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Continue reading →: 30 Days Wild 2021 – Day 17 – Nature Walk – ElderberryAt this time of year the Elder (Sambucus nigra) is a common sight along paths with its white flowers (elderflowers) in full bloom. A haven for insects and bees to feed on. Also the time to gather the flowers to make a refreshing elderflower cordial drink. Only take what you…
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Continue reading →: 30 Days Wild 2021 – Day 16 – Garden – NettlesThe good old Nettle or Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica). Some people hate them, some love them. I am in the latter camp and the Nettle is a great part of any landscape. A plant that butterfies love and live on to being a culinary plant for use in the kitchen.…
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Continue reading →: 30 Days Wild 2021 – Day 15 – Garden – BeesThis time of year the flowers on our Pyrocantha hedge (also called Fire Thorn hedge) are in full bloom and attracting insects. From Spiders lying in wait for prey to Bees collecting pollen and pollenating the plants as they go. There are many different species of bees that visit the…
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Continue reading →: 30 Days Wild 2021 – Day 14 – Ponds/Lakes – PerchFollowing on from yesterdays post on Pike, today I am looking at the Perch (Perca fluviatilis), another predator in Ponds and Lakes. The Perch is one of my favourite fish and one that I do catch more than any other. It has a set of distinctive tiger strip markings of…
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Continue reading →: 30 Days Wild 2021 – Day 13 – Ponds/Lakes – PikeFollowing on from yesterdays post about Coots, today I’m looking at the Pike (Esox), which has most probably eaten a couple of the Coots babies as they paddled around on the surface. To a Pike the dark silhouette of something small making some splashing patterns is easy prey. They have…
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