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I had one last wild experience to finish off my #30dayswild this June. After a barbecue to celebrate the last night of our National Trust Working Holiday, the ranger took me and another volunteer to see nightjars. As the light began to seep from the day we drove through the empty park, a real treat …
The final day of 30dayswild and the last full day of our National Trust Working Holiday. Today the plan was to survey for reptiles, butterflies and dragonflies. Earlier in the week the Ranger we were working with had laid reptile tins in two areas of Clumber Park, in the hope of attracting reptiles to the …
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Another day of our fascinating National Trust Working Holiday at Clumber Park in Nottinghamshire. Another rather damp day, feet squelching, recording sheets sticking together, ink smudging. Despite the weather it was a great day. We started early again, out checking the mammal traps in the Wetlands from 7.30am. Some damp and sleepy voles greeted us …
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Almost the end of 30 days wild and today the rains came. It didn't just rain, it poured, soaking through boots and waterproofs, leaving us damp and cool. That didn't stop us though, we had a very good reason to be outside today. Last night we set Longworth Traps to survey for small mammals, so …
Overnight I set my moth trap outside the basecamp where we were staying at Clumber Park. In the morning a cornucopia of delights awaited. Eagerly I emptied the trap, delighted by the beauties inside. This was my favourite moth of the day, the pattern on the wings so exquisite that it took my breath away, …
The first full day of our National Trust Working Holiday at Clumber Park and it was time to get out and survey. This morning we were joining regular Clumber border, Trevor, to record the birds for the BTO's Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS). This is a regular survey, undertaken on the same day by recorders around the …
We are just back from a National Trust Working Holiday at Clumber Park in Nottinghamshire (With limited phone/ internet coverage-sorry for the late blogs!). It's the perfect way to spend the last few days of this year's 30dayswild, as we spent the week wildlife surveying! We arrived at Clumber on Monday and before the working …
I've recently become more interested in moths. There are many more moths than butterflies, lots are stunningly beautiful, their wings etched with exquisite patterns, beautiful colours and edged with flourishes. Truly they are as beautiful than their better known butterfly cousins. There are moths that fly during the day such as the striking black and …
We were on the road for several hours today, heading north for a holiday! Along the sides of the motorway, on the verges, splashes of wild flowers brightened the journey, nature flourishing where humans fear to tread. We stopped at Hardwick Park, a National Trust property with an old and new hall, both pretty old! …
Yes, you read that title correctly! Tonight I discovered something incredible in the garden: ants farming aphids. It was a chance discovery, while deadheading the oxeye daisies. Running up and down many of the plant stems were ants and on closer inspection, under the flowers, on the top section of each of these stems, were …
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