Landlocked Mermaid

  Another June has come and gone, another 30 Days packed with wild adventures. This year has certainly been tamer than last year, as more of my time is taken up with work and commitments. 2020 was a weird year and really should not be used as a something to measure against. Still, it has been fun seeing on my Facebook memories all of the mad stuff I got up to last year. The Fairy Day, the I Heart Shropshire lens, the Quiz - all great fun and things I would happily do again, given the proper time. This year, a lot more of my time and spoons is spent on work and that's ok. So while my 30 Days Wild activities are mostly luchtime walkies with the dog, I do at least have the opportunity to get outside pretty much every day. But here are some of my highlights from #30DaysWild 2021. Thanks to our rural setting aand the glorious weather, we went down to the river quite often. Our current foster pup loves to splash and play in the water. He is the first one since Tara who proper loves to go...

Last year, Carole introduced me to the 30 Days Wild challenge, run by the Wildlife Trusts . She invited me to join her and her kids on a litter pick around our town, and explained to me what the #30 Days Wild project was. Litter picking on a sunny day For the last few years, Wildlife Trust have run the project during June challenging folk to do "something wild" every day for the month. This can range from eating your lunch outside, to going on a big woodland adventure. Anyone can sign up for free - which they are still offering, twenty-one days into June! The digital pack includes downloads of the wall chart and the Random Acts of Wildness booklet. I'm guessing the posted version would be hard copies of these. All wild acts are encouraged to be shared across media platforms with the #30DaysWild hashtag and there is a Facebook group open all year round! I am a member of that group and people share some pretty amazing wildlife pictures. And the odd tip on goi...