Blog
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Wildwood’s mini re-wilding
12th Jun 2020
Under the dark cloud that has been hanging over Wildwood since our re-opening plans for June 5th had to be shelved at the eleventh hour, nature is doing very well, thank you.
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All your eggs in one basket
19th May 2020
WildwoodWatch has nest-box cameras in the park. One is showing a blue tit brooding her eggs in a box attached to the big oak beside the rat barn, where usually you can watch events unfold in real time.
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Colours to dye for
30th Mar 2020
This Easter, in the bushcraft arena, I was intending to get you experimenting with wild natural dyes from the various spring plants that are bursting through the forest floor at Wildwood. Unfortunately, with coronavirus lockdown, any plans have had to be shelved and I am obliged to work from home.
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Wild weasel at Wildwood
5th Feb 2020
To see a weasel in the wild you generally need two things; very little plant cover and a lot of luck. The reason for the first is that these small, low slung mammals simply disappear in any vegetation, and are hard to see in all grass but the shortest of lawns.
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Wildwood's bird feeders
10th Dec 2019
With uninterrupted views into the tree tops, the woods become a great place for birdwatching as the trees lose their last leaves.
