Can you spot ?

Can you spot this amazing creature featured on the Woodland Trust site as one of ten strange creatures?

Known as a Water Bear or Moss Piglet this eight-legged creature can survive in outer space! They feed on small insects and can grow up to 1.5mm in length. Amazingly they always have the same number of cells in their bodies meaning that their cells just get bigger as they grow rather than dividing to increase in size.

Look for them in damp places, stone walls where there are mosses and lichens.

Happy hunting.

Day 29 Plant some wild seeds

Ensuring part of the garden has a wild feel to it has always been in my planning and with events this year I have now managed to fulfil my aims. Part of the front garden has a hedge and low wall with shallow soil as it is over a drain pipe. Any form of planting has been difficult so it seemed like the ideal place for some wild flowers.

After clearing the overgrown grass and edging the lawn I sowed a number of seeds.

Hopefully it will become a colourful place for wildlife. After just a few weeks progress is being made and it looks like this...

Lots of little seedlings already beginning to appear and hopefully by next year there will be a display like this one I walked past today.

So try and find a small patch of garden or a plant pot and sow some seeds to attract wildlife.

Day 26 Squirrel Day

After last years attempt to tempt a squirrel to use a feeder failed I'm ready for attempt two.

A handy Father's Day present means we are all ready to try again with a new feeder and after the squirrels have so successfully navigated ropes and so to get nuts from a basket I'm hoping this time will be a success. Not to take any chances though I've put in a prop to make access easier to start with. So now all we have to do is watch and wait.

The old feeder chewed away by the squirrels.

New feeder with prop.

                                         

Day 23 Make an insect home

This week is National Insect Week so perhaps we should get outside and start looking for some insects.

There is absolutely loads of information at THIS site including videos, discovery pages, free booklet/magazine and so much more so why not take a look?

How about seeing how many ladybirds you can find? This sheet will help.

And finally why not make an insect home? 

These are a few in my garden but THIS * site has some great instructions on how you can make your own.

*Please note this site does carry advertising.

Day 22 Feel the wild under your feet

Managed to catch something of the sunset last night, though the houses across the road tend to obscure the view a little.

Today's random act of wildness is to feel the wild under your feet. So go outside, take off those shoes and socks and feel the ground.

Day 21 Put nature in a frame

No sunset last night just clouds. Hope to see one tonight.

Today's challenge is to create a picture fame, use nature as the picture and take a photo of your composition.

A few times while out walking I've seen these put up along walks but all you need is some card and to cut out your own design.

Here are a few ideas.

How creative can you be?

Day 20 Watch the sun set

It's the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year so why not watch the sun set at about 9.33pm?