#30DaysWild Week 1

I mentioned in a previous post that I was hoping to keep up with the Wildlife Trust’s 30 Days Wild project throughout June. At the end of Week 1, this is what I’ve been up to…

Monday 1st June – It was another sunny day and I spent the evening in the garden after work. I spotted some purple flowers that I hadn’t noticed before. An app on my phone told me that it was a type of Bellflower.

Tuesday 2nd June – The weather started to turn. I re-lived some nature-based experiences by sharing ‘The Untidy Countryside’ blog and art piece.

Wednesday 3rd June – It was a pretty rainy day. I watched a family of starlings fighting over cherries in our tree. I think the younger ones emerged from a nest under next-doors eaves recently. There are so many of them!

Thursday 4th June – I cut some peonies earlier in the week and watched them open today. It was very dull outside but the beautiful pink flowers brightened up my day.

Friday 5th June – I went out for a ‘couch to 5k’ jog first thing before work. It was a VERY windy morning! While out, I spotted a red kite surfing the air currents.

Saturday 6th June – A horrible, rainy day. Longing to go out for a walk – but not keen enough to go out in the rain! – I looked out of the window and saw a male blackbird trying to feed a baby blackbird. Apparently lots of birds enjoy the cherries off our tree!

Sunday 7th June – The weather cleared up a bit so we went out for a 6 mile walk (I’ve been rained on twice this week – the most outrageous time being yesterday evening!) The scenery was beautiful and we saw some swans with their signets, buzzards, great tits and this impressive moth. Apparently it’s a cinnabar moth. We also heard a cuckoo – I don’t think I’ve ever heard a cuckoo in the flesh before!

Let’s see what Week 2 brings! 🙂