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For Day 17 of #30dayswild we finished making the bug hotel that we’ve added to the garden. This has been a work in progress since just before the start of #30dayswild. We had a small bug house already, made from a wooden box, but wanted to add extra space for minibeasts in the garden. The …
One of the challenges for 30 days wild was to identify a wildflower, as we've been letting the front lawn grow wild there was more than one to find a name for. So, I spent a little while giving the neighbours something to talk about crawling round on the front lawn, in the drizzle, checking …
Continue reading #30dayswild Day 14 identifying the wild flowers in the lawn
Late last night we had the most amazing thunder and lightning. I could see individual forks of lightning across the sky, thunder rumbled all around, but no rain here. That came today, with heavy showers all afternoon. I arrived home in the rain but within 5 minutes the sun was out and the garden was …
Continue reading #30dayswild day 8, a macro look at the garden
At work today I received an exciting text message from my husband, "two of the starlings are on our feeder!" it said. We've noticed a group of starlings on the roof of nearby houses in the last few days, but this was the first time either of us had ever seen them in the garden. That brings our total garden bird list to 14 species, not too bad for a small garden in a very new housing estate.
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 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
Tonight, after the excitement of Garter Day in Windsor, we came home, I changed out of my posh frock and we got back down to turf removal and planting, to add more pollinator friendly plants to the garden. Tonight we planted cornflowers, more snapdragons and oregano, and cleared more turf ready for further planting. I …
Continue reading 30dayswild Day 15- Following a bee or three
We’re now almost half way through our 30 days wild challenge. We’ve had a busy week at work, but have found time to fit in wild moments and to start a project to mark our 30dayswild challenge. I’ve been taking a closer look at the Wildlife Trust’s suggestions for 101 Random Acts of Wildness, and …
Continue reading 30 days wild- a look back at Week 2 and the benefits of the 30dayswild challenge
After Phil extended our flower beds yesterday, we have reviewed the way we have the garden set up and have decided that we do not need such a big lawn. Today we marked out the edge of what will be our new lawn area- just big enough for us to sit on the ground with …
Continue reading 30 days wild day 14- wild projects to mark our 30dayswild challenge
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