I’m a little late with this round-up but last week was just as wild as ever! The sunshine was lovely while it lasted and, despite the rain, I enjoyed a mini-urban-wild-adventure in the ‘Big Smoke’ towards the end of the week. A few highlights from Week 23:🐦 Reading up on rare UK birds🌸 Enjoying someContinue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 23”
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356 Days Wild: Week 22
Well, it’s been a scorcher here in the UK for the past week. Makes a change! 😎 It was also the second week of ’30 Days Wild’. I took part in this challenge for the very first time last year and it inspired my own ‘wild year’ this year. Some of my highlights are differentContinue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 22”
356 Days Wild: Week 21
A bit of a tricky one this week, as all I’ve wanted to do is go outside for long walks in the sunshine which just isn’t possible at the moment! That said, it was the start of ’30 Days Wild’ this week and I have quite a few wild highlights, which I’m very grateful for,Continue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 21”
356 Days Wild: Week 20
Week 20 woooooooooooooooop!!!! A whole 140 days of wildness already!!! That’s all I can congratulate myself on this week. Without sounding too sorry for myself, I made a bit of a silly mistake that has tested me. After walking for miles and miles during weeks 18 and 19, I found myself restricted to the houseContinue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 20”
A Yorkshire Dales Adventure (weeks 18 & 19 of my wild challenge!)
I’d intended to stick to my usual routine of my wildlife challenge posts. As Week 18 came to a close and I nestled down in a small cottage in the Yorkshire Dales to write down my acts of wildness, I realised it would be quite a difficult task to do this with no mobile receptionContinue reading “A Yorkshire Dales Adventure (weeks 18 & 19 of my wild challenge!)”
356 Days Wild: Week 17
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”
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”
Ramblings of a (very!) amateur artist 