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- 30 Days Wild – End of No Mow May
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- Garden Wildlife – Part 20 Wood Mouse
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- Garden Wildlife – Part 19 No Mow May
- Garden Wildlife – Part 18 Hedgehogs
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- Garden Wildlife – Part 16 Bank voles
- Earth Live Lessons hosted by Lizzie Daly
- Wild Days – Lessons and resources.
- Garden Wildlife – Part 15 Red kites
- Garden Wildlife – Part 14 The swallows are back.
- Garden Wildlife – Part 13 Kestrels
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- Garden Wildlife – Part 11 Wildflowers
- Garden Wildlife – Part 10 Badger faces and tails
- Garden Wildlife – Part 9 Bluebells
- Garden Wildlife – Part 8 Angle shades pupa
- Garden Wildlife – Part 7 View from the windows
- Garden wildlife – Part 6 Foxes
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- Garden wildlife – Part 3 Long tailed tit
- Garden wildlife – Part 2 Peacock butterfly
- Garden wildlife – Part 1 Blue tit
- School closures
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- A year of Climate striking
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- Big Garden Bird Watch 2020
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- Oxford’s first climate strike of 2020
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- 2019 Round up and HNY
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- Winter Sleep – Book review
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- Climate Strike Oxford September 2019
- Vaccinate Not Exterminate
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- Visit to RSPCA Southridge
- Second Butterfly count
- Big Butterfly Count number one
- Ladybirds and their 4 stages
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- Meles Meles exhibition
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30 Days Wild – Day 7 – Butterflies
In between the rain showers today there were long patches of sunshine that the butterflies took advantage of. Along one hedgerow and down into the flower meadow I came across these few species of butterfly.
Posted in 30 Days Wild, Butterfly, Environment, hedgerows, Local patch, nature, photography, Uncategorized, Wildflowers, Wildlife photography
Tagged Butterfly, Meadow Brown, nature, oxeye daisy, Skipper, wildlife, Wildlife photography
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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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Garden Wildlife – Part 19 No Mow May
This will be the second year we have taken part in No Mow May in our front garden. The campaign is run by PlantLife and you can read more details about it HERE There are three simple steps: Simply leave your … Continue reading
Posted in birds, Blogging, Environment, garden, Get Your Boots On, insects, Local patch, mammals, nature, Stay at home, Uncategorized, Wildflowers, Wildlife
Tagged Buttercup, cowslip, dandelions, garden, nature, nature photography, No Mow May, oxeye daisy, Wildflowers, wildlife
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Garden Wildlife – Part 11 Wildflowers
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
Posted in Environment, garden, Get Your Boots On, insects, Local patch, nature, outdoors, Oxfordshire, Uncategorized, Wildflowers
Tagged Common daisy, cowslip, dandelions, garden, Germander speedwell, Groundsel, lesser celandine, Lords and ladies, nature, nettle, red dead nettle, Wildflowers
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Garden Wildlife – Part 9 Bluebells
In my garden, we have a mixture of Spanish bluebells that were there when my parents bought the house and native bluebells, neither of which have flowered yet, but out on my walk today I spotted the first flowering Bluebells … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, birds, Blogging, Books, Environment, garden, Get Your Boots On, Local patch, nature, outdoors, Oxfordshire, photography, Uncategorized, Wildflowers, wildlife books, Wildlife photography
Tagged Blue tit, Bluebells, Books, Get Your Boots On, lockdown, nature, wildflower, wildlife
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Garden wildlife – Part 3 Long tailed tit
Another sunny, warm (ish) day in the garden today. Plenty of things to see, from butterflies including a Brimstone and a couple of Peacocks Overhead the Buzzards and Red Kites were riding the thermals, and over the fence I could … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, birds, Birdsy, Blogging, Books, Environment, garden, Get Your Boots On, Local patch, nature, Nature Books, photography, Uncategorized, Wildflowers, Wildlife, wildlife books, Wildlife photography
Tagged Birdsy, Long tailed tit, nature, wildlife
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Young Mammal Photographer of the Year
Really pleased to be announced as the winner of Young Mammal Photographer of the Year 2020 – In the 15 to 18 years category. Head judge, Brett Lewis, said “The buck is aware and its focus of attention is diverted … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Competition, Environment, Get Your Boots On, Local patch, mammals, nature, outdoors, Oxfordshire, photography, Uncategorized, Wildflowers, Wildlife, Wildlife photography
Tagged Deer, Mammal society, Meadow, nature, oxeye daisy, Roe deer, Wildflowers, wildlife, Wildlife photography
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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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Wild Flower Meadow
This week saw the first National Meadows Day. Lots of events to celebrate our wildflower meadows went on around the country, but I decided to visit the one local to me. Over 97% of wildflower meadows have been lost since … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, birds, Blogging, Books, Butterfly, Environment, Get Your Boots On, insects, Local patch, nature, outdoors, Oxfordshire, photography, Stay Wild, Uk nature, Uncategorized, Wildflowers, Wildlife, Wildlife photography
Tagged bird's foot trefoil, Books, Environment, flowers, Get Your Boots On, Knapweed, Local patch, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Roe deer, Skipper, Stay Wild, Wildflowers, wildlife
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