Coventry Telegraph - Wild Thing Blog http://blogs.coventrytelegraph.net/wildthing/ en Copyright 2008 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:43:36 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Highland Wild Fling The Irwin family took a wild holiday to Glenigan on the North West Coast of Scotland just a ferry trip away from the Isle Of Skye.
This time I'm handing over to Katie Irwin (14) on work placement here this week - to share her experience.
Over to you Katie....

]]> http://blogs.coventrytelegraph.net/wildthing/2008/06/highland-wild-fling.html http://blogs.coventrytelegraph.net/wildthing/2008/06/highland-wild-fling.html Bird watching Conservation events and activities Life in Cold Blood - Reptiles and Amphibians Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:43:36 +0000 Any newts out there? Well our quest to find evidence of geat crested newts at Wyken Slough was a real adventure at the weekend. Steve managed sink into a pond over his wellies but he carried on squelching and I carried on giggling.

]]> http://blogs.coventrytelegraph.net/wildthing/2008/04/well-our-quest-to-find.html http://blogs.coventrytelegraph.net/wildthing/2008/04/well-our-quest-to-find.html Conservation events and activities Helping wildlife: Get involved Life in Cold Blood - Reptiles and Amphibians Great Crested Newt Wyken Slough Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:27:01 +0000 Wild Events & Activities in Warwickshire Calling all groups who are wild about all things wild. We want you to recruit volunteers, share your experiences and let us all know what's going on by posting your wild life and conservation events on this blog
So I'll kick off by waving a 'walking and working' ST GEORGE'S DAY flag...

]]> http://blogs.coventrytelegraph.net/wildthing/2008/04/wild-events-activities-in-warw.html http://blogs.coventrytelegraph.net/wildthing/2008/04/wild-events-activities-in-warw.html Conservation events and activities Helping wildlife: Get involved Harbury Spoilbank Kenilworth Common Rough Hill Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:35:59 +0000 In search of newts We've made a bit of a resolution this year - now that our little Tom is coming up to two years old and can stay with Nanny or Aunty Loz - that we are going to 'do our bit' for the Wildlife Trust and do some volunteering. Steve and I went along to a listed event at Brandon Marsh Nature Centre to learn about surveying amphibians in Warwickshire. So this weekend, armed with our new found knowledge, an identification guide and certificate as an accredited agent, we are going newt & frog hunting at our local pond.
Haven't times changed? - when I was a kid, I kept newts in a giant pickled onion jar - now they are a protected species , not to be handled.
I'll let you know how we get on, but in the meantime, visit the WWT or WART website (listed in the 'we read' panel), get some details and get involved. Share your volunteering experiences with us in the blog.

]]> http://blogs.coventrytelegraph.net/wildthing/2008/04/in-search-of-newts.html http://blogs.coventrytelegraph.net/wildthing/2008/04/in-search-of-newts.html Conservation events and activities Helping wildlife: Get involved Life in Cold Blood - Reptiles and Amphibians newt survey Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:49:52 +0000 Blanket of Bluebells At last - don't you just love this time of year? There is no image more beautiful than the Warwickshire countryside about to yield it's spring time burst of colour.

Daffodils are dancing in the sharp winds, first green leaves are popping on barren branches - but in a couple of weeks time is the greatest springtime spectacle of them all - a carpet of bluebells in the Warwickshire woodlands.

]]> http://blogs.coventrytelegraph.net/wildthing/2008/03/at-last-dont-you.html http://blogs.coventrytelegraph.net/wildthing/2008/03/at-last-dont-you.html Conservation events and activities bluebells ryton wood tocil wood wappenbury wood Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:19:46 +0000