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Day 12 Mammals -I had high hopes for mammals day. I went on 3 walks, did 17K steps the only mammal I saw was a squirrel that tried to raid my birdfeeder, lost interest & then nonchalantly dug up a stashed acorn 😆

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Day 11 Invertebrates - the worse day for looking for invertebrates- it was cold 🥶 & it had ❄️ snowed - just a sprinkle- & it was really icy! I saw five species in total! Last day tomorrow- Mammals !

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Day 10 of 12 Days Wild - Trees 🌳🌳🌳
I counted 14 species of tree today as I went about my Saturday chores - the pics are of the Oaks in the garden & “The Ant Tree” - it has a nest of ants that farm the aphids in the tree!
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Day 9 of 12 Days Wild - looking for Birds on my walk up to the local meadow. I saw 13 species inc: Greater Spotted Woodpecker, Long Tailed Tit, & Robin who rather obligingly looked straight at my camera 🤩

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#SustainableEntrepreneur
#WildlifeBusiness

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Day 6 of 12 Days Wild Moss 💚 - we had a day out today - but I did see 3 different species of moss - I saw moss growing in trees, in flower beds & cracks pavement 🤩 nature really does pop up everywhere 💚

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#SustainableEntrepreneur
#WildlifeBusiness

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Yesterday was Day 5 Lichens - saw at least 10 species including a Pulmonaria sp 🫁 of The Wildlife Trusts 12 Days Wild

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#SustainableEntrepreneur
#WildlifeBusiness

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Day 4 of 12 Days Wild

Today
Day 4 Fungi 🍄‍🟫- We spent the day at the beach so I saw no fungi. I did see lots of shells 🐚, sand dunes & a Bobby dazzler of a lichen! That I need to research❤️
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#SustainableEntrepreneur
#WildlifeBusiness

3 months ago 2 0 0 0
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Day 3 of 12 Days Wild: Fruit on plants / trees - I saw 20 species inc holly, ivy, apples, sloe, figs, dried up blackberries, & cotoneaster to name a few!

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#SustainableEntrepreneur
#WildlifeBusiness

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Day 2 of The 12 Days Wild Challenge

Day 2 Seeds (that aren’t fruit) 🤩🤩🤩 I saw 20 different species that had seeds on my Boxing Day morning walk #12dayswild #FemaleEntrepreneursUK #EcoEntrepreneur
#SustainableEntrepreneur
#WildlifeBusiness

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Day 1 of 12 Days Wild - The WildlifeTrusts

I have decided to look for 12 different types of nature over the 12 Days Wild Challenge!

Day 1 Flowers 🌺 🌷 - today I saw 31 different species flowering on my Christmas morning walk.

#12dayswild #natureentrepreneur #FemaleEntrepreneursUK

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Sunrise in Devon England #nature #sunrise #devon

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Beautiful Robin’s pincushion gall #insect #gall #nature @galling.bsky.social

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Bumblebee on Verbena #nature #bumblebee #bee #wildlifephotography #insect

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My first ever harvest of potatoes- modest yet exciting! I planted 4 potatoes that had grown shoots in my veg cupboard into a bag of left over compost! #gardening #garden #growingveg #growyourown

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Fungus being eaten by tiny slugs #nature #wildlifephotography #fungi #fungus #autumn #fall

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Jersey Tiger moth drinking nectar #nature #moth #insect #flower #nectar #wildlifephotography

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Picking these for the house brought me joy this morning - beautiful Sweet peas still flowering in Mid-September #beautiful #garden #flowers #nature #outsidein

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Great photo - thank you for sharing this

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Autumnal sunrise in Devon #devon #sunrise #autumn #nature #sky

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Wasp enjoys a Devon cider #nature #insects #cider #devon #wasp #summer

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Buff Tailed Bumblebee foraging on white budleja #bee #bumblebee #insects #wildlife #flowers

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7- spot ladybird (?) Coccinella 7- punctata - in Devon, England #insects #ladybird #ladybug #wildlife

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Devon Beaver munching Balsam #nature #wildlifephotography #beaver #mammals #rewilding

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Hoverfly feeding on lemon balm #insects #hoverfly #herbs #nature #wildlifephotography

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Alberta's Andre Mueller said his heart skipped a beat when he discovered the dragonfly fossil | CBC News Growing up in Medicine Hat, Alberta, about 125 kilometres southeast of Dinosaur Provincial Park, Andre Mueller was fascinated by the ancient creatures. More recently, the McGill student helped find a ...

"a fossilized #dragonfly wing ... has been identified as a new species and the first such fossil from Canada's dinosaur-aged rocks."

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#CBC #news #Alberta #Cretaceous #insect #insects

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This report is really worth your time reading and if it works on farms it can work equally as well in local parks and gardens.
#Environment #Ecology #Butterflies #Insects 🦋🐞🐝

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An image of a phone and text that says: We are testing Emergency Alerts on mobile phones across the UK on Sunday 7 September at 3pm. Find out more at gov.uk/alerts

The UK Emergency Alerts system will be tested on 7 Sept 2025 at 3pm. It shares warnings during emergencies like floods, wildfires and storms.

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About to give my first talk in 20 years and thinking “the only way out is through” when this pops up in my feed… #SciComm

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Teasels are such awesome plants #teasel #plants #nature #pollinatorplants

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Comma Butterfly - so beautiful #butterfly #insect #wildlifephotography #nature

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