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That's it, the challenge is complete. I've loved the challenge. We've visited amazing new places, had some fantastic wildlife experiences with water voles, ducks, dragonflies, butterflies, nightjars, slow worms, grass snakes and more. We've improved our garden for wildlife, and connected more with the natural world around us. I've learnt to take proper lunch breaks, …
Continue reading Day 30- celebrating 30 days wild with cocktails
One day left to go of the 30 days wild challenge, and our pollinator border project is complete! We’ve halved the size of the lawn in our garden, adding extra border along two sides of it, which we have filled with pollinator friendly plants. There are a variety of herbs, borage, evening primrose, geranium, papaver, …
Continue reading 30dayswild day 29- completing our pollinator border project and greening the fence
The last few days the weather has been beautiful. I've been outside pottering in the garden and enjoying the summer and have not wanted to turn on the computer once I've arrived home from work in the evening. I guess that fits quite well with the #30dayswild ethos, but it's meant that the blogging has …
After work today I met my husband at Chobham Common for a guided walk with a ranger about Cows and Calluna, learning about the importance of conservation grazing on this rare heathland environment. We were surprised to find that we were the only people there for the walk, so we had a bit of a …
I have to be completely honest, I did not feel like going outside today. My head had been hurting all morning, it felt stuffy and close in the office and I wasn’t feeling great. It would have been easy to pop out for a sandwich and then eat it at my desk, staring at the …
Continue reading 30 days wild day 23- a kingfisher and an evening walk
June 22- I was at home today but the weather was not conducive to spending time outside. It chucked it down, sheeting rain at times and gusty winds. I guess this was what I hoped for, and the 2nd water butt is almost full, preparing us for some (hopefully) sunny weather ahead. I still fitted …
When I decided to take on the #30dayswild challenge to carry out a Random Act of Wildness every day during June, I thought that this might be, well, challenging! Life is busy and it's easy to stop looking for the wild around us, to focus in instead of out. In fact, it's not been a …
After the excitement of yesterday, today has been a quiet one. I set my alarm early in the hope of watching the solstice sunrise, but greeted by a sky full of cloud, went back to bed. The pollinator border we have been planting in the garden has been taking quite a lot of water at …
Continue reading 30 days wild day 21- small moments of wildness
Today we were on a mission to explore some of the Wildlife Trusts' reserves close to our home. We live in Berkshire, so our first stop today was a BBOWT Reserve, Shepperlands Farm. The Reserve here has a wildflower meadow, an area of woodland and a patch of heathland. We explored the beautiful wildflower meadow …
Continue reading 30 days wild day 20- reptiles, damselflies and wildflowers
I recently downloaded the Wildlife Trusts app onto my mobile phone. It shows events happening near you, and Wildlife Trusts reserves across the country, with information about each one, and directions of how to get there. I've noticed some reserves close to home and today went to visit one on the way back from work. It …
Continue reading 30 days wild Day 19- bee rescue, elderflower cordial and a visit to Chawridge Bank
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