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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 …
The longest day of the year, and the hottest June day in my lifetime, the hottest June day since 1976! With the temperature reaching 34 degrees centigrade, if definitely felt hot! Perfect weather for a relaxing evening in the garden and time to try the Elderflower champagne I made earlier in the month. In the early evening …
It's so hot! I'm swapping between loving the sunshine and feeling completely exhausted by it. In this weather I don't want to do much after work so I spent most of the evening in the garden. Once I started to focus there was so much to see. I have a little macro lens for my …
Today's random act of wildness was something a little different. I've delivered a hedgehog SOS to all the houses in my street. I've made cards with a picture of one of our visiting hedgehogs on the front. Inside is the following wording: Hello Neighbours, Did you know we have hedgehogs visiting our road every evening? …
Continue reading Helping to make our street hedgehog friendly
My very favourite spot for a random moment of wildness is my own garden. We moved into a new build property five years ago, the garden completely bare, and in that time we’ve made it into a mini wildlife haven. We put in a pond, a tree, bushes and shrubs, lots of plants for …
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 …
We had the day off work today, to relax after our wild weekend. The rain drummed on the roof as we awoke and I worried that today was not going to be the day for random acts of wildness. I was wrong. A rainy day was the perfect opportunity to check our toiletries for microplastics. …
Continue reading #30dayswild Day 13 a day of many random acts of wildness
This year we've been keeping a record of the birds visiting our garden on a daily basis. During the winter we had a flock of long tailed tits visit, along with a goldcrest. We've had a sparrowhawk land on the fence and red kites, buzzards and a kestrel are regularly seen overhead. We also have …
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
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