Tag: Nature

Common swift moth – 30 Days Wild (13/30)

Common swift moth, Korscheltellus lupulina, Bristol, June 2024
Common swift moth, Korscheltellus lupulina, Bristol, June 2024

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Nighttime visitor

conspicuous in the day

no attempt to hide

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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.

Pennant’s swimming crab – 30 Days Wild (11/30)

Pennant's swimming crab, Portumnus latipes, Bracklesham Bay, West Sussex, June 2024
Pennant’s swimming crab, Portumnus latipes, Bracklesham Bay, West Sussex, June 2024

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Small carcass washed up

resting still while the tide drops

a carrion snack

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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.

Lifeblood – 30 Days Wild (10/30)

River Frome, Bristol, June 2024
River Frome, Bristol, June 2024

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Urban oasis

unculverted stretch runs free

nature overflows

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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.

Sign – 30 Days Wild (9/30)

Lugworm burrow, West Wittering, West Sussex, June 2024
Lugworm burrow, West Wittering, West Sussex, June 2024

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Home in a ‘U’ bend

water inlet, sandy cast

low tide exposure

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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.

Giant hogweed – 30 Days Wild (8/30)

Giant Hogweed, River Frome, Bristol, May 2024
Giant Hogweed, River Frome, Bristol, May 2024

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Giant invader

impressive harmful bully

keep a good distance

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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.

Greenbank Cemetery – 30 Days Wild (7/30)

Greenbank Cemetery, Bristol, June 2024
Greenbank Cemetery, Bristol, June 2024

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Final resting place

when we return to the soil

verdant new life thrives

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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.

Deer tick – 30 Days Wild (3/30)

Deer Tick, Ixodes ricinus, Dog, Bristol, June 2024
Deer Tick, Ixodes ricinus, Dog, Bristol, June 2024

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Uninvited guest

hitched a dog-fur ride and meal

parasitic tick

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by Scooj

  • The Deer tick is also known as the sheep tick and castor bean tick (Ixodes ricinus)
  • 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.

Wall pennywort – 30 Days Wild (1/30)

Wall Pennywort, River Frome, Bristol, May 2024
Wall Pennywort, River Frome, Bristol, May 2024

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Common, overlooked

attached to walls filling gaps

elegant flower

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by Scooj

30 Days Wild (1)

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 nature. I did this back in 2015 and thoroughly enjoyed the challenge.

Marmalade hover fly

Marmalade hover fly, River Avon, Bristol, May 2024
Marmalade hover fly, River Avon, Bristol, May 2024

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Stop to rest a while

marvel of evolution

stop to look a while

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by Scooj

Mayzy days

Dog in a meadow, Ashton Court, Bristol, May 2024
Dog in a meadow, Ashton Court, Bristol, May 2024

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In meadow grassland

and sun-popping buttercups

to rest here a while

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by Scooj