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We have hedgehogs visiting our small suburban garden. Every evening we put out a bowl of water and a small bowl of food for our visitors. In the bowl a mixture of Spike's hedgehog food, a meat based wet food and dry hedgehog food, occasionally supplemented by treats like currants or peanuts. On day 7 …
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
Today we did something completely different. A few weeks ago, on our Friday staff email, I noticed that the Borough had been given some tickets to watch the procession for the Order of the Garter Ceremony within the grounds of Windsor Castle and had a small number available for staff. I emailed to ask for …
Despite this being a Saturday, today I was working, promoting recycling at a local carnival. In my day job, I am a waste strategy manager for a local council. The weather was beautiful, hot, sunny, but windy too. In a break, I managed to pick up a bee friendly Echinacea plant for the garden from …
Day 5 was time for the first one of the activities I'd found locally and booked on to add some extra interest to our wild month. On this warm and sunny Friday evening we met a group of about 20 other people and two countryside rangers from our local council for a walk through Swinley …
Continue reading 30 days wild day 5- nightjars and bats at Caesar’s camp
Day 3 of the 30 days wild challenge dawned bright and sunny, a welcome change from the stormy weather of the first couple of days of the month. Today I decided to fit some wild time into the middle of my day. I work close to Sutherland Grange, a green space next to a branch …
Continue reading 30 days wild day 3 #1- lunch on the wild side, photographing the rainbow
A week after the long day’s walking to complete the Bracknell Ramblers Route, my feet had recovered, but new walking boots were high on my priority list. After the long walk I had realised that my walking boots were too tight around my toes, and one little toe had been completely enveloped in a blister. …
The start of a bank holiday weekend, the first one in May, was the perfect time to complete the Bracknell Ramblers Route. Starting where we finished the first section of the walk, Bracknell Ramblers Route #1, at St Michael’s Church in Warfield, we set off to complete the rest of the Ramblers Route Circuit, a walk …
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