#30DaysWild

[unkn0wnvariable]

Mute Swan and Cygnets

A mute swan with two cygnets out for a swim in the rain, at Summer Leys nature reserve.

[olterior]

A lil something different of an orange-tip butterfly for Wildlife Trusts 30 days wild!

The many bees prepared me for making the tiny legs 🦋

[melancholy-marionette]

30 Days Wild - Plant Progress Update :3

This year, my dad helped me dig a border in his garden so that we could plant a whole bunch of pollinator-friendly plants :3 We managed to run out of space, so we have some stuff in pots too, haha.

Some of it has flowered and finished already, and others have yet to flower, but overall, I'm just stunned at how huge some of them have grown since they were only tiny plug plants when we put them in x3

I know practically nothing about gardening, so it's nice to see that stuff isn't just surviving, but thriving (apart from my Centaurea, which got absolutely destroyed by slugs T_T my Delphinium that snapped in the wind, and my Centranthus which mysteriously died while I was away from home for a couple of days >.< ... but we won't talk about that x3)

I'm most impressed by the Verbena & the Borage which have just become absolute monsters xD

And also, the barrel I filled with various Nicotiana that looked awfully marooned has now become a big bunch of beautiful blooms :D

We've already seen bees, hoverflies, damselflies, dragonflies, butterflies, and moths around various things that we planted, so, hopefully, it's helping, even if it's just a little ^-^

I'm still participating in 30 Days Wild attempting to raise some money for my local Wildlife Trusts charities, so if you're interested in donating or want to find out more, head here :3

[walkswithmycamera]

Fly, Pollen and Petals - 30DaysWild nature month.

Source 📌 flickr

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[curiouslyodd]

30 Days Wild, Days 6-8

Been pretty frazzled over the last few days, so didn’t get around to posting on Tumblr.

Anyway, day 6 was pretty frantic, so I only had time for a quick breather in the garden for my ‘wild’ activity for the day. Still, certainly wasn’t a waste: I saw that the Japanese Wisteria had flowered, and I spotted some moths:

I believe the moth in the middle is a Garden Carpet, while the tiny moth on the left is probably a Common Marble

Day 7 was a little slower, but quite overcast - I wasn’t able to spot much fluttering about on my walk in the garden. I did however spot that a lone strawberry plant had survived the neglect of our strawberry patch, and sported a little spot of foam on one of its leaves:

This is the home of the nymph stage of a froghopper, and here in the UK we call this foam ‘cuckoospit’ because it starts appearing at around the time you start to hear cuckoos in the spring. I recently saw that one of the UK tabloids was spreading misinformation about it being poisonous or something - it is completely and utterly harmless. It just provides a nice home for the little ‘spittlebug’ developing inside. I mean, I doubt it tastes very nice, but I’m not one to go around licking globs of foam off of plants. As I saw people pointing out on Twitter, it kind of sucks that misinformation about bugs is getting plastered across newspapers while we’re facing major species decline here in the UK.

Today, I spent quite a while out in the garden, working on building my bug hotel:

I’ll fully admit that I’m no carpenter, but I’m pretty proud of the effort anyway - it’s relatively sturdy given that it was made out of recycled wood from old pallets. I’m still looking for a few more materials to finish it out, but in the meantime it has:

- a ‘log’ pile for woodlice and centipedes - drilled wood and sawn bones for solitary bees - dry leaves and rotting wood for leaf-litter critters - soil for soil-dwelling critters - holey bricks and broken pots for amphibians, slugs and snails - horseshoe for good luck

I also spotted an Azure Damselfly hovering around the Mexican Orange Blossom plant - gotta love that vibrant blue colouring!

[globalscoble]

It’s World Oceans Day - Please look after our oceans #worldoceansday #30dayswild #thesea #sea #ocean #naturephotography #naturephotography (at The Beach. Normans Bay) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmOp_2dqL2B/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[deepdalecamping]

#30DaysWild at Deepdale - Local Nature - Brancaster Beach & Harbour You can see this beautiful stretch of coastline from our campsite, and visit by just crossing the coast road https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/norfolk/brancaster-estate #lovenorthnorfolk...

[redwellyjayne]

#Day7 #30DaysWild #crystalballphotography (at Manea, Norfolk, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBJlIeHjnXndXYn29ZZjEJX1lxvDG8isv7WTLM0/?igshid=16d2e6f5m017u

[theneedforpositivity]

Tuesday 16th June 2020

Day 85

I had a terrible night's sleep and didn't get off till about 3am. The the skip at the house over the road was picked up at 6.50 am and the driver (as always) comes right up onto our drive. The noise frightened the life out of me.

I worked from home today but didn't achieve all that much. I think I'll go in to the office tomorrow and get more done.

I raked the grass a bit today and was tempted to cut it again already.. There was a massive storm tonight and loads of rain which will hopefully make the grass grow and turn it lovely and green again. I love my lawn being perfect.

Issy and I drank lots of tea today and finished the last of her homemade cookies.

We had loads of birds in the garden and one got stuck in the greenhouse again. Misty keeps terrorising them. They are very entertaining to watch.

[naturewithella]

🦅Check out the prey in the claws of this red kite (Milvus milvus)! 🦅Red kite breeding programmes began in the UK in 1989, when numbers were down to nearly zero - now they are a very common site in Oxfordshire! 🦅This june, I am taking part in #30dayswild - an initiative to do new wildlife challenges each day. Check out these guys who are joining me for some awesome wildlife content: @adam_talkswild @a.m.gphotos @awildjameshansen @show.me.nature @marknthat @cephalorhod @ramblingzoology #bird #birdsofprey #raptor #natureisbeautiful #naturalbeauty #naturephotography #britishwildlife #ukwildlife #uknature #ukbirds #oxfordshire #britishbirds #BBCWildlifePOTD #BBCCountryfileMagPOTD #invert_macro @sundaytimestravel #stbigshot #VitaminN #wildlifefrommywindow #urbannature #ukwildlife #dailydoseofnature #doorstepadventures #doorstepsafari #mywildgarden #stayhomestaysafe #gardenwildlife #natureathome #nearbynature #conservationoptimism #naturewalk https://www.instagram.com/p/CBINhiLpMIW/?igshid=hmsit3y9ddjl

[unkn0wnvariable]

Bullfinch

A bullfinch sitting on a branch amongst the hawthorn at Summer Leys nature reserve.

[ninasgonegreener]

I’ve been really inspired by this book while needing to come up with #homeschool ideas during #lockdown. Lots of great ideas to engage yourself & your kids with nature, slow down & just appreciate the amazing environments we have on our doorsteps. Just in time for #30dayswild! https://www.instagram.com/p/CBFoRjLnaE8/?igshid=12kzae82u2dno

[melancholy-marionette]

30 Days Wild!

As usual, I’ve been neglecting Tumblr (and basically everything in my life that is not related to Otome/Josei Jam right now x3) soooo, it’s double post time!

This is just a quick one to say that I’m doing #30DaysWild again this year to try and raise some money for my local Wildlife Trust charities, so if anyone is interested in finding out more or wants to donate, you can read more about it over on ko-fi :3

Sadly, I don’t have time to make any new thank-you stuff for fundraiser supporters this year cos I’m so busy with the jam, but the old wallpaper and music tracks will be available again to anyone who chips in!

I also keep forgetting to actually take photos of the nature-related stuff I’ve been doing/seeing each day as part of the 30DaysWild challenge, haha. I’ve mostly just been looking after my dad’s garden and all the lil plants I put in there at the start of spring to help the pollinators, but we did manage to go on a walk at a local nature reserve at the weekend :3 Saw some really cool creatures & pretty plants, so there’s that :D

And now to type up a post about Lovestarved, because, as usual, I am doing a terrible job at promoting stuff I’m working on x3

[walkswithmycamera]

Borage in full bloom.

Photo at Fine Art America and on flickr CyprusPictures

[mabhsavage]

Smelling, touching, listening to the rain. #PF30DaysWild #30daychallenge #30dayswild #30dayswildchallenge #rain #rainlover #kids #parenting https://www.instagram.com/p/CBBbDsZljiC/?igshid=182s6w2e6uwz4