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2019 Round up and HNY
I’ll start with the highlight of 2019. The publishing of Get Your Boots On. An idea that had been in my head since 2016 and after years of writing, and then months of editing by the amazing Dived Up Publishing … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Badgers, birds, Blogging, Books, Climate strike, Environment, Every child wild, fox, garden, Get Your Boots On, Happy New Year, hedgerows, insects, Local patch, mammals, nature, Nature Books, Nature reserve, outdoors, photography, Stay Wild, trail camera, Uncategorized, Wildflowers, Wildlife, wildlife books, Wildlife photography, Wildlife Rescue
Tagged 2020, A focus on nature, Animals, Badger, Birdfair, Birdsy, Blogging, Books, education, Environment, Happy New Year, Harvest mouse, images, nature, Nature Books, nature photography, photography, Reading, Rose-coloured Starling, starling murmuration, wildlife, wildlife books, Wildlife photography, wildlife protection, Wildlife Rescue
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HS2 – Stand for the trees
Today saw well over 1500 people walking around Colne Valley and Denham with Chris Packham and campaign organisers of STOP HS2. Colne Valley and Denham are two of many areas that are being affected by the construction of HS2, the … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Badgers, Blogging, Environment, Get Your Boots On, nature, Nature reserve, Uncategorized
Tagged Ancient woodland, Chris packham, HS2, Stand for the trees, Stop HS2
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Starling murmurations
One of the most spectacular scenes during the cold, often dull, winter months is a starling murmuration. Thousands upon thousands of starlings gather, after coming in from miles around. They create amazing patterns in the sky for about half an … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, birds, Blogging, Books, Environment, Get Your Boots On, Local patch, mammals, nature, Nature reserve, outdoors, Oxfordshire, photography, RSPB, Stay Wild, Uk nature, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography, winter
Tagged birds, Blogging, Golden plover, Lapwing, nature, Otmoor, RSPB Otmoor, starling murmuration, Starlings, wildlife, Wildlife photography
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Dolphins at Berry Head
The highlight of every visit we make as a family to Devon is a morning on Berry Head, looking out to sea for dolphins. Berry Head is a National Nature Reserve in South Devon. A short walk from the carpark … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, coast, Environment, mammals, nature, Nature reserve, outdoors, photography, Stay Wild, Uk nature, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography
Tagged Berry Head, coast, Common dolphin, Devon, Goldfinch, nature, porpoise, Seals, swallows, Uk nature, wildlife, wildlife watching
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Get Your Boots On – Book Launch
This week saw the Book Launch for my debut book Get Your Boots On. It has been the most hectic, nerve-wracking but fun week ever. Hugh Warwick very kindly hosted the evening to just over 100 people. A huge thank you … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Badgers, birds, Blogging, Books, Environment, Every child wild, Get Your Boots On, Local patch, nature, Nature reserve, outdoors, Oxfordshire, photography, Stay Wild, Uk nature, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography
Tagged Badgers, Blogging, Book Launch, Books, Environment, Get Your Boots On, Nature Books, Nature Table, Stay Wild, wildlife books
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Letters from Young Naturalists
This week I went to visit a class of young naturalists in a Primary school in Oxford. They were an amazing group of children full of enthusiasm and knowledge. Each one either brought in an object for the Nature Table … Continue reading
Posted in 30 Days Wild, Badgers, Blogging, Environment, Every child wild, garden, Local patch, nature, Nature reserve, outdoors, Oxfordshire, photography, Stay Wild, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography
Tagged Animals, Blogging, children, education, Environment, lions, Oxford, questions, schools, Wildlife photography, wildlife protection
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Small mammal survey 2018
Last weekend I joined Oxfordshire mammal group on a morning of checking and collecting Longworth traps. Longworth traps are used in small mammal surveying. They are laid in areas with vegetation and baited with apple for moisture, bird seeds and … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Blogging, Environment, Local patch, mammals, nature, Nature reserve, outdoors, Oxfordshire, photography, survey, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography
Tagged bank vole, common shrew, mammals, nature resrve, Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire mammal group, pygmy shrew, small mammal survey, survey, wildlife, Wildlife photography, Wood mouse
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Day 13 of 30 Days Wild – stalking lizards
A little while ago I was chosen as a Youth Ambassador for Pocket Pals app This app, which is going to be launched very shortly is aimed at connecting people with wildlife and the environment using their mobile phones. Through tracking 3D … Continue reading
Posted in 30 Days Wild, Animals, Blogging, Every child wild, nature, Nature reserve, photography, RSPB, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography
Tagged 30 Days Wild, apps, Blogging, Canon, Common Lizard, Environment, nature, Nature reserve, Pocket Pals App, reptiles, RSPB, Strumpshaw fen, wildlife, Wildlife photography
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Day 8 of 30 Days Wild – Visit a nature reserve
Your local nature reserve is a great place to relax and watch wildlife. Each nature reserve usually has its own specialist species. We visited Strumpshaw Fen which is well known for the Swallowtail butterfly. Strumpshaw Fen is located near Norwich, … Continue reading
Posted in 30 Days Wild, birds, Butterfly, insects, nature, Nature reserve, photography, RSPB, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography
Tagged blog, caterpillar, cuckoo spit, Damselfly, dragonfly, nature, Nature reserve, Norfolk, Norfolk hawker, Spider, Strumpshaw fen, Swallowtail butterfly, wildlife
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Day 6 of 30 Days Wild – Visit a bird hide
A very productive afternoon spent in a bird hide in Norfolk where we spotted a couple of Marsh Harriers and two Common Cranes flying over. Common Cranes can be seen passing through many parts of Britain in Spring and Autumn … Continue reading
Posted in 30 Days Wild, birds, Blogging, nature, Nature reserve, photography, RSPB, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography
Tagged Bird hide, birds, Bittern, Black-headed gull, Common Crane, Marsh harrier, nature, Norfolk, RSPB, wildlife
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