Nature Adventures
We rarely get to see wild bird eggs up close so I am sharing these little treasures with you. These tiny, delicate wonders of nature are swallow eggs, sadly left behind when the parent birds were predated. The speckled appearance of swallow eggs, and those of many...
We all know that nature is good for our mental and physical health, but it can be tricky to motivate ourselves to actually get outside, take a breath and really engage with nature. My advice is to start small, spend time in your garden if you have one. Set half an...
This is an emperor dragonfly. It began its life as a tiny egg laid in my wildlife pond where it hatched into a nymph much smaller than the one you see here. It will have shed its skin several times over the two years it took to reach maturity. When it was time for the...
So what effect does leaving the grass to grow long in May actually have? Other than looking amazing and filling our hearts with joy and hope. My neighbours have all been gently persuaded to give it a go this year and our verges are looking amazing! Not satisfied with...
Students from Totnes Independent School had a fabulous time trying to create dams and pools in the stream at Washwalk Farm this week. We were investigating why waterways have been moved to field edges and how this has changed the land use and the local ecosystem. We...
Bala Brook is a retreat centre set in a wildlife-rich landscape on the edge of Dartmoor. The biodiversity here is created by the variety of habitats which includes areas of broad-leaved woodland, scrub, wildflower meadow and grassland. The Wild About Nature @ Bala...
I went to see Ben Fogle on his Wild tour recently. What an inspiration! He talked of his life, his expeditions and challenges and the incredible people he met while filming New Lives in the Wild. He talked of how being in nature has enabled him to understand himself...
Blue space, like green space, is fantastic for our well-being and if you can find somewhere with both, well so much the better! The South West Coast path weaves between the vast blue space of the ocean and the green spaces of farmland, wetland, heathland and woodland....
For me curiosity is the basis of everything when it comes to education. Getting right up close to nature, asking questions and discovering endless amazing things not only brings us closer to the natural world we are part of, but nurtures a fantastic mindset for life....
The green hairstreak is the only truly green butterfly species in the UK. I was so lucky to spot this one while walking along the South West Coast Path. There are several species of hairstreak butterfly, this one gets its name from the iridescent colour of the...
I won’t lie, for a long time I just couldn’t see what all the fuss was about. Trying to eat nettles without being stung, not sure if your salad dandelions might have been weed on or hoping the fungi you picked won’t kill you. Too complicated, too risky and quite...
Putting a name to the wildlife we encounter creates a bond between ourselves and nature. Learning a little about the creatures we see further deepens that connection. This is a flower crab spider. I found it in my garden this morning, quietly minding its own business...
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