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Food Supply July
‘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
Posted in birds, garden, Get Your Boots On, Local patch, nature, outdoors, Oxfordshire, Stay Wild, Wildlife, wildlife books
Tagged birds, Blogging, Get Your Boots On, Green finch, nature, outdoors, Sparrow, wildlife
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Day 3 – 30 Days Wild – Fledglings
Fledglings are taking over parts of the garden. With blackbirds in the back, blue tits and great tits hoping around in the hedges and the call of young sparrows coming out of next door’s roof. The most special visitors to … Continue reading
Posted in 30 Days Wild, Animals, birds, Environment, Every child wild, garden, Get Your Boots On, Local patch, nature, Nature Books, outdoors, Oxfordshire, photography, Stay Wild, Uncategorized, Wildlife
Tagged 30 Days Wild, birds, Blogging, garden, nature, Nuthatch, outdoors, Robin, wildlife, Wildlife photography
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#Foxoftheday
Throughout April, on social media, Chris Packham has been encouraging people to celebrate foxes by sharing a Fox of the day photo. I thought I’d put together some photos of foxes I have taken over the past few years.
Posted in Animals, Blogging, Environment, fox, Get Your Boots On, Local patch, mammals, nature, outdoors, Oxfordshire, Stay Wild, Uncategorized, Wildlife, wildlife books, Wildlife photography
Tagged Environment, fox, mammals, nature, outdoors, wildlife, Wildlife photography
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Big Butterfly Count 2021
It’s time for the Big Butterfly Count. This citizen science UK wide survey started on the 16th July and runs to the 8th August. You can find out more details here https://bigbutterflycount.butterfly-conservation.org/ Here are a few photos I took on … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Butterfly, Citizen science, Environment, Get Your Boots On, insects, Local patch, nature, outdoors, photography, Stay Wild, survey, Uk nature, Uncategorized, Wildlife
Tagged Butterfly, Marbled White, nature, Small tortoiseshell, survey, The Big Butterfly Count, wildlife
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Yearly visit by a hedgehog
Around once a year we get a hedgehog in the garden. While watching a Muntjac deer on the Birdsy camera footage this morning I noticed something in the back ground that’s not normally there. On the next clip, once the … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Birdsy, garden, Get Your Boots On, Hedgehogs, Local patch, mammals, nature, outdoors, Oxfordshire, Stay Wild, trail camera, Uk nature, Uncategorized, Wildlife
Tagged garden, hedgehog, nature, wildlife, Wildlife photography
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Connections
One of the amazing things about writing a blog is the connections it makes. I’m not talking about networking or writing to gain anything, I’m talking about the feedback and comments that come back from around the world. As I … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Badgers, birds, Birdsy, Blogging, Books, Bushnell, Covid-19, Environment, fox, garden, Get Your Boots On, Local patch, mammals, nature, Nature Books, outdoors, Oxfordshire, Ponds, Stay at home, Stay Wild, trail camera, Uncategorized, Wildlife
Tagged Badgers, Birdsy, Bluetit, caterpillar, fox, garden pond, garden wildlife, lockdown, Long tailed tit, Muntjac, nature, trail camera, wildlife
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It’s been a while…
The past few months have meant many things for many people. From more time at home, to missing friends and distant family, a chance to slow down but also quite frightening for some. I’m not going to lie, I’ve found … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Covid-19, fox, nature, outdoors, photography, Stay at home, Stay Wild, Uk nature, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography
Tagged Coronavirus, Covid-19, fox, Little owl, mental health
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30 Days Wild – Day 2 – Water
With all dry weather recently many birds and animals are struggling to find fresh water. One easy way to help them is to put a dish of water out in your garden. It doesn’t have to be anything special just … Continue reading
Posted in 30 Days Wild, Badgers, birds, Blogging, Environment, garden, Local patch, mammals, nature, photography, Stay Wild, trail camera, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography
Tagged 30 Days Wild, Badger, Bushnell, garden, Great spotted woodpecker, Muntjac, nature, pond, trail camera, water, wildlife
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30 Days Wild – End of No Mow May
Today starts another 30 Days Wild run by The Wildlife Trust. I’ve taken part in this for a number of years now, but if you haven’t heard of it before you can find more details by clicking HERE During May … Continue reading
Posted in 30 Days Wild, Environment, garden, Get Your Boots On, insects, Local patch, nature, outdoors, photography, Stay Wild, Uncategorized, Wildflowers, Wildlife, Wildlife photography
Tagged 30 Days Wild, ants, Blogging, Buttercup, every flower counts, garden, hoverfly, nature, nature photography, oxeye daisy, Plantlife, selfheal, Wildflowers, wildlife, Wildlife photography
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Wildlife Blogging
7 years ago this week I started to blog about the wildlife in my garden and on my local patch. I think over the past couple of months, wildlife and nature close to home has been an important part of … Continue reading
Posted in Badgers, Birdfair, birds, Blogging, Books, Environment, fox, garden, Get Your Boots On, Local patch, mammals, nature, Nature Books, outdoors, photography, Stay at home, Stay Wild, Uk nature, Uncategorized, Wildflowers, Wildlife, wildlife books, Wildlife photography
Tagged A focus on nature, Blogging, Blue tit, Books, Brighton, climate action, Climate strike, education, Environment, fox, Get Your Boots On, Hare, ladybird, Muntjac, nature, nature photography, outdoors, Roe deer, RSPCA, Stay Wild, young adult books, Young naturalists
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