Wild for June

Some of you may go a little wild every day but for others, getting connected to nature might be an alien concept. Regardless of which camp you fall into, why not try 30 Days Wild during June? This is a month-long opportunity to dabble your toes into the wild pond of nature each and every day.

We’ve been going 30 Days Wild during June for a few years now and we love it. Some days can be as simple as eating breakfast on a patio or with the window open to listen to birdsong. Other days see us counting spots on ladybirds or writing wild notes. Then we might help our buzzing friends by planting flowers to provide them with food. Occasionally we lift a stone and see how many shade and damp loving invertebrates we can spot. Every day’s a school day, as they say, so sometimes we take time out to learn fascinating facts. Did you know, for example, that earwig mums are amazing – they carefully clean each egg and will go without food in order to protect them (they’re also great to have in your garden as they clear up decaying material and some insects that you might consider to be pests).

How else could you, your family and friends go wild? If you’ve got a dense shrub in your garden, pop a sheet underneath and gently shake it to see what falls out. You could discover froghoppers, beetles, shieldbugs or even crickets. Froghoppers are the insects that create ‘cuckoo spit’ that you may have spotted over the last month or so and you might be amazed to learn that some species can jump 70cm into the air!

If you’ve got a pond or lake nearby, take a moment or two to sit and wait for wildlife to come to you.

Did you know that the damselfly and dragonfly masters of the air can spend up to three years of their life hidden in the depths of waterbodies while they find enough food to develop into the adult insects that we admire so much? While you’re watching them skim the surface of the water in search of food and mates, consider that their eyes consist of up to 30,000 individual lenses. Wow! Whether you’re young or young at heart, spending time noticing nature can do wonders for your physical and mental wellbeing so why not sign up for free downloads and regular e-newsletters to provide you with plenty of inspiration to go wild www.wildlifetrusts.org/30DaysWild

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