Category Archives: outdoors

Northern Lights

Posted on February 28, 2023 by Alex White - Appletonwild

We heard that the Northern Lights or aurora borealis were possibly going to be visible from Oxfordshire last night. Our first stop at Cumnor looking down the hill towards Wytham Woods showed nothing. We were trying to think of somewhere … Continue reading →

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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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Food Supply July

Posted on July 18, 2022 by Alex White - Appletonwild

‘No Mow May’, turned in to ‘Let it bloom June’, it’s now ‘Food supply July’ . Each year we stop mowing our small front garden for a few months over the summer, starting in May. This year the sparrows have … Continue reading →

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Day 19 – 30 Days Wild – Rainbow

Posted on June 19, 2022 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Amazing rainbow over the garden this evening

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Day 17 – 30 Days Wild – Water for wildlife

Posted on June 17, 2022 by Alex White - Appletonwild

With the past few days of very hot weather putting a dish of water out for wildlife can be a life saver

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Day 16 – 30 Days Wild – Butterflies

Posted on June 17, 2022 by Alex White - Appletonwild

The recent warm weather as meant the bramble hedge close to my house is covered in butterflies

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Day 12 – 30 Days Wild – Clouds

Posted on June 15, 2022 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Clouds

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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 →