Tag Archives: pond

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

Posted in 30 Days Wild, Animals, Badgers, Books, Environment, garden, Get Your Boots On, Local patch, outdoors, Oxfordshire, trail camera, Uncategorized, Wildlife, wildlife books | Tagged 30 Days Wild, Badgers, garden, Get Your Boots On, nature, pond, water, wildlife | Leave a comment

30 Days Wild – Day 2 – Water

Posted on June 2, 2020 by Alex White - Appletonwild

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 | Leave a comment

Garden wildlife – Part 12 past couple of weeks

Posted on April 18, 2020 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Although I started off really well with daily blogs of my garden wildlife, I’ve now missed a couple of weeks. I’ve still been taking photos but I haven’t been feeling in the right mood for blogging. Here’s a few photos … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Blogging, Butterfly, garden, Stay at home, Uncategorized | Tagged Black cap, Blackbird, Blogging, Bluebells, daily walk, Environment, garden, garden wildlife, Holly blue butterfly, pond, Robin, Roe deer | 3 Comments

Hedgerows

Posted on March 10, 2019 by Alex White - Appletonwild

This week there has been a lot in the media about netting covering hedgerows. Like the one in the photo below in a village near to near I live. The hedges are covered to prevent birds nesting in them while … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Blogging, Environment, garden, Local patch, nature, Oxfordshire, photography, Uncategorized | Tagged Blackthorn, garden, hedgerow, nature, pond, wildlife, Yellowhammer | 7 Comments

Finding time for wildlife

Posted on January 31, 2019 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Going through primary school and the lower years of secondary school I always found it really easy to find time to watch wildlife. Actually I didn’t ‘make’ time, the time was just there because I didn’t have any other pressures. … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Badgers, Blogging, fox, garden, mammals, nature, outdoors, photography, trail camera, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography, winter | Tagged Badger, exams, fox, garden wildlife, mammals, nature, Oxfordshire, pond, time management, trail camera, wildlife, Wildlife photography, winter | 12 Comments

Day 30 of 30 Days Wild – Roundup

Posted on July 2, 2018 by Alex White - Appletonwild

I thought I’d make a short film about my favourite moments of 30 Days Wild of 2018

Posted in 30 Days Wild, Animals, birds, Blogging, Environment, Every child wild, Local patch, nature, outdoors, Oxfordshire, photography, Uncategorized, Wildflowers, Wildlife, Wildlife photography | Tagged 30 Days Wild, Badgers, Bee orchid, Blogging, Dogs, Environment, fox, Full moon, insects, nature, pond, seal, Wildflowers, wildlife, Wildlife photography, wood pigeon | 1 Comment

Sub Zero

Posted on March 3, 2018 by Alex White - Appletonwild

With the ‘Beast from the East’ in full swing, and temperatures hitting well below 0, the garden is packed with birds looking for shelter and a easy meal. Looking out over the garden I can see 5 robins forgetting to … Continue reading →

Posted in Badgers, birds, garden, Local patch, Oxfordshire, Ponds, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography, winter | Tagged Badgers, birds, Blackbird, fieldfare, pond, Reed bunting, Robin, snow, wildlife | 1 Comment

Pond and other stuff

Posted on October 11, 2017 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Over the summer holidays my family built a pond in the corner of the front garden. After replacing a wall with a hazel hedge together with a few hawthorn and honeysuckle last year, we hoped that this would encourage more … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, birds, garden, insects, mammals, nature, outdoors, Oxfordshire, photography, Ponds, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography | Tagged beetle, Buzzard, garden, Grey wagtail, H3, Hazel, nature, Nicrophorus vespillo, pond, wildlife, Wildlife photography, wood pigeon | 4 Comments

Cumnor Pond inauguration

Posted on July 23, 2017 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Yesterday I attended the inauguration of Cumnor Village pond by Philip Pullman. I pass Cumnor pond every day while on the school bus and love to visit there whenever I can. The pond has recently had plenty of work and … Continue reading →