What a beautiful place, so untouched and quiet. 😊X
@jim.m756 ай бұрын
It's absolutely lovely cat! I hope it stays that way too :)
@duncanbrown17056 ай бұрын
Correction I'm a chalk spring geek, glad you liked the place it's beautiful, when I went in February it wasn't overgrown there were 2 main springs running the other one is about 20-30 meters away from where you were sitting. The children hills are an amazingly beautiful and unique place.
@jim.m756 ай бұрын
Isn't it just mate, thanks for letting me know! I'm gonna have to go back and find the other spring you mentioned, looking at the lidar map I think I might know where to look. By the way I did look for the secondary spring at barton a few weeks back, I found the stream at the side of the houses next to the horses but the spring itself seems to be in somebody's garden from what I could see.
@duncanbrown17056 ай бұрын
I will hazard a guess that you have seen the other set of springs at Barton hills and it is just a misunderstanding between us if not on your ash die back video from Barton at 9.24 you are staring at the small stream on the right where the water from the springs i mention joins the main stream.
@zednotzee76 ай бұрын
A magical place indeed ! Just the sort of place you might see Tinkerbell and her equally famous friend Nuff having fun !
@jim.m756 ай бұрын
Lovely innit zed :) I don't know who 'nuff' is but I'm sure her and tinkerbell get up to all manner of fairy fun. Do I need help?
@zednotzee76 ай бұрын
@@jim.m75 I dare say they do lol. And what do you mean you don't know who Nuff is ? You must have heard of Fairy Nuff ! And no, I'm not sorry...
@BobNchannel6 ай бұрын
hi Jim, i bet it would be easier to see the springs during winter when the needles have died down
@jim.m756 ай бұрын
Yes Duncan mentioned that, much easier to find in winter!
@rossfraser34156 ай бұрын
Hi Jim I see in some of your videos you’re interested in big Cats. Two weeks ago I saw a big cat bigger than your average moggy probably the size of the small labrador completely black in the highlands of Scotland. In an area where there is no human inhabited space for miles. it wasn’t just me that saw the thing but my wife and my mother-in-law and two children so I had a reference point as to what I believe I saw and confirmation from others. Have you heard of the Kellis cat? instead of pumas and panthers and so on I believe we probably need to start with these animals. They’ve been in Scottish mythology for centuries and have even been caught interestingly It’s a hybrid of a Scottish wild cat and domestic but ironically turns out larger than both. I actually believe this thing was a black leopard at first.
@jim.m756 ай бұрын
Cheers Ross, no I have never heard of the kellis cat, thanks for the info I shall look into that. It makes sense, if you breed a Liger it's bloody massive!
@jayawilder38355 ай бұрын
It's called Heterosis, or "hybrid vigour". If you cross two species you get a bigger, stronger offspring than either parent. Great video again. Subscribed.
@jim.m756 ай бұрын
Thats very interesting to hear ross, no ive never heard of the kellis cat. Makes sense though, if you breed a Liger, its bloody huge... cheers i shall look into that!
@duncanbrown17056 ай бұрын
I stand to be corrected but I think I read a geological report saying that the stream doesn't run far and disappears back into the chalk. Also I think you did see the second spring but because it was such a wet winter and the time of year I went it was a more prominent feature.
@jim.m756 ай бұрын
Ah ok, that's familiar to me because there is a chalk spring near my house which runs about 30 yards before disappearing back into the hill
@BobNchannel6 ай бұрын
Fantastic you found it. best wishes to ya Jim
@jim.m756 ай бұрын
Is that you Mr Metal Guy? Ello buddy if so :)
@BobNchannel6 ай бұрын
@@jim.m75 yup thats me
@timbo666 ай бұрын
An OS map, what a lost skill reading one is. So much information.
@jim.m756 ай бұрын
I love em timbo, always my first port of call and I have comprehensive coverage of herts, beds and bucks. Like you say, so much information