it was 9 a.m. and of course, during the night foxes had got into the food waste and strewn old chicken bones, mouldy cheese and some wilted bits of watercress all across the drive. I went into the kitchen and made some tea. I work from home, I'm a writer. I do well enough although my wife earns the real money with her nine to five. But I get to wear a dressing gown all day long and watch Scooby-Do each morning while she's struggling in on the Tube. There was a noise from outside, probably the postman. The council takes pride in never doing today what can be done in 28 days' time. I straightened my gown and opened the front door. No postman but there was a fox up on its hind legs, sniffing round the waste bin.

'Oi! Shoo.' I shouted. I was barefoot so I had no intention of going out there. The fox stopped its sniffing and slowly dropped down onto all fours. They're so brazen these days. It didn't run away, in fact it sat down on its haunches and looked hopeful. So many people feed them that they're pretty tame. Although if this carries on, it'll be a wonder if we don't get a hunt in Brixton.

'Bugger off,' I said. It tilted its head to one side, as if to say 'Oh well', turned and trotted off up the street. I did notice that all the rotten food had gone so at least that was something.

Twenty minutes later the phone rang. It was the council again. They wanted to know whether I was pleased with the service I had received.

'What do you mean received? I haven't seen hide nor hair of you yet.'

'But sir, we have a report from our Waste Disposal Operative Rusty that the situation has been resolved.'

'Resolved? All I've seen is some mangy fox gobble up the rubbish.'

'Exactly sir.'

'What? You mean that flea bitten fox ...'

'WDO Rusty'

'Come again'

'I'd prefer if you didn't refer to council employees or subcontractors in such terms sir. WDO Rusty is the correct term.'

'Are you telling me, telling me that the council employs foxes to collect rubbish?'

'No sir.'

'Well thanks goodness for that.'

'No sir, we subcontract food waste disposal and the LVC put in the lowest bid.'

'LVC?'

'London Vulpine Collective.'

'Vulpine, as in Vulpes Vulpes, the red or urban fox.'

'I believe so sir, although I understand the LVC also has some voles on its payroll.'

'Voles?'

'Yes sir. Not an easy thing for them to ally with the foxes but they can fit down small pipes and drains and are much more eco-friendly than industrial detergents and less likely to damage the pipes than a high-pressure water jet.'

'Give me it a rest. You're sitting in a bloody call centre in Milton Keynes or New Delhi or the 100 Acre Wood or wherever. What next? Bears dealing with swarms of bees?

'No sir, there are no bears in Southwark. Lambeth snapped them all up before we got a look in.'

'But there are no bears in England.'

'No English bears sir, these came here in 2007 when Romania joined the EU.

I put the phone down. There was a woodpecker on a telephone pole. Was it looking for bugs or working for BT?

[Peckhampam]

Very nice Steve D.

A fox strolled past my bedroom this morning with a pigeon in it mouth. Another string to their bow - or just nature red in tooth and claw