Monthly Archives: April 2020

Earth Live Lessons hosted by Lizzie Daly

Posted on April 29, 2020 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Since the restrictions have begun Lizzie Daly has been hosting Earth Live lessons on her YouTube Channel Lizzie Daly Wildlife TV The lessons are on every day for 20 minutes and come from a wide range of scientists, filmmakers, and conservationists. … Continue reading →

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Wild Days – Lessons and resources.

Posted on April 28, 2020 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Earthwatch Europe has been providing daily resources created for children aged 4-11. I was lucky enough to be asked to participate during Water Week, and I made a video called Exploring Trees in the ‘Plants for our Planet’ section. Each … Continue reading →

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Garden Wildlife – Part 15 Red kites

Posted on April 26, 2020 by Alex White - Appletonwild

We have a number of Red kites on my local patch but when the fields are being ploughed like they have been over the past few days lots of red kites come in from miles around. Today, like yesterday we’ve … Continue reading →

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Garden Wildlife – Part 14 The swallows are back.

Posted on April 22, 2020 by Alex White - Appletonwild

The swallows are back on my local patch, one day later than last year. 2020 I first saw the swallows back on 20th April 2019 I spotted the first one to return on 19th April The ones I’ve seen are … Continue reading →

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Garden Wildlife – Part 13 Kestrels

Posted on April 20, 2020 by Alex White - Appletonwild

From my garden I can often see kestrels hovering. Not over the garden but in the next-door field. The field has a very wild field margin and a wildflower meadow at the bottom. Great hunting grounds for birds of prey. … Continue reading →

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Garden wildlife – Part 12 past couple of weeks

Posted on April 18, 2020 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Although I started off really well with daily blogs of my garden wildlife, I’ve now missed a couple of weeks. I’ve still been taking photos but I haven’t been feeling in the right mood for blogging. Here’s a few photos … Continue reading →

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Garden Wildlife – Part 11 Wildflowers

Posted on April 2, 2020 by Alex White - Appletonwild

The garden today is starting to come alive with wildflowers. In the grass, the flower borders, the gravel and between the cracks in the patio. I was quite surprised by just how many I found in the space of a … Continue reading →

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Garden Wildlife – Part 10 Badger faces and tails

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Alex White - Appletonwild

I quite often get asked how I individually identify my local badgers. It isn’t the easiest thing especially this time of year as I haven’t seen them as much over the winter and new wounds and marks appear. I’ve had … Continue reading →