I am delighted to be an Ordnance Survey Get Outside Champion. Our role is simple – whether it’s picking dandelions on the way home from school, making a den in the woods, or taking the kids to check out that church you can see on top of the hill, we want to get you outside!
Regular visitors to our blog will know that we have pledged to make 2017 the year we do more to help Wildlife. We all appreciate the benefit of spending time…
As parents, we all appreciate the benefit of spending time outside and connecting with wildlife for our kids, but did you know that nature is fairing far worse in the…
I think everyone would agree that Autumn is a beautiful season. The changing colours of leaves before they fall is a wonderful sight, but due to the nature of the…
Foraging outside for items to craft with is a wonderful way to spend a couple of hours. Not only does it get you out in the fresh air, exploring the…
Following on from our Drying Wild Herbs and Flowers post, I thought it would be useful to talk about collecting seeds. There are lots of great reasons to save your…
Obstacle courses are are a great way to get kids active. Climbing, balancing, and running around madly always seems to appeal to kids, even if they are not so keen…
In one of our neighbour’s fields sits a beautiful, ancient Oak Tree. We often speculate about how old it must be, and were delighted when they gave us permission to…
This evening I sat my kids down, and asked them how they go about climbing a tree. This is what they told me …
Today I visited my father who has Pick’s Disease, which is essentially a rare form of dementia. One of the characteristics of his disease is a loss of language, which…
This Week is National Picnic Week, which is the perfect excuse to make one of your #30DaysWild all about food. Here in Britain, we have a great tradition of going…
For us, crafting with nature really helps us connect with the wild world around us. It makes us stop and really look at things – their shape, colour and texture,…
For today’s #30DaysWild post I am simply going to share a couple of photos of a beautiful Wild Buck Roe Deer with you, that I was lucky enough to capture…