Table for two as host boasts roast with the most
A HUNGRY hedgehog and a canny fox showed the wonder of nature – and were caught on camera sharing a roast chicken dinner.
Wildlife lover John-Paul Jones, 50, filmed the two animals tucking in together on a motion-activated security camera at his home.
John-Paul started leaving luxury treats out for animals after spotting an abundance of wildlife in his back garden.
He said: “I left the chicken out raw overnight and nothing touched it so the next morning I took it back in, roasted it and put it out again.
“I couldn’t believe it when the hedgehog and the fox were eating it at the same time.”
Father-of-three John-Paul, of Whitchurch, Cardiff, has previously left chicken, duck and cheese out for the animals in his garden.
“They eat better than me!” he said. “I left a quartered chicken out once and the camera caught the fox just lazily licking at the plate for ages after it was gone.
“I fed the hedgehog cheese once and I Googled it after because I wondered if it was the right thing to do, and I read that they could suffer from quite bad wind.”
John-Paul posted the footage on the Save the Northern Meadows Facebook page.
The group objects to plans to build a new cancer hospital on greenfield land in Whitchurch.
He said: “The meadows are a tremendous source of wildlife and it would be devastating if they are lost.
“We’re not against the hospital being built but there are far more appropriate brownfield sites available.
“We’re calling for an independent inquiry into the model that has been proposed.”