Though the weather has been a tad un-spring-like this week, the breaks between the showers have been an absolute treat. And we had a bank holiday this week – what more could a gal ask for?! My wild highlights include:🐦 Adding some more birds to the 2021 list🌷 Identifying spring plants and flowers🎨 A newContinue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 17”
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356 Days Wild: Week 16
Week 16 and what did I get up to? Well, I: 🌼 Put on some peat-free ‘green fingers’ for National Gardening Week🐦 Said hello to the house martins on their return 🌿 Enjoyed some new (and old!) walks🐣 Waited with baited breath for some peregrine chicks to hatch Read on to find out more! 😊Continue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 16”
Butterfly Sparkle
And so it goes… Butterfly sparkle, butterfly sparkle, pretty as petals in the sky you, flutter together, light as a feather, why can’t I be a but-ter-flyyyyy Does anyone else know this song?! I think it was from a play when I was in primary school and I think my sister was the butterfly… Anyhoo,Continue reading “Butterfly Sparkle”
356 Days Wild: Week 15
The suncream well and truly made an appearance during Week 15 of my wildlife challenge! I’m so pleased that Spring has sprung! There was a lot of wildlife to enjoy this week but a few of my highlights include:🎵 Learning why starlings sometimes sound like ducks🐱 Reading about mammals and how they get around🌸 PaintingContinue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 15”
356 Days Wild: Week 14
Week 14 brought some warmer weather again. Yay!!!! There were so many wildlife highlights this week, but to give you a cheeky taste, they include:🐝 Identifying a weird-looking wasp🐥 Spying on some ospreys🤓 Learning about the indestructible tardigrade☀️ Lots of walks in the sunshine! Read on to find out more 🦋 Monday 12th April 2021Continue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 14”
356 Days Wild: Week 13
How am I 13 weeks into this already? It feels like so much has happened since I first started these weekly blogs… Unlike last week, Week 13 brought a lot of wintery weather. ‘Mother nature’ really was quite naughty. That said, I still had fun with my daily ‘random acts of wildness’ by: 🌳 ExploringContinue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 13”
Feeling alive and saying goodbye
The last month or so has really been quite something. I’ve enjoyed keeping myself going with my daily ‘random acts of wildness’ and my weekly blogs but I wanted to say a bit more and share some new pieces. This might be a little harder going than some of my other blogs but I hopeContinue reading “Feeling alive and saying goodbye”
356 Days Wild: Week 9
Well, I feel like I’ve learnt quite a few things this week: 1) Grief can sometimes play tricks on you.2) If your phone tells you there’s an 80% chance of heavy rain and you go out for a walk because you think you know better, be prepared to get wet.3) I think I’m now startingContinue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 9”
356 Days Wild: Week 8
Week 8 was very up and down but I’m glad I was able to squeeze in some wildlife to brighten up the days. Thank you for reading x Monday 1st March 2021 I’m reading a new book at the moment called Incredible Journeys: Exploring the Wonders of Animal Navigation by David Barrie. It gives aContinue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 8”
The bull of all finches
I am, of course, talking about the bullfinch. There are apparently 190,000 breeding pairs of these critters in the UK and they are undoubtedly a pretty special species of finch. On a very long (20km!) walk in the cold and the rain a few weeks ago, my partner and I spotted a male and femaleContinue reading “The bull of all finches”
Ramblings of a (very!) amateur artist 