http://blogs.coventrytelegraph.net/wildthing/ en Copyright 2008 Thu, 29 May 2008 08:28:16 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification I've never seen such an industrious pair of dedicated parents up close like my experience of the Great Tits choosing to nest in my garden

]]> http://blogs.coventrytelegraph.net/wildthing/2008/05/great-tits-fledge.html http://blogs.coventrytelegraph.net/wildthing/2008/05/great-tits-fledge.html Bird watching Helping wildlife: Get involved Wildlife in your garden Great Tit Thu, 29 May 2008 08:28:16 +0000 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 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 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