Tag Archives: lockdown

Connections

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Alex White - Appletonwild

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 | 6 Comments

School Grounds #EcoSchoolsAtHome Frugi 10 day challenge

Posted on July 14, 2020 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Frugi and Eco-schools England have launched a 10 days #EcoschoolsAtHome challenge. Each day there are different challenges you can download and take part in. Today is Day 7 and it’s all about going back to school. Many children and young … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Books, Competition, Covid-19, Get Your Boots On, outdoors, Uncategorized, Wildlife, wildlife books | Tagged Back to School, children, Competition, Eco schools England, Ecoschools, Frugi, Get Your Boots On, lockdown, young adult books | Leave a comment

Competition time: Kennedy Wild Bird Food Giveaway

Posted on May 28, 2020 by Alex White - Appletonwild

During lockdown and the current restrictions I’ve teamed up with family run Kennedy Wild Bird Food for a guest blog post on attracting wildlife to your garden and a chance to win a bundle of bird food and feeders. You … Continue reading →

Posted in birds, Blogging, Competition, Environment, garden, Local patch, nature, outdoors, Uncategorized, Wildlife photography | Tagged bird bath, Bird Boxes, Bird Feeders, Bird food, birds, Blogging, Blue tit, collared dove, Competition, Environment, garden, garden wildlife, Kennedy Wild Bird Food, lockdown, Long tailed tit, Win, wood pigeon | 35 Comments

Garden Wildlife – Part 13 Kestrels

Posted on April 20, 2020 by Alex White - Appletonwild

From my garden I can often see kestrels hovering. Not over the garden but in the next-door field. The field has a very wild field margin and a wildflower meadow at the bottom. Great hunting grounds for birds of prey. … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, birds, Environment, Get Your Boots On, Local patch, nature, Nature Books, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography | Tagged Blogging, daily walk, garden, kestrel, Local patch, lockdown, Rook | 1 Comment

Garden Wildlife – Part 10 Badger faces and tails

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Alex White - Appletonwild

I quite often get asked how I individually identify my local badgers. It isn’t the easiest thing especially this time of year as I haven’t seen them as much over the winter and new wounds and marks appear. I’ve had … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Badgers, fox, Local patch, mammals, outdoors, Oxfordshire, Stay Wild, trail camera, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography | Tagged Badgers, fox, lockdown, Muntjac, nature, trail camera, wildlife | 2 Comments

Garden Wildlife – Part 9 Bluebells

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Alex White - Appletonwild

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 | 4 Comments

Garden Wildlife – Part 8 Angle shades pupa

Posted on March 30, 2020 by Alex White - Appletonwild

I came across this pupa in the garden, after doing a bit of research I think it is a pupa for an Angle shades moth. I’m hoping to be able to film it hatching using timelapse. This is a photo … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, garden, Get Your Boots On, Local patch, nature, outdoors, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography | Tagged angle shades moth, Blogging, garden, garden wildlife, lockdown, moths, nature, pupa, wildlife | 2 Comments

Garden wildlife – Part 6 Foxes

Posted on March 27, 2020 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Living in the countryside our local foxes run the gauntlet of fast traffic down country lanes and the gamekeepers gun, I’m glad to offer a safe place in our garden. My local vixen hasn’t visited for a week or more, … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Blogging, fox, garden, trail camera, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography | Tagged fox, lockdown, nature, trail camera, wildlife | 4 Comments

Garden Wildlife- Part 5 Ladybirds

Posted on March 26, 2020 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Very short blog today as I’ve been really busy with college work, but did manage to get out in the garden to take a couple of photos of ladybirds. There are 46 different Ladybird species in the UK. 27 of … Continue reading →