Category Archives: Blogging

No Mow May 2023

Posted on May 3, 2023 by Alex White - Appletonwild

For another year we are taking part in No Mow May. This is the first time we’ve had a hare in the garden. It stayed a while before wandering back across the road into the field.

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Autumn

Posted on October 21, 2022 by Alex White - Appletonwild

A few moments of autumn

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Dragonflies

Posted on September 23, 2022 by Alex White - Appletonwild

The Ruddy darter dragonfly is one of the most common dragonflies. You can tell it apart from the common darter by its black legs and club shaped abdomen Get Your Boots On available at Amazon

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Water for wildlife

Posted on August 4, 2022 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Back on 17th June I wrote a post about putting water out for wildlife. After the last month of very little rain, it is even more important Doesn’t have to be anything special, just as long as it isn’t too … Continue reading →

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Day 11 – 30 Days Wild – close up

Posted on June 14, 2022 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Catching up with posting on 30 Days Wild Taking a closer look

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Day 10 – 30 Days Wild – Pied wagtail fledglings

Posted on June 14, 2022 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Great to watch a couple of Pied wagtail fledglings hopping from roof top to roof top being fed One of the fledglings was getting pretty hot sat in the sun and was ‘gular fluttering’ which is a bird’s version of … Continue reading →

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Day 9 – 30 days Wild- Light

Posted on June 14, 2022 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Light through the leaves

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Day 8 – 30 Days Wild – Grey Squirrel

Posted on June 8, 2022 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Another 30 Days Wild and another visitor to the garden

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Day 7 – 30 Days Wild – Muntjac

Posted on June 8, 2022 by Alex White - Appletonwild

After eating the leaves off the lower branches of the apple tree the Muntjac decided to have a sniff around the pond to see if anything had dropped down from the bird feeders. We often get Muntjac in the garden … Continue reading →

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Day 6 – 30 Days Wild – Beetle

Posted on June 6, 2022 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Saw a number of these beetles on our hazel hedge in the front garden today. I think they are Alder leaf beetles as I’ve read they like hazel too.

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