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Hoverfly alights
if only for a moment
never stop too long
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by Scooj
Common Globetail
Tag: National Nature Reserve
Common Twayblade
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Unseen green on green
delicate flowering spike
overlooked orchid
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by Scooj
Roman Snail
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Roman artefact
also known as escargot
grassland survivor
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by Scooj
- Roman snails are a naturalised species in the UK, thought to have been introduced by the Romans for food. This is the snail that is still prepared in France as ‘escargot’. However, some of the UK’s populations were decimated by people collecting them for cuisine or selling to such an extent that in 2008, the snails were given nearly total protection under the Wildlife & Countryside Act in order to save the remaining colonies. (Taken from a rather interesting RHS article)
Common Spotted Orchid
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On Leckhampton Hill
at home in limestone grassland
delicate orchid
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by Scooj
Leigh Woods
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In dreamy woodlands
shaped by foresters of old
canopy cover
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by Scooj
Ancient
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Ancient oak rises
from earliest ancient rock
forever nature
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by Scooj
Shipley Glen
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High above Saltaire
where Victorians played
wildlife thrives in peace
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On tour again
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Next destination
Godalming town in Surrey
overnighter looms
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by Scooj
Velvet
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Summer soft antlers
are protected and nourished
then the autumn rut
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by Scooj
View – 30 Days Wild (14/30)
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Green and pleasant land
there to connect with nature
and find some meaning
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by Scooj
- 30 Days Wild is an initiative organised by the Wildlife Trusts. It is an annual challenge event, for those who choose to participate, to do one ‘wild’ thing a day throughout the month of June. I will try to write a nature haiku every day if I can, as my contribution to this celebration of wildlife and biodiversity. I did this back in 2015 and thoroughly enjoyed the challenge.
Natural adventures 