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2006

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2004

History of the Bells

New Bells June Dedication

Writtle Fun Day

2003

Broadband Easter meeting


Writtle Annual Meeting

Writtle Local Elections

 Wear Pond Expansion

New Visitor to Writtle

Broadband
Writtle Update

December 2002
They don't apply to me

Italian Job

Police Presentation

Previous issues


A Lid too Far

On the Buses Update

Village Meeting

Teddy Bears
Aerial Runway

Golden Jubilee Celebrations

Residents Association Meeting



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 April 2002
The Queen Mother

On the buses in Writtle

 The Hunting debate

 Feb 2002
Lodge Road
Traffic Calming


Fang-id

Feedback results

Police Picture

2001 fete
Cheque Presentation


2001 Archive
 Dec 2001

Christmas Fable

Community Policing Writtle Style

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4

Festive Gruel 

 July

Pooper Snooper for Writtle?

Writtle Fete

All Saints Bell Appeal Barndance

Hannibal the Terrapin of Wear Pond


The Great Post Box debate Update 

Election Results

The Wheatsheaf Charity Golf Day Pictures 

 May
Writtle Parish Annual Meeting

The Great Post Box debate

The Green After the Circus

Albania Calling

Election Information

Teddies Galore!

All Saints Bell Appeal

Wheatsheaf Charity Golf Contest







 

Previous Issues
April, May

Dog Poo
and related matters


Road traffic,  
a  problem?


On Writtle pond 

Fuel Prices etc

What is Art? 

What is Philosophy?


Hannibal the Terrapin,
Scourge of Wear Pond
    


Hannibal, the surviving Terrapin?

An interesting story brought to us by the Parish council, about a couple of abandoned terrapins,  so read on

2 terrapins were dumped in the pond some years ago - probably unwanted pets.  We took advice from various wildlife organisations and whilst they are exotic species and therefore not to be encouraged, it was agreed that provided they did not breed, no hard would be done.  Fortunately they must have been the same sex.  We are now down to one as the crushed remains of the other was discovered on the road a few months ago.
Last week the library reported to me a disturbing incident.  Imagine the scene a mother with toddlers gleefully watching the fluffy ducklings and then the terrapin appears.  Gasps of delight soon changed to horror when, so it was reported, in a swirl of activity the terrapin and one duckling submerged.  The duckling then reappeared headless.
Whether this is typical terrapin behaviour we do not know - it's the only report we have had.  However it was felt removal of said terrapin now named Hannibal to a less public spot i.e. Tower or Tutney pond might be advisable.  Predators will be predators after all.  To date our efforts to entrap Hannibal have been unsuccessful - he's a very wary reptile.
The question now is what should be done with Hannibal? if anything. Should we let nature take its natural course?  Should we move him, if we an catch him.

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