Emily Cannon

356 Days Wild: Week 35

Lots of sunshine this week! I even whacked the shorts out again!!! And I think the birds and butterflies have been enjoying it too – what a treat 😊 And, in addition to the sunshine, Week 35 brought some more ‘wild’ highlights, including:🎶 A September ‘dawn chorus’🐣 A new bird podcast🐏 A long walk inContinue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 35”

356 Days Wild: Week 34

What a start to September! Week 34 brought the end of my walking challenge and, somehow, a bit of summer – definitely more than we got in August! Some of my highlights of the week:🌸 Admiring a garden anemone👏 Enjoying some final fundraising walks🦜 Learning about the awe-inspiring colours of the natural world🦋 Walking throughContinue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 34”

356 Days Wild: Week 32 & 33 (including my Canal Adventure!)

It feels like a while since I posted! Weeks 32 and 33 of my wildlife challenge were pretty much all about my Kennet & Avon Canal adventure. As part of my Parkinson’s UK fundraiser in memory of grandad, my partner and I walked from Reading to Bristol along the canal. It was challenging. It wasContinue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 32 & 33 (including my Canal Adventure!)”

My Kennet & Avon Canal Adventure!

It’s nearly the start of my canal adventure! All being well, my partner and I will start in Reading tomorrow (20th August 2021) and finish in Bristol next Friday (27th August 2021). We’ll be walking along the Kennet & Avon Canal the whole way. 94.5 miles. I’ve had to repack about 4 times. I’m notContinue reading “My Kennet & Avon Canal Adventure!”

356 Days Wild: Week 31

Week 31 was a bit of a mixed bag. It was inevitable, really, that this would be a tricky time. All those hours, all that prep, all the build-up to a big event and then it’s gone in a flash. The summer school disappeared before my eyes and I wondered what on earth I wasContinue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 31”

356 Days Wild: Week 30

Week 30 was the first full week of my 200-mile fundraising challenge for Parkinson’s UK. To stay on track, I needed to walk at least 6.5 miles a day while running a big online work event all week. It was a big ask but I got there! Alongside the walks there were lots of wildContinue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 30”

356 Days Wild: Week 29

Week 29 was dominated by lots of practice walks for my August fundraising challenge in memory of my grandad. Walking always brings wildlife highlights and, this week, my ‘acts of wildness’ included:🌺 Admiring the beautiful hollyhocks dotted across town🌧 Walking in the rain🐓 Finishing some Yorkshire Dales chickens🐌 Rescuing a little snail I hope youContinue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 29”

356 Days Wild: Week 28

Week 28 felt very busy and there were some lovely, wild highlights. Everything really does look and feel so much better in the sunshine! Let me give you a lil flavour of what I got up to – this week, I:🦆 Explored a local nature reserve at sunset✒️ Plotted out some local walks to prepContinue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 28”

356 Days Wild: Week 27

The end of this week couldn’t have been more different from the start. I got a good soaking on Monday but, by Sunday, was craving the shade. No wonder us Brits talk about the weather so much! Anyway, Week 27 of my wild adventure brought me:🌧 A wet walk by the River Thames🌺 A newContinue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 27”

356 Days Wild: Week 26

Week 26 has been and gone! And it included another urban (well, semi-urban) adventure! Highlights:🌿 More gardening delights🥳 Birthday walks🐸 Frog-spotting🤓 Getting geeky in a museum Short and sweet (not usually like me!) Enjoy and catch you next week! 😊 Monday 5th July 2021 I bought some plants from a peat-free nursery aggggessss ago. TheseContinue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 26”