Welcome to my account of 30 Days Wild – The Middle 10 Days. A bit later than planned, but hey ho! 11th June 2022 – a walk around the garden to find wild flowers in bloom. Some of these I grew from seed many years ago, others have arrived naturally. I’m no botanist, but I…
On a hot and sultry June afternoon, we walk for a half mile along the wide, largely deserted sea shore. Flanked to the west by a 15-foot-high dune wall, and to the east by an unusually calm North Sea; on this day a vast shimmer of Caribbean blue. Indeed, if it wasn’t for the absence…
Welcome to an account of my activities during 30 Days Wild – The First 10 Days. This initiative has been developed by the Wildlife Trusts to encourage people to celebrate the natural world in whatever way they choose, throughout the month of June. You can pitch this wherever and however you like, from simply feeding…
It’s true, if you want to see UK wild animals close to you’ve got to hide yourself away. More explicitly position yourself in a hide of some kind, and that’s exactly what I’ve been doing. I’ve invested in a one man chair hide, comfortable, easy to put up and stow away, portable and effective. Ok,…
Welcome to the 220 for 2022 – May Update. The darling birds of May, or something like that; the peak of spring migration, so anything is possible. It’s simply a question of getting out there and hoping you happen to be in the right place at the right time. In that regard I didn’t do…