Saw a dog poo in the middle of the path once, as I passed by it moved. Of course I stopped to have a look, watched it intently for a few minutes, decided it was my imagination and as I was about to go again it moved! Only a cm but it moved! So I watched it some more, a few minutes later it moved again. By now I was curious, and scared! I got a stick, turned the turd over and underneath was a huge stag beetle! Not sure if it was just unlucky to be dumped on or if it was trying to build a new home.
A police cordon and police across my path. Today, running in Hyde Park.
Before that a fox with a limp, out in full view in daylight in Greenwhich. Threw it some bits of biscuit (it could walk, so doubt the RSPCA would have been able to catch it).
A baby adder once, a slow worm once, and a young badger (all alive). A weasel ran across my path one day - very fast. More than a few dead foxes and badgers.
Oh, and damsons and sloes - there are loads and loads this year
In two days in my sleepy town a police cordon as someone had decided to set themselves on fire, and a man tipped over on his mobility scooter after trying some extreme off road. Was waiting for another fire incident to get the full emergency services set.
Seen two crows attack a bird and then hold it under water to kill it(shame they dont catch kids who trash the park) and i saw ten magpies siting on a fence last week
This wasn't on a run, but was whilst cycling along the High Peak Trail........I saw a stoat kill a bunny with a proper back of the head death bite. It was kind of extremely horrible, yet fascinating at the same time
I once found a completely intoxicated Irish man passed out with his head an inch or so from a stream. My running partner pulled him out by his leg ... we made sure he was still alive before jogging on...
I was on the Tring 2 Town race a few years ago where one of the lead runners found a dead body by the canal. Unfortunately all the rest of us found was police tape and a diversion.
Run diverted due to car accident, then second run diverted due to suicide, then third run delayed after assisting coastguard with body found on beach on misty day. The last one survived a heart attack.
On the North Downs Way this evening, a small scene of playmobil characters arranged around the foot of a tree, with a sign saying 'Gone fishing'. Not particularly close to any houses that I could see. Very weird
I found a pair of mens pants absolutely filled with shit and a smeared pair of socks...............obviously caught short and tried to take his pants off and got it all over the socks and shoes.............can't imagine how he got home........it must have been all over his legs and shoes
saw aherd of wild pigs near the davy crockett ranch in disneylannd paris
Dead cat on Sunday's run, lying by the side of the path. Freshly dead as it hadn't been nibbled or started to decay. I didn't notice it on the way out, just on the way back.
A flash mobile phone with a dead battery in the middle of a common. Took it to the police station, they managed to locate owner, who asked them to ring me up and say thankyou wery much.
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Before that a fox with a limp, out in full view in daylight in Greenwhich. Threw it some bits of biscuit (it could walk, so doubt the RSPCA would have been able to catch it).
20p the other day. Why can't I find notes?
A baby adder once, a slow worm once, and a young badger (all alive). A weasel ran across my path one day - very fast. More than a few dead foxes and badgers.
Oh, and damsons and sloes - there are loads and loads this year
In one week:
Run diverted due to car accident, then second run diverted due to suicide, then third run delayed after assisting coastguard with body found on beach on misty day. The last one survived a heart attack.
I had a week off the next week.
I found a pair of mens pants absolutely filled with shit and a smeared pair of socks...............obviously caught short and tried to take his pants off and got it all over the socks and shoes.............can't imagine how he got home........it must have been all over his legs and shoes
saw aherd of wild pigs near the davy crockett ranch in disneylannd paris