Day 24 of #30DaysWild features a wander around Den of Maidencraig in Aberdeen. Den of Maidencraig is a local nature reserve in the Hazlehead area of Aberdeen. The last time I was here was spring 2016 where I saw loads of frogs breeding in the pond. A first for me! As you arrive at the…
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Wildlife at Newburgh Beach – Day 18 of #30DaysWild
Day 18 of #30DaysWild takes a look at some of the wildlife we stumbled across when visiting Newburgh beach in Aberdeenshire. Newburgh beach is a great place to visit for wildlife, especially if you are into birds! When you are on the beach you can see across the estuary to Sands of Forvie where Eider…
Robin’s First Trip to the Woods – Day 17 of #30DaysWild
If you go down to the woods today… You will find Robin, mummy and daddy doing day 17 of #30DaysWild! Today’s trip was to Countesswells woods in Aberdeen, a first for all the family. There were a few different options of walks all with varying lengths so we opted for the shortest. Although we had…
A Wildflower Hunt – Day 11 of #30DaysWild 2017
Today is day number 11 of #30DaysWild and we decided to do a wildflower hunt! Not far from our house are the BP Headquarters in Aberdeen. Every year they leave a large patch of their land for wildflowers to grow. Today we decided to go and have a look and try out the Great British…
Getting on Board With Bees – Day 10 of #30DaysWild 2017
Day 10 of #30DaysWild is all about bees. Today as we were driving home from a party a bee landed on my partner’s arm and hitched a ride with us down the road. This got me thinking about bees and reminded me that Friends of the Earth are currently running a Great British Bee Count across the…
Blue Tits in the Garden – Day 8 of #30DaysWild 2017
Day 8 of the #30DaysWild takes a look at a Blue Tit nest we found at my partner’s parents house. For the last few years a bright red Royal Mail nest box has been up on the house waiting for a two birds to move in and start a family. This year was the first…
A New Hidden Gem Explored – Day 4 of #30DaysWild 2017
Day 4 of #30DaysWild was a bit of a random one. We had actually been in town all day and it wasn’t until we were driving home, that we took a turn down a road we often see but never go down. Robin had been a bit grumpy in town today so it was a…
The Countdown to #30DaysWild 2017
It’s only just over 2 weeks until #30dayswild begins and I’ve been busy preparing! Once again I’ll be blogging about my daily random acts of wildness in June as part of the Wildlife Trust’s #30dayswild campaign. If you haven’t heard about the campaign before you can find out all about it on the Wildlife Trust…
It’s Not the End – Day 30 of #30DaysWild
The time has now come for #30dayswild to end. But with such an amazing response to the campaign many of the ‘Wilders’ will be continuing to explore and create throughout the year, including me! Ok so it may not be every day or even every week but exploring wildlife is something I really enjoy so…
Heron vs. Goosander – Day 29 0f 30 Days Wild
Day 29 of 30 Days Wild is about my most recent walk down by the River Don, in particular about the little interaction I saw. I am so lucky to live so close to a river where I can regularly see Swans and Herons. Here are some pictures from my latest visit. I was also…
RSPB Osprey – Day 27 of 30 Days Wild
Day 27 of 30 Days Wild is about our visit to RSPB Osprey near Boat of Garten in the Cairngorm National Park. We ended up visiting the centre on our way home to Aberdeen from the west coast of Scotland. I don’t really know a huge amount about Ospreys, or should I say I didn’t…
A Wander Around NTS Balmacara Lochalsh Woods – Day 26 of 30 Days Wild
Day 26 of 30 Days Wild is about our wander around the National Trust for Scotland Balmacara estate, in particular Lochalsh Woods. This post is more of a visual one so I’ll keep the writing short. The walk was around 2km and takes you from woodland through to the waters edge of Loch Alsh. Once…
Winter Robin 