The Wildlife Trusts.
Link to main site here
They also cover the country area by area and our two local trusts are:-
The Trusts have a variety of sites to visit and explore the outdoors, perhaps nearest is Elmdom Manor next to Elmdom Park which has woodland, a meadow, ponds and an old walled garden.
(please note at time of writing many Trust sites and carparks are not open. Where a site is open they would ask you to only visit if you are able to walk to the site from your home. Please follow government guidance to Stay Safe and Stay at Home.)
Their websites have a wide range of information about habitats and the plants and animals that live on their reserves. So how can you get involved?
Each year they run an initiative 30 Days Wild during June. Forest School is usually involved with this and activities are based around the challenges they have. See pictures below.
Individuals and families can also sign up and keep a diary of their random acts of wildness.
To take part sign up here.
I've usually taken part too and perhaps most successful has been the wildlife pond and trail camera installed in the garden.
The pond was simple just a plastic box sunk into the ground with some soil in the bottom with gravel over the top and some pond weed and a stick so anything that falls in usable to get out. In Forest School we've done a very similar thing with buckets. It's amazing what comes to live there, tiny creatures, hoverfly larvae, newts, frogs and more. The children always love going to see what is in the pond. But if you can't go to this why not try just a jar of water outside. After a few weeks you'll find something living in it.
The trail cam has been amazing. I'm really surprised at what manages to find its way to our garden.
Here are just a few of our highlights.
Hopefully this will inspire you to have some random acts of wildness and don't worry too much about the whole 30 days just have fun😀
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