Poole Harbour is just stuffed with places to watch birds. On the south side you meet up with the north side of of the Isle of Purbeck, (access by ferry in summer). The Isle of Purbeck is one of those
Isle of Purbeck and Poole Harbour #30DaysWild
West Bexington, Dorset #30DaysWild
West Bexington was the venue for my holiday in May last year, and I think most of the information about it was in the guinea pigs’ blog when they came back. I’m revisiting places I’ve watched birds in this area,
#30DaysWild with Jemima’s Dorset, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Jaunts
The Wildlife Trusts’ 30Days Wild starts today. I’m sort of taking part with Dorset, Hampshire and Isle of Wight jaunts. If you’ve been here in June before, you’ll have experienced the pure versions of 30DaysWild, with me doing something wild
Round-up for my Not 30 Days Wild 2022
Today I round up my Not 30 Days Wild environmental activities for June, because the rest of the month I’ll be too busy with family birthdays. Two of those are taking place in a garden/arboretum, so I expect there’ll be
My Great Plastics Project 2022 version
Part 3 of my Great Plastics Project takes me back to compare my plastics use in April 2022 with 2021, as reported in this post. And… it’s time for #30DaysWild again, but I haven’t signed up for it because… why?
How about an Insect Survey? #30DaysWild
This Insect Survey was something I stumbled upon thanks to the BTO’s enewsletter. Apart from the fact I’m always up for ten minutes just standing and watching some flowers, it’s good to be useful in gathering real scientific data that
30DaysWild is over for another year – #staywild
Yes, another 30DaysWild is over, but as you’ll see from Tuesday’s post (if it ever goes up) I have another fun thing to keep me thinking of wild things for the rest of the summer. Second Half Update For the
My Great Plastics Project Part 2 #30DaysWild
Part 2 of my Great Plastics Project is to analyse the contents of my month’s accumulation of plastic and work out where it can go. If I can’t recycle it, I want to work out how to avoid bringing it
#30DaysWild – Mid-month Catch-up
Mid-month Catch-up? Yes, we’re already over halfway through June, and the longest day (northern hemisphere) is fast approaching. Several other deadlines are already here, so I don’t know what I’ve been doing since the end of May… oh yes, #30DaysWild!
#writephoto – Tunnel | #flashfiction #30DaysWild
Tunnel is this week’s #writephoto prompt. I’m still doing #30DaysWild, so my thoughts turned to nature writing again. It’s lovely to see the number of participants in #writephoto growing again, and that’s all thanks to KL Caley hosting it at
The Great Plastics Project Part 1 #30DaysWild
My Plastics Project started as a result of reading Finding Sustainability, which was published last week. In it, the author led us on his journey to at least starting to produce less plastic waste, and to encourage his customers to
The Beach #30DaysWild #writephoto
Beach is this week’s #writephoto prompt, with a great picture from KL Caley. Check other stories, articles and poems at New 2Writing.com. It’s also my thought for #30DaysWild today. One of the Random Acts of Wildness I did a couple
Gilbert White House and Garden; plus the Bug Hotel #30DaysWild
Gilbert White, the 18th century naturalist, lived in Selborne, about 20 miles away from me in Hampshire. His house and garden was my first 30DaysWild excursion this year. I set off in the fourth day of wall-to-wall sunshine (as forecast),
Another June – it’s #30DaysWild again!
Another June! They seem to come round so quickly. I’ve been taking part in the UK Wildlife Trusts’ awareness raiser #30DaysWild for some time now. This is what’s planned for 2021. Another June of Wild Writing The plan is to
Y is for Years Events #AtoZChallenge2021
Years events is a term I cobbled together for my penultimate post in this year’s A to Z Challenge. I don’t often do the Road Trip, but since I’ve spent so much of this month just writing, and only commenting