A late start today thanks in no small part to last night’s electoral events which had a terrible sense of deja vu about them. First came the shock exit poll, then a steady stream of naysayers all confident that the pollsters had got it wrong until, in the bleak early Read more…
It was time for #30DaysWild to meet politics this evening thanks to the minor matter of a general election. In what seems to be an increasingly regular occurrence we once more made the short walk to our local chapel to cast votes in the most marginal seat in the country. Read more…
It was fantastic to see the return of some decent weather yesterday and after finishing work we decided that it was high time we made a first trip of #30DaysWild out onto our local patch. Regular readers will by now be more than a little familiar with this area as Read more…
I think the less said about Monday’s weather the better, don’t you? Like many of my fellow participants in #30DaysWild we found ourselves faced with a day of near continuous, heavy rainfall. What’s more we were still in Leeds which meant we had a six hour drive ahead of us Read more…
Sunday was our first real opportunity to do something properly big for #30DaysWild and it doesn’t get much bigger than 250,000 seabirds on some massive chalk cliffs. And where would we find such a spectacle? At Bempton of course. It had been years since my last visit to one of Read more…
Day three of #30DaysWild found us in Leeds for a wedding. A change of location then but definitely no change in our attempt at doing something wild every single day in June. With time limited (something about needing to put on a suit and polish my shoes apparently) we decided Read more…
If there’s one thing you can’t say about the last few months it’s that there’s been a shortage of bank holidays. Not that I’m complaining of course but couldn’t we have them spread a little more evenly throughout the year? Anyway, we spent the latest exploring the RSPB reserve at Read more…
Last Saturday in the early hours we were treated to one of the most spectacular lightning displays I’ve ever had the good fortune to witness. It all kicked off just before four with a huge crash of thunder and heavy rain which must have awoken all but the heaviest of Read more…
Fingers and toes were well and truly crossed as we drew back the curtains on our second and final day in Pembrokeshire. Would the wind have subsided enough to allow us to make the trip out to Ramsey Island? Initial impressions were promising with a light breeze rippling through nearby Read more…
For us day two of #30DaysWild has been all about citizen science. That is to say the collection and analysis of data relating to the natural world by members of the general public, typically as part of a collaborative project with professional scientists. Thanks Google, couldn’t have said it better Read more…