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A male Stonechat for day 16 #30DaysWild
This species, with other birds, has been taking advantage of large-scale scrub creation work in the Cumbrian uplands carried out by the Woodland Trust – you can read about that in www.britishwildlife.com/article/arti...
The chunky flowerheads of Greater Quaking Grass for Day 10 #30DaysWild
This is one of a number of alien grasses that has taken a liking to our towns, cities and brownfield land - Brett Westwood celebrated these enterprising plants in www.britishwildlife.com/article/arti...
Flowering Sea Kale for day 15 #30DaysWild
This plant plays an important role in ecological succession on the shingle at Dungeness, Kent. Roger Morris reflects on changes in this internationally important NNR in our May issue: www.britishwildlife.com/article/arti...
A freshly hatched Puss Moth caterpillar for day 14 #30DaysWild
In the past 25 years, this species and other moths associated with trees have arrived at the pioneering Carrifran Wildwood as pasture has turned to woodland – Peter Norman reported on this in www.britishwildlife.com/article/arti...
A quiet evening on Dartmoor for #30DaysWild
Scrub, glades, woodland and plenty of prey – just the kind of mix that might suit a certain feline… We looked at the potential return of Wildcats to the South West in www.britishwildlife.com/article/arti...
A stranded Moon Jellyfish for day 11 #30DaysWild
As we get into peak season for 'jellies', you can read about the diversity of species in British waters and changes in their occurrence in Jeanette Sanders' article here: www.britishwildlife.com/article/arti...
Pied Flycatcher in a sun-dappled canopy for day 12 #30DaysWild
This is one of a number of bird species that has started breeding at the famous Mar Lodge in the past 30 years – we saw how rewilding is reshaping the Estate’s avifauna in www.britishwildlife.com/article/arti...
A Green Hairstreak on lookout duty for day 9 #30DaysWild
This butterfly is pretty conspicuous as an adult, but for some of its more elusive relatives UV surveys of early stages are proving to be a gamechanger - we covered this novel technique in www.britishwildlife.com/article/arti...
A wall decorated with Maidenhair Spleenwort for #30DaysWild
While spleenworts are the most common, many other ferns manage to eke out a living on walls in our towns and cities - we delved into the fascinating lives of these plants in www.britishwildlife.com/article/arti...
A distant Cuckoo calling for #30DaysWild
Going by the number of Cuckoo-derived place names, this bird clearly made a big impact on our ancestors during its fleeting visits each summer: @drmjwarren.bsky.social explores the meaning of bird-y place names in www.britishwildlife.com/article/arti...
