Read a Wild Book was one of my aims this month. I mainly read The Saffron Trail, which was fairly wild, but not what I had in mind for a wild book. My BTO magazine this month had some more
Winterton Dunes – my favourite wild place #30DaysWild
Winterton Dunes have featured in my life for the last ten years at least. I arrived in Norfolk in 2006, and may have visited them that summer. It was not until the BTO surveys for the Bird Atlas (2007-2011) that
My Wildflower patch – update #30DaysWild
My wildflower patch was flourishing, but now it’s looking very sad. No rain since the start of June. No rain for most of May. And you’d think, with all the rain we had in March and April, the ground would
Paddle in the sea – Random act of wildness #30DaysWild
‘Paddle in the sea,’ I thought. The #30DaysWild prep suggested it as a random act of wildness. I could do that any time I’m at the coast. ‘Random’ appears to have been replaced by ‘planned’, but it’s the thought that
Nightjar – random act of wildness #30DaysWild
Nightjar was on my list for #30DaysWild, but I realised time was running out. It was 9pm on Saturday evening, and I thought, well, I’ve just got time to find one. Nightjar on Buxton Heath I was introduced to Norfolk
Barn Owl – Travelling companion #30DaysWild
The Barn Owl ghosts across the fields, ever alert for field mice or shrews. It pounces, has a short struggle, then lifts off, something dangling from its feet, and heads off to feed the hungry brood. Yes, it’s June, it’s
Woodbridge Tide Mill, Suffolk #30DaysWild
Why include Woodbridge Tide Mill in my 30DaysWild challenge? It’s not a bird, or an animal, or even a tree. It’s the tide, that’s why. I had to go to Woodbridge this week (for golf) so I slipped in a
Summer Solstice 21st June #30DaysWild
Summer solstice is the day the Northern Hemisphere is closest to the sun and we have the longest daylight hours of the year. The sunrise was slightly earlier yesterday, but the sunset will be later for a few days each
My Tree Survey: garden prunus #30DaysWild
The Tree Survey methodology is part of the NWT’s Schools Pack for #30DaysWild. I see no reason not to do it myself. My Tree Survey My tree is a purple prunus, or ornamental cherry. It’s about the size of two
Swift Awareness Week #30DaysWild
UK Swift Awareness Week is 16th to 23rd June 2018. It’s the initiative of a small but very active group of bird lovers who know swifts are in danger, who set up an organisation called Action For Swifts. I learned
Book Review | Old Baggage plus #30DaysWild
Old Baggage is my book review this week, and I’m still working out how to link in the #30DaysWild aspect. You’ll find out how I did after you’ve read the review! Thank you to Net-Galley and the publisher who provided a
The End of an Iceberg #30DaysWild
Iceberg B-15 broke away from the Antarctic ice shelf in 2000. It’s been tracked from space ever since, and it’s nearly gone. The wonderful Earthsky.org notified me of the event and I thought you’d be interested. This seemed so wild
Going Cuckoo – a walk in Hunstanton #30DaysWild
The cuckoo must be the most distinctive and widely known song in the world. Cuckoo clocks – who hasn’t heard one? Real cuckoos are often heard, but rarely seen, partly because the song echoes so far over the terrain. April,
Urban Fox – weekend sighting #30DaysWild
Urban fox sounds like an impossibility. These days foxes are almost more common in UK cities than they are in the surrounding countryside. I was staying in southwest London for a couple of nights over the weekend and saw one,
Norfolk Hawker Dragonfly #30DaysWild
Norfolk Hawker is, as it might sound from the name, something found in Norfolk. It’s a dragonfly only found in Norfolk, and found increasingly rarely along certain types of dykes and streams. As with the Swallowtail butterfly, I thought I