#30DaysWild Day 30: Even with the heat over the last week my #Aldi wildflower bed has continued to grow in colour.

#30DaysWild Day 29: Drove the scenic route back from the weekly shop and slowed to see a harrier out hunting.

This Sunday we're asking you to #ShareToMakeAware! 🦔 🌾 🚫 Always check for #hedgehogs & other wildlife before using a mower, strimmer, hedge trimmer or garden fork! #ShareSunday #SundayShare

#30DaysWild Day 27: Instead of a 5 minute drive to my parents I have just walked it: 35 minutes, 1.7 miles. Along streets lined with large mature trees, country roads with hedges and a footpath crossing a farmer's field. A chance to watch and listen to nature on my own doorstep.

#30DaysWild Day 26: I know where most of the spiders in my house like to be. If they keep mostly hidden, I usually let them be; they are doing a job in the home. However, today my partially redecorated hallway has gone from 0 spiders to 7. I suspect the loft space above had got too hot for them.

#30DaysWild Day 25: I am currently sitting out in my garden, having topped up my hedgehog feeding station, waiting to see if the bats are prepared to come out on this warm evening. 27°C

#30DaysWild Day 24: Just before sunset walked up to the back field to see if I could confirm there are lapwings about. Sadly didn't see any but was joined by a wren foraging in ever corner of a nearby hedgerow. And a group of rabbits out on the field.

#30DaysWild Day 23: My #Aldi wildflower bed is continuing to show more colour. Was surprised how vocal the birds were when I ventured outside in this afternoon's extreme heat to take this photo.

#30DaysWild Day 22: I woke up at first light, 04:20ish. Rather than rolling over to drop off back to sleep, I took it as an opportunity to head to the window and listen to the dawn chorus at its peak.

#30DaysWild Day 21: Today is the longest day, and also Father's Day. So I have just had an evening walk with my Dad and his dog. Have seen plenty of bats out circling the front gardens on their estate.

#30DaysWild Day 20: I had expected my drive up to Preston and back on the motorway as an opportunity to see a kestrel or two, but the surprise was a buzzard effortlessly gliding along the motorway edge.

#30DaysWild Day 19: I have fitted a temporary cable to my hedgehog feeding station so it is lit up at night.

#30DaysWild Day 18: My wildflower bed is starting to show some signs of life. It is sown from a box of seeds from #Aldi. I wasn't expecting much but it is enough of a start for now.

#30DaysWild Day 17: This hedgehog was still out and about at dawn this morning, but nothing left in the feeding station though. Clip recorded at 04:23.

#30DaysWild Day 16: A quick hour working in the garden after logging off from work. However, rather than wearing my usual headphones, which I would use if working in my garage, I opt to listen to the nature around me. Which was mostly a male blackbird staking his claim to my garden.

#30DaysWild Day 15: a surprise find in my own house, a hummingbird hawk-moth, I think. I had just finished a teams call and this large moth suddenly made its self known. So I had to search for a key to the window to release it.

#30DaysWild Day 14: I have finally had time to mow my #NoMowMay lawn. However, I have marked out two #SayNoMow areas, 1 front and 1 in the back garden, which will remain unmowed until at least September.

#30DaysWild Day 13: A trip along the M58 to and from Wigan may not sound like an opportunity to connect with nature but you seem always guaranteed to see a kestrel out hunting.

#30DaysWild Day 12: This evening I walked up to the fields that back on to my garden, to see if anything was about. Plenty of bats hunting along the hedgerows. And possibly a tawny at the far side of the field. One used a post in my garden last year, but has not return once I installed a camera.

#30DaysWild Day 11: I don't see daisies as often these days. it seems that most fields and patches of grass are filled with dandelions instead.

#30DaysWild Day 10: watching and listening to a nighttime storm blow through from a bedroom window. The weather reminding us that it can be wild.

#30DaysWild Day 9: I am currently sat in my back garden, waiting to see of the bats will return to hunt over my #SayNoMow lawn.

#30DaysWild Day 8: at dawn this morning a hedgehog was visiting my hedgehog feeding station

#30DaysWild Day 7: I have spent the afternoon working in my garage. However, each time I needed a little fresh air, I headed into my garden to see what was around in the damp conditions. The most common visitor seen today was the magpies.

#30DaysWild Day 6: Just back from an evening walk up to a local barn to see if the local barn owls are about. Sadly a no-show, probably because it was trying to rain, but we did see a bat out feeding.

#30DaysWild Day 5: I moved house last year and rescued a foxglove from an old, overgrown, grass filled plant pot that the previous owner had left behind. So this year it is in flower and appears popular with the bumblebees. Good things come to those who wait.

#30DaysWild Day 4: drove back from my weekly shop along a more leisurely scenic route to see what nature was around. Highlights included a swallows flying in and out of a farmers yard.

#30DaysWild Day 3: I have mowed a strip of my #NoMowMay lawn, so that I can move my hedgehog feeding station back into position in front of a camera; for my own garden #springwatch .

For steam fans, this is a beautiful episode about a brilliant project.

The European hedgehog has been shortlisted for the Bank of England's next series of UK banknotes! 🦔 📢 💚 We would love your help getting our treasured #hedgehog on a banknote! 🗳️ Vote for the European hedgehog! 🔗https://buff.ly/DX9udfl #HedgehogsOnBanknotes

#30DaysWild Day 2: A walk around some local woodland with the family + dog. Lots of bird song and squirrels about. The bonus was a jay foraging on the ground at the side of the path.

#30DaysWild Day 1: After work, I took a break to enjoy a cup of tea and watch the visitors to my back garden. The blackbirds appeared to enjoy wandering around my #NoMowMay lawn foraging for food. #WildlifeFromMyWindow

Tomorrow is International Dawn Chorus Day! Whether you crack the window open, or step out under the trees, take a moment to pause & listen. We’d love you to share your recordings, photos or dawn chorus moments with us. #DawnChorusClub: It's time. Set your alarms... Who'll be up with the birds? 💚

German mayors call for night-time ban on robot lawnmowers to protect hedgehogs www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘We feel kinda bad when a solo bird shows up’: Canada sees its first European robin – but how did it get there?

I took part in the RSPB’s #BigGardenBirdWatch and counted 8 birds. Great Tit 2 Magpie 2 Robin 2 Blue Tit 1 Woodpigeon 2 A low count for me but the first at this house after moving last year. So my wildlife garden hasn't got going yet. bit.ly/3tgxjGS

Rise and shine, it's the final day of #BigGardenBirdwatch! Remember, you can still take part even if you haven't signed up. Help us spread the word: share this post, text someone, or tell the whole table over your Sunday roast. The more data we get, the better 🧑🔬

Hidden cameras reveal what hedgehogs really get up to after dark www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Yday I was listening to the brilliant Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, from 1978. Douglas Adams saw it all: the awful fake chattiness & uselessness of ChatGPT, Alexa etc & how over-confident the algorithm designers are. “Genuine People Personalities” was a joke, but it should have been a warning.

I did not expect this podcast to be topical today, but…

BBC Sounds - Konnie Huq on Ada Lovelace - Great Lives www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Wild London – honestly, telly does not get any better than this www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

Just back from a #BoxingDay walk around Ruff Wood in Ormskirk.

Enjoy the #12DaysofChristmas with a daily photo of wildlife from our trail cameras for the National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme! First up a hedgehog spotted in Leamington Spa. Sign up to spot www.nhmp.org.uk. Led by People's Trust for Endangered Species & British Hedgehog Preservation Society

This is one of my favorite Taskmaster things ever and a great example of what raises it from a good show to a great show. There are so many clever and just very impressive little touches that are so go easy to unnoticed. From set design to music choices it all just works to elevate the whole show.

Knit for Nature is here!🧶 By designer Ruth Herring, these stunning tiger and penguin patterns are free to download and help raise awareness of the threats facing these iconic species. 💚 Create something cosy for yourself or give a gift that’s made to last this winter. ❄️

Bird Migration - In Our Time www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

I am currently watching a tawny owl in my own garden. It is sitting on one of the posts for my washing line bird feeder. Unfortunately my camera isn't up.

The first steam-powered passenger rail trip was on 27th Sept 1825 (200th bday is nuanced - regular passenger steam slightly later). Here's transport carbon footprint today - Eurostar easily cleanest cos fully electrified. I hope the next 200 yrs has even more (electric) trains! With lower prices...

This is England!